Tamil Nadu announces pay hike for colleges, university teachers

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Tamil Nadu Government today announced a hike in pay scales of teachers of university, government and aided colleges.

Professors of universities and colleges would now get Rs 62,085 per month from the existing pay scale of Rs 40,344, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi told reporters here.

Newly appointed lecturers would get Rs 26,352 per month from the current pay scale of Rs 19,680.

"The new wages would be given with effect from January 1, 2006 and full cash benefits would be given from January 1, 2007," he said, adding the arrears would be given in three instalments.

Karunanidhi said with regard to other allowances, the beneficiaries would get them on par with Central Government staff.

He said the scale hike would benefit about 20,000 teachers and the hike would cost the state exchequer Rs 557.49 crore per year.

As advised by the UGC, the pay scales of librarians, assistant librarians, physical education directors, deputy and assistant physical education directors would also be revised. They would also receive pension, family pension and other pensionary benefits, as given to the government employees.

Source : PTI