The salaries of guest teachers and part-time teachers working in the same colleges were increased and they were given different types of holidays. Along with the Seventh Pay Commission, they will also be given the benefit of leave.
7th Pay Commission: There is good news for the teachers and employees of Punjab. From the new year, teachers, teachers and employees of colleges and universities will get the benefit of the 7th Pay Commission of UGC. With the implementation of the seventh pay scale, the salary of guest and contract teachers, guest faculty and part-time teachers in colleges of Chandigarh and Punjab will also increase. Tell that CM Bhagwant Mann had announced to give seventh pay scale to college and university professors on Teacher’s Day on September 5, 2022. He has promised to give arrears in 2 instalments.
The Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab on Wednesday announced that teachers of colleges and universities would be paid salaries under the Seventh Pay Commission. Higher Education Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hair said that the AAP government has fulfilled the long pending demand of teachers of colleges and universities for the last six years. With this, teachers will get financial benefit of Rs 280 crore from the exchequer. The disbursement of funds or revised salary will be released from the state treasury.
Benefits of vacation
The salaries of guest teachers and part-time teachers working in the same colleges were increased and they were given different types of holidays. Along with the Seventh Pay Commission, they will also be given the benefit of leave. Along with this, the month of November dedicated to Punjabi mother tongue was celebrated as Punjabi month. At a state-level function in Amritsar, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced to give priority to Punjabi language on all boards across the state by February 21, 2023. Fines will be imposed for non-compliance of these orders after February 21, International Mother Language Day.
