Pay revision: Junior specialists, asst profs cry foul
NEW DELHI: The sixth pay commission has drastically improved the pay scales of government employees, but assistant professors and junior specialists in various government hospitals are an unhappy lot. They are now thinking of "going beyond representations'' to draw the government's attention to the anomalies. Specialist and assistant professors didn't welcome the move, as post revision of the pay scale, they'll draw salary eight per cent less than the senior residents, who are at least five years junior to them. Also, seniority in the government sector is inter-linked to the scale process, their students now stand the chance of becoming senior to them. Adding to their woes is the government's move to increase the pay scale of junior specialist on ad-hoc basis, as junior specialists are getting less than senior residents and also specialists on ad-hoc basis. "It is just not fair. As per the residency scheme of the government of India, senior residents a...