India, Aug. 5 -- The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday approved new domicile rules for recruitment of government school teachers, reserving about 85% of the posts for permanent residents of the state.

Additional chief secretary (cabinet) S Siddharth said the domicile policy would ensure that 85% of teaching posts in state-run schools are reserved for Bihar residents. This provision is part of the Bihar State School Teacher Appointment, Transfer, Disciplinary Action and Service Conditions Amendment Rules 2025, approved by the Nitish Kumar cabinet at its meeting on Tuesday.

Last month, the cabinet also mandated that the 35% quota for women for these jobs would only be available to the state's women.

The changes ahead of state elections later this...