Teaching fraternity of MANUU met in an informal meeting on 22.12.2008 and discussed the pay anomalies in the revised UGC pay scales of 2006. the fraternity feels that injustice has been done with all the grades of teaching fraternity.
The meeting decided to highlight/represent the following points:
Basic pay, Academic grade pay and promotion time period are not as attractive as it was claimed by the Hon’ble Minister in the Parliament. There is a huge disparity between the basic pay of the Assistant Professor at entry level and an Associate Professor. Hence the basic pay of the Asst Professor be enhanced commensurately to lessen this disparity; AGP of the Asst Professor be increased to Rs.6600 as recommended by Chadha Commission; promotion period from Asst Professor to Assoc Professor be restored to the previous eight years.
The Readers in the pre-revised scales should automatically be designated as Associate Professors in PB 4 as they became Readers only after facing the Selection Committee/Interview Board.
There is no clarity or mention of the Professor’s scale. This should be made clear.
The proposals passed by the Union Cabinet should be made public at the earliest and the same implemented only after the anomalies pointed out by various teachers’ associations are set right.
Please leave your comments on this draft here (pl use the 'Comments' feature below) or send in your thoughts via email to manuuta@gmail.com Meanwhile, we are still awaiting the release of the official report on the proposals passed by the Union Cabinet.
