Pay hikes, perks await teachers as the committee submitted it's report

Over five lakh college and university teachers may soon get unprecedented salary hikes, additional fringe benefits and new titles, according to a pay panel’s recommendations submitted to the University Grants Commission yesterday. The pay panel headed by G.K. Chaddha, a member of the Prime Minister’s economic advisory council, has also recommended new posts in the faculty structure to counter stagnation at a particular salary grade. The new scales will place entrants to the teaching fraternity above counterparts in the bureaucracy despite the Sixth Pay Commission implementation, Chaddha said. “The biggest challenge in higher education today is attracting fresh talent. Teachers need to be given the best deal possible. We have been lavish, generous... perhaps a little extra generous,” he said. Most central universities have over 20 per cent vacancies in their teaching staff as young academics opt for better paying corporate jobs, government statistics show. The UGC is meeting on October 7 and 8 to discuss the report before it is forwarded to the HRD ministry, commission chairman Sukhdeo Thorat said. Lecturers should be renamed assistant professors and readers renamed associate professors, the panel has suggested. Apart from existing allowances, all teachers should be granted a special “academic allowance”. But in a break from practice, the panel has recommended that fresh entrants receive higher academic allowances than senior faculty. “The principal thrust of our recommendations is to try and capture young talent and retain them. Professors require this allowance less than a young assistant professor,” H.C. Narang, a member of the panel, said. At present, colleges are not allowed to recruit professors. The panel has recommended that all postgraduate colleges be allowed to directly recruit professors — as opposed to promotions. For all colleges, the panel has recommended the new post of senior associate professor, just below the rank of professor. For universities, it has suggested the post of senior professor above the rank of professor, and a professor of eminence who will earn the same salary as the vice-chancellor. The panel has recommended two years’ childcare leave for women. For the first time, it has proposed 15 days’ paternity leave for childcare. In a first, the panel has also recommended a regular administrative structure encouraging faculty members to offer consultancy services to private firms alongside their teaching duties. The panel has suggested that in cases where the consultancy fees earned is less than 30 per cent of the gross salary, the teacher be allowed to keep the entire amount. Pay scales and other perks :-   A. POSTS SPECIFIC TO UNIVERSITIES   CATEGORY EXISTING PAY SCALE NEW PAY BAND GRADE PAY 1 Assistant Professor 8000- 275-13500 15600 – 39100 6600 2 Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) 10000 – 325 – 15200 15600 – 39100 7200 3 Assistant Professor (Selection Grade)/ Associate Professor 12000 -420 – 18300 15600 - 39100 8000 4 Professor 16400-450-20900-500-22400 37400 - 67000 11000 5 Senior Professor New Post Proposed 37400 - 67000 12000 6 Pro-VC 18400—500-22400. 37400-67000 Plus 4 Adv increments 12000 7 Professor of Eminence New Post Proposed 80000 (fixed) Nil 8 Vice – Chancellor 25000 (Fixed) 80000 (Fixed) Nil 9 Librarian/Director of PE 16400-450-20900-500-22400 37400-67000 11000 10 Deputy Librarian/Deputy Director of PE 12000-420-18300 15600-39100 8000 11 Asstt. Librarian (Sr. Scale)/ Asstt Director of PE (Sr. Scale) 10000-15200 15600-39100 7200 12 Asstt Librarian/ Asstt Director PE/Sports Officer/Physical Instructor 8000-275-13500 15600-39100 6600 B. POSTS SPECIFIC TO COLLEGES 1 Assistant Professor 8000- 275-13500 15600 – 39100 6600 2 Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) 10000 – 325 – 15200 15600 – 39100 7200 3 Assistant Professor (Selection Grade)/ Associate Professor 12000 -420 – 18300 15600 - 39100 8000 4 Senior Associate Professor New Post Proposed 37400 – 67000 8700 5 Professor in PG Colleges New Post Proposed 37400 - 67000 11000 6 a. Principal of UG College b. Principal of PG College 12000-18300 16400-450-20900-500-22400 37400-67000 Plus 2 Adv increments. 37400-67000 Plus 2 Adv increments 8700 11000 7 College Librarian / Director of PE/ Sports Officer/ PI 8000-13500 15600-39100 6600 8 College Librarian/ Director PE (Senior Scale) 10000-15200 15600-39100 7200 9 College Librarian(S.G)/ Director of Physical Education (SG) 12000-18300 15600-39100 8000 10 *Senior CollegeLibrarian (Selection Grade)Senior College DPE (Selection Grade) New Post Proposed 37400-67000 8700 * The eligibility condition for promotion for this position may better be decided by the UGC in consultation with the special committee heading by a Senior Professor of Library / senior professor of Physical education   Annual Increment 3% of the Basic Salary ( Basic Pay + Grade Pay) with compounding effect 4% of the Basic Salary(Basic Pay + Grade Pay)with compounding effect for 2 years for a select few 25% in the Pay Band Rs. 15600-39100 on the basis of better teaching and research performance. Fresh appraisals are be made after two years. Stagnation Removal An incumbent after reaching the top of the scale in the pay band shall move to the next pay band without any change in the grade pay. Increments for Higher Qualifications/ on Promotion. Five advance increments instead of present four to a Ph.d degree holder at the time of recruitment as Assistant Professor. Three advance increments instead of present two to an M.Phil degree holder at the time of recruitment as Assistant Professor. Three advance increments to an incumbent holding M.Tech, M.D., M.S. L.L.M. degree at the time of recruitment as Assistant Professor. Two advance increments to an incumbent who joins as Assistant Professor with basic M.A./MSc./M.Com etc. with NET/SET examination qualifications. Two advance increments to an incumbent who joins as /Associate Professor in open selection. Two advance increments to an incumbent on being promoted as /Associate Professor under CAS. Three advance increments instead of present two to an in-service teacher on completing Ph.D. degree. Two advance increments instead of present one to an in-service teacher on completing M.Phil degree. A selection committee may recommend up to seven instead of present five advance increments to an incumbent with higher merit, better publications and more experience etc. All advance increments to be given on non-compounding basis Allowances House Rent Allowance 30% of basic salary for Category X cities (A-1 earlier) population 50 lakhs and above) 20% of basic salary for Category Y cities (A, B-1, B-2 earlier) population between 5 and 50 lakhs) 10% of basic salary for Category Z cities (C and unclassified earlier) (population below 5 lakhs) Transport Allowance Rs. 3200/-plus DA thereon per month for A-1/A Class cities (13 notified cities) Rs. 1600/- plus DA thereon per month for other Cities Children’s Education Allowance (CEA) Rs. 1000/- per child per month for upto a maximum of two children Rs 3000/- per child per month for those residing in hostel, for upto two children. However, both hostel subsidy and children education allowance cannot be availed of concurrently. Academic Allowance Rs. 1500/- per month for Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor(Senior Scale), Assistant Professor(Selection Grade) Rs. 1200/- per month for Associate Professor, Senior Associate Professor, Professor and Professor. Special Compensatory (Hill Area) Allowance and Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance will be allowed as admissible to central government employees.  Special (Duty) Allowance for Teachers Serving in North Eastern Region including Sikkim and Ladakh The Committee recommends a Special (Duty) Allowance at the rate of 12.5% on pay plus grade pay to teachers serving in these areas as applicable to Central Government employees.