Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib, teachers stage sit-in for UGC pay scales

Fatehgarh Sahib, September 8

On the call given by the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union, teachers of Mata Gujri College staged a sit-in against government and demanded UGC pay scales here today.

Addressing the protesters, Dr Bikramjit Singh Sandhu, district president of the union, said, “The Punjab Government is not serious about higher education. Various states have already implemented the UGC pay scales, whereas the Punjab is yet to do so despite the fact that 50 per cent of its share has to be contributed by the Centre.”

“The state government has ruined future of the teaching community. Moreover, the new staff is being recruited on contract at meager salary for three years. Moreover, the government never implemented already conceded demands, which reflects its anti-teacher attitude,” he added. He demanded that the UGC pay scale should be implemented. The decision to de-link salary with the UGC pay scale should be withdrawn and the Security of Service Act be implemented for teachers working on uncovered posts, he added. — OC