Meeting of the MANUUTA Executive Committee

This is to inform all MANUUTA Executive Committee members that a meeting of the EC is scheduled on the 29th of November, 2008 at 3.30pm in the Lecture Hall Complex. Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting. Please contact the undersigned for any clarifications.

Dr. Abdul Quayum
General Secretary, MANUUTA

Constitution Review Committee

A circular was issued on 1.11.2008 inviting suggestions to re-look at the Constitution. To take this process forward and screen and examine the suggestions received, a Committee comprising the following members has been formed in the Office Bearers' Meeting held on 10.11.2008:

1.Prof. S.M.Rahmathulla

2. Dr. S Haseebuddin Quadri

3. Dr. Khalid Mubashir Zafar

You are requested to submit your suggestions to relook at the Constitution to Dr. Salma Ahmed Farooqui on or before 17.11.2008.

Dr. Abdul Quayum (Gen Secy, MANUUTA)

RELOOK AT MANUUTA CONSTITUTION

Dear Colleagues,
You are aware that it was decided to have a re-look at the MANUUTA Constitution in a meeting between the Adhoc Committee of MANUUTA and Professors Committee constituted in August 2008.

Now that the formally elected MANUUTA Office Bearers is in place, you are requested to submit your suggestions article wise on proposed changes to the Constitution. The same can be submitted to Dr.Salma Ahmed Farooqui (Jt. Secy - Organising) MANUUTA on or before 07.11.2008. All issues relating to the proposed changes in the Constitution will be taken up at a General Body Meeting thereafter.

A copy of the constitution is available at the following links
a. MANUUTA website (click here for going to page)
b. MANUUTA Blog (click here for going to page)
c. External Link for MS Word Version

Thanking you
Dr. Abdul Quayum
General Secy. (MANUUTA)

MANUUTA PRESS RELEASE ON STRIKE OF 22/23 OCT 2008

PRESS RELEASE
On the appeal of the Federation of Central Universities Teachers Association (FEDCUTA), Maulana Azad National Urdu University Teachers' Association (MANUUTA), Gachibowli, Hyderabad has decided to observe the two day country wide strike on 22nd and 23rd October 2008 to push for an early decision on the teachers pay revision as prepared by the UGC.

MANUUTA is one of the constituent units of FEDCUTA. Hence, in consonance with all the Central Universities, MANUUTA is observing the two day strike on the above dates by not taking classes. MANUUTA members gathered today in the university garden from 12.00 to 1.00 p.m. The President, Prof.S.A.Wahab and the Gen-Sec, Dr.Abdul Quayum addressed the gathering and demanded for immediate implementation of the revised pay as recommended by the UGC by removing all anomalies in the Chaddha Committee report and to accept all the demands put forth by FEDCUTA. The teachers of MANUU will also observe the strike tomorrow at the same time. Teachers are real nation builders and their contribution to the nation and society should be recognized by accepting their just demands.

FEDCUTA PRESS HANDOUT - 20.10.2008

The FEDCUTA expresses its deep anguish on the reported move of the officials of Ministry of Finance, Government of India to tamper with the recommendations of the UGC PRC Report on pay scales and other related issues.

It is also learnt that bureaucrats of the Union Ministry of Finance (while considering the recommendations of the UGC) have suggested hierarchy amongst Lecturers too by introducing different pay scales for Ph.Ds and non-Ph.Ds (instead of incentives / increments for those joining with Ph.D.). This unprecedented move could raise the number of pay scales amongst teachers to eight against the policy of the Central Pay Commission to reduce the number of pay scales.

It further pointed out that there are certain stark anomalies in the recommendations of the UGC Pay Review Committee (i.e., Chadha Committee) as well as the modified recommendations adopted by the UGC and sent to the Government of India. Some of these anomalies include creation of hierarchy amongst Professors and Readers, discrimination against other academic staff such as Librarians and Computer Programmers, linking annual student evaluation / peer review to all promotions including Senior Lecturer, Reader, Professor and so called Senior Professor. Chadha Committee and UGC have suggested seven pay scales for teachers instead of existing four pay scales.

The FEDCUTA demands continuance of the existing 4 pay scale structure with suggested single pay scale of so called Senior professor for all Professors, Reader’s Grade as amended by the UGC to PB-4, Professor promotion in colleges and single scale for Lecturers as recommended by the UGC with increments for Ph.D. & M.Phil. and for Senior Lecturer the Grade Pay should be 7600 instead of 7200. The FEDCUTA also demands removal of other anomalies too as pointed out by it to the UGC and MHRD.

It is with great pain that the teaching community of Universities and Colleges has had to launch a long term agitation including demonstration, dharna, hunger strike and indefinite strike in order to protect the hard won benefits – pay scales and defeat official attempts to create new hierarchies, additional pay scales and anomalies which would strike a deadly blow to teachers’ morale and academic atmosphere in the universities.

To register strong protest against anti-teacher moves and to demand removal of anomalies in accordance with FEDCUTA’s charter, it has been decided to observe strike on 22nd and 23rd October, 2008 in all the Central Universities.

The Charter of Demands:

1. Continuance of the existing four scale structure i.e., Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader and Professor.
2. One scale for all Lecturers as proposed by the Chadha Committee and recommended by the UGC with increments for M.Phil. and Ph.D.
3. PB-4 for all Readers / Lecturer in Reader’s Grade.
4. Professor promotion in colleges.
5. Parity to Librarians and other academic staff with teachers in terms of retirement age, study leave, etc.
6. Removal of hierarchy amongst Professors.
7. No linking of student evaluation / peer review to promotions.

It was further decided to organize a massive demonstration in front of the Parliament on 5th November 2008 to press for the immediate acceptance of our demands.

FEDCUTA STRIKE PRESS RELEASE - 17.10.2008

FEDERATION OF CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATIONS
(FEDCUTA)
Press Release , 17 October 2008
At the call of the FEDCUTA teachers of Central Universities would observe two-day strike on Wednesday & Thursday, 22-23 October 2008 to press for early decision on Pay Revision of University teachers in accordance with the FEDCUTA Charter of Demands.

1. The FEDCUTA’s demands are inter alia, the following:
   All teachers in the Readers’ Grade (12000-420-18300) are to be placed in the PB-4 as in Group-A services of Government of India an equivalent pre-revised scale ending at 18300 with an increment of Rs. 400 and above are placed in PB-4.
2. Restoring the existing four tier structure i.e., Lecturer, Lecturer in Senior Scale, Reader and Professor instead of creating seven tier structure as recommended by Chadha Committee.
3. Restoration of Professor promotion in colleges as an avenue for third promotion.
4. Parity of Librarians / Computer Programmers and other academic staff with teachers must be maintained in terms of CAS and other research facilities and entitlement along with retirement age.
5. Abolishing the hierarchies amongst Professors and Readers sought to be created by Chadha Committee.
   
   (Aditya Narayan Misra ) ....... President

(Tabrez Alam Khan).................General Secretary

Constituents of FEDCUTA: Aligarh Muslim University, Assam University, Banaras Hindu University, University of Hyderabad, Delhi University, IGNOU, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Hamdard, JNU, Mizoram University, Nagaland University, NCERT, NEHU, Pondicherry, Visva Bharati, Tezpur University, Manipur University, Rajeev Gandhi University, Allahabad University, Maulana Azad National Urdu University