PAY COMMISSION: Gujarat University teachers ask state government to decide pay scale issue in two days

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Gujarat University teachers ask state government to decide pay scale issue in two days

The Gujarat State Federation of University and College Teachers Association that is agitating for over a month over the issue of their pay scales has decided to give an extension of two days to the government to meet their demands.
The association, unhappy with the revised general resolution (GR) of the state government about their pay scale, is protesting against the government failure to decide their pay structure as per the University Grants Commission (UGC) norms.
The teaching community reacted strongly when a GR passed by the state education department on October 6 specified the pay structure of the university and college teachers as per the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission. The teachers’ federation started state-wide protest agitation and organised programmes like presenting ‘blood-sprinkled’ bouquets to officials and sending protest letters signed in blood to the Education Department

The federation postponed their protests before the state education department released the revised GR on November 11. However, later, the federation described the revised GR a ‘deception’ in the name of UGC provisions.
Prof K S Shastri, the president of the federation, said, “The new GR is a deception as it is a copy of the old GR. Almost 80 per cent of the UGC provisions have been ignored in it. Moreover, there is no change in the provision of application of service rules of the state government.”
Following the new GR, the federation had decided to continue with the agitation programmes and gave a final deadline to the Education Department to make the necessary changes.

Source : Indian Express.

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ramesh said...: A Special court in Anand has ordered an inquiry into a complaint of corruption filed against Anand Agricultural University (AAU) Vice-Chancellor MC Varshneya and Registrar V P Macwan. The duo is accused of corrupt practices in the appointments and promotions of the assistant professors over the last three years.

Special Judge Shashikala Trivedi on Tuesday ordered a DySP-level inquiry under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 and the Indian Penal Code
Vinodchandra Bhatt, former president of the AAU administrative staff association, had filed a complaint pointing out seven discrepancies in appointment and the promotions of the assistant professors in the university.

According to him, all rules, including that of the Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR), University Grants Commission (UGC) and university, have been flouted by the vice-chancellor.

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A lot of money has exchanged hands in the appointments of assistant professors. It has also reached the top bosses in the state government to remain silent,” said Bhatt.

The complaint was instituted at the special court on September 14 and heard the next day. “The judge ordered the inquiry under Section 156 (3) of the CrPC,” said Vijay Kotecha, lawyer for the complainant.
Citing instances of irregularities from the complaint, Bhatt said AAU recruited a total of 20 assistant professors without the National Eligibility Test (NET) certificate, which is mandatory for appointment as assistant professor or equivalent for PhD students. “First the university asked them to complete NET during probation, then they were given extension up to three years for clearing NET. This, even when their contract says their recruitment will stand cancelled if they are not able to clear NET,” he said.

... contd.

Around 82 agriculture officers were promoted as assistant professors, some of them even without NET certificate. This cannot happen without under-the-table-transaction, alleged Bhatt, adding that as per rules, there is no provision for promotion.

The university promoted around 32 assistant professors in 2008 and 50 in 2009 in violation of rules, states the complaint
Earlier, Bhatt had complained about this to the government four times. “Higher ups in the government are also part of this. Therefore, no action was taken,” he alleged; November 21, 2009 10:19 AM