Under the guidelines, there would be 45 teaching hours per week for teachers, according to a notification issued yesterday by the HRD.
Reacting to the notification, All Jharkhand Primary Teachers' Association General Secretary Rammurti Thakur today said the existing time period is 33-hour teaching time per week and 253 working days per year.
"The extra one hour and 20 minutes per day from November 1 should not be made compulsory for teachers as the extra time is for preparation for teachers, which could be used anywhere----school or at home," Thakur said.