Dagestan will allocate 117.3 million to increase teachers’ salaries to the minimum wage

The government of Dagestan plans to allocate 117.3 million rubles to bring the salaries of teachers to the minimum wage (MW) from November. This was announced by the Prime Minister of the Republic Magomed Ramazanov at a meeting on financial and economic indicators of the region.

In general, the government is considering the allocation of an additional 571 million rubles to prevent debt to teachers.

Ramazanov instructed to complete the optimization of the excess staffing by December 1, bring the staff standards in line with the established requirements and eliminate inefficient costs.

“The timely payment of teachers is an unconditional obligation. This issue remains in the area of my personal responsibility and should be under the control of each head of the municipality, the Prime Minister stressed.

He added that the republic is ready to provide municipalities with the necessary financial support, but it should be accompanied by restoring order on the ground.