Govt approves hefty pay hike for college teachers

Gifting a Christmas and New Year bonanza to displeased university and college teachers, the Centre has approved the recommendation of an empowered committee – set up to review the Chadha Committee proposal – for reforming the pay structure of higher education teachers.

Wooing to over five lakh hier educators across the country in an election-year, the Union Cabinet on December 15, 2008 has approved the proposal of the committee in the presented form, which suggests enhancement of teacher’s salary nearby 70 percent excluding other emoluments.

Announcing the details of approved pay revision on Tuesday (Dec 16), Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development D. Purandeswari told the Parliament that salary was one of the critical factors in higher education sector that was affecting the quality of education and unable to attract the young and talented person to the teaching profession.

Viewing this, the government has decided to restore the dignity and pride of the teachers for joining teaching profession, said HRD minister for state and added ‘I hope and agree that this is a significant step towards that goal.’

On the sequel of the Sixth Pay Commission, the University Grant Commission (UGC) had set up a pay review committee under the Chairmanship of Prof. G K Chadha, Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, on September 06, 2007 to review and reform the pay structure enable to attract and freeze young and talented people in this profession.

According to approved recommendation, the HRD Ministry has decided to retain only three designations in colleges and Universities: Assistant Professors, Associate Professors and Professors from now on, while the current running posts of Lecturers and Readers would be remain unaffected until the employees of these posts get promotion to the post of Associate Professors following the established norms of UGC.

Now, the term ‘Academic Grade Pay’ (AGP) would be used for academicians’ salary in the place of ‘Grade Pay’ (GP) used for Central government employees, suggested pay revision committee.

Different AGP has been fixed for teachers and employees of equivalent positions of Rs. 6,000, Rs.7,000, Rs. 8,000, Rs.9,000, Rs.10,000 and Rs.12,000. Assistant professors at the entry level have been placed in the Pay Band of Rs. 15,600-39,100 entering at the AGP of Rs. 6,000, while associate professors with AGP of Rs. 9,000 have placed in the pay band of Rs. 37,400-67,000. A professor with 10 years experience has been placed at the highest level of AGP of Rs. 12,000.

A Ph.D holder teacher can get fastest promotion from the post of assistant professor to associate professor after the completion of a 12-year service as an assistant professor, working four years at AGP of Rs. 6000, five years at AGP of Rs. 7000 and three years at the AGP of Rs. 8000. The ministry has also reported that a postgraduate professional course teacher having M Phil can become Associate Professor after completing 13 years of job while those lacking Ph.D. or M.Phil can become Associate Professor after 14 years of service as assistant professor.

Now, National Eligibility Test (NET) will be essential for being Assistant Professor while those currently employed without qualifying NET will be remain unaffected, but this condition will not be applicable for such Masters’ programmes for which NET is not available.

The equality among teachers, librarians and directors of physical education will continue except the retirement age, as the librarians/physical education personnel will continue to get retirement after 62 years of age.

This salary approval will not applicable to Registrars, Finance Officer, Controller of Examinations, Deputy Registrars and their equivalent posts; there will be a separate approval to be granted later by the Cabinet.

The State Universities are also eligible to implement this pay approval either equivalent or higher in their state and get 80% of finance assistant from UGC for additional expenditure on implementing revise pay scale package and other expenses, stated HRD ministry.

The financial assistance for revised payment to the state universities will be granted for the period of January 01, 2006 to March 31, 2010, while state universities can implement the same as the date mentioned or later. However, the allowance excluding Dearness Allowance (DA) and other advance increment will be effective from September 01, 2008.

Govt to spend Rs9,000 cr annually for revised pay to teachers

The revised salary package, announced on 16 December, 2008, offers hefty hikes effective from 1 January, 2006

New Delhi: The government will have to provide for a whopping Rs9,000 crore annually from the exchequer for paying revised salary and allowances to over five lakh university and college teachers.

The revised salary package, announced on 16 December, 2008, offers hefty hikes effective from 1 January, 2006.

“As per the calculation we have done, about Rs9,000 crore will be spent annually for implementing the revised pay of university and college teachers in the country,” Higher Education Secretary R.P. Agrawal said.

He said that the Finance Ministry will make the budgetary provision soon for the purpose.

As per the announcement, financial assistance will be provided by the Centre to the states which may opt for these revised pay scales, to the extent of 80% of the additional expenditure for implementing the revised pay scales for the duration from 1 January, 2006 to 31 March, 2010.

“The Rs9,000 crore include the assistance to be given by the Centre to the states till 2010 March,” he said.

After March 2010, the Centre will stop providing assistance to the state governments for this purpose.

The UGC-appointed Prof G.K. Chadha committee had recommended the raising of the retirement age for university and college teachers to 65 years.

Agrawal said that the retirement age has been made 65 years in the central universities.

“As far as the state universities are concerned, we have asked the states to raise the retirement age to 65 years. But we cannot force them,” he said.

At present the retirement age varies from states to states. There are states where it is 55 years while certain states have 58, 60, 62 and 65 as the age of retirement.

The Chadha committee had also recommended that the Centre and the states should implement the revised pay package from a single date — 1 January, 2006.

Agrawal said that the Centre would implement its part in the central universities from 1 January, 2006. It has also asked the states to implement the revised salary from that date.

“But they cannot be compelled to implement it from January one, 2006. They have the liberty to implement from a later date,” he said.

The Central Assistance shall be limited to the UGC scales of pay and only for the period ending on 31 March, 2010. While the revision of pay scales will take effect from 1 January, 2006, the allowances (except DA) and advance increments etc would take effect from September one, 2008.

As per the announcement of the government, there will be three positions — Assistant Professors, Associate Professors and Professors in universities and colleges.

As per the revised package, Assistant Professors have been placed in the Pay Band of Rs15,600 to Rs39,100 entering at the Academic Grade Pay (AGP) of Rs6000.

Similarly, Associate Professors and professors have been placed in the Pay Band of Rs37,400 to Rs67,000 with different grade pay.

Vice chancellors would get Rs75,000 fixed in addition to Rs5,000 as special allowance as against the present fixed pay of Rs25,000.

UGC pay hike gets govt nod

In an election-year bonanza to more than five lakh teachers in colleges and universities, the Centre has approved a proposal for a 70 per cent salary hike, making teaching at certain levels more attractive than civil service.
The Union Cabinet has approved the recommendations of the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) pay review committee for teachers headed by Professor G K Chadha.While the revision of pay will be effective from January 1, 2006, the disbursement of allowances (except DA) and advance increments will be effective from September 1, 2008.In place of “grade pay” as applicable to Central government employees, the term “academic grade pay” (AGP) should be used for teachers and those with equivalent positions. Different grade pays of Rs 6,000, Rs 7,000, Rs 8,000, Rs 9,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs 12,000 have been approved as AGP for teachers and equivalent positions.Higher AGP of Rs 6,000 has been recommended for all assistant professors at the entry level so as to make it more attractive compared with the entry level grade pay for the civil servants and other professionals under the 6th Central Pay Commission.
Announcing the government decision on Tuesday in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Human Resource Development D Purandeswari said the ministry’s proposals on pay revision of teachers for UGC-approved colleges and universities had been okayed by the Cabinet.Review committee“As a sequel to the 6th Central Pay Commission, the UGC had constituted a pay review committee for recommending, among other things, the ways and means of attracting and retaining talented persons in the teaching profession and furtherance of research in the university system,” Purandeswari said.The committee submitted its report in October last and the UGC furnished its recommendations within a few days. An empowered committee was constituted on October 10 and based on its recommendations, the proposals formulated by the ministry were considered by a committee of secretaries in its meeting held on December 5.In addition to a 70 per cent hike in pay, the UGC panel has recommended additional allowances and new positions to academics in the higher education sector.

Government okays pay hike for college teachers

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday announced the implementation of the much awaited pay revision for more than five lakh teachers in the universities and colleges
across the country.
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Arjun Singh said that all the recommendations of the Chadha committee have been accepted and they would be implemented with effect from January 1, 2006.
The UGC pay review committee headed by Prof G K Chadha had recommended 70 percent hike in pay and other emoluments for teachers in the universities and colleges.
The pay hike package would also be valid for state-run colleges and universities recognised by the UGC.
While the revision of pay will take effect from January 1, 2006, the allowances (except DA) and advance increments shall take effect from September 1, 2008.
Making a statement in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for HRD Purandeswari said “We have begun a process of restoring the dignity and pride in being associated with the teaching profession.’’ According to the revised pay scales approved by the government, there shall be only three designations in respect of teachers in universities and colleges, namely, Assistant Professors, Associate Professors and Professors.
In place of “Grade Pay” as applicable to Central Government employees, the term “Academic Grade Pay” (AGP) shall be used for the teachers and equivalent positions.
Different Grade Pays of Rs 6,000, Rs 7,000, Rs 8,000, Rs 9,000, Rs 10,00 and Rs 12,000 have been approved as AGP for teachers and equivalent positions.
Higher Academic Grade Pay of Rs 6,000 has been recommended for all Assistant Professors at the entry level so as to make it more attractive compared to the entry level Grade Pay for the Civil Services and other professionals under the sixth Central Pay Commission.
Under the revised scheme, Assistant Professors have been placed in the Pay Band of Rs 15,600-39,100 entering at the AGP of Rs 6,000. A teacher with a PhD degree can move from the post of Assistant Professor to Associate Professor after completion of 12 years of service as Assistant Professor, spending four years at the AGP of Rs 6,000, five years at the AGP of Rs 7,000 and three years at the AGP of Rs 8,000.
Teachers with M.Phil and those with a postgraduate degree in a professional course entering as Assistant Professors can become Associate Professor after 13 years of service. The Associate Professors have been placed in the Pay Band of Rs 37,400- 67,000 with Grade Pay of Rs 9,000.

Cabinet clears teachers’ pay hike

New Delhi: The proposal for a 70 per cent salary hike for college educators has finally got the Cabinet go-ahead, said sources on Monday. The Cabinet clearance for the recommendations of the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Pay Review Committee for teachers, led by Professor G K Chadha, will benefit more than five lakh teachers in over 400 universities and more than 6,000 colleges. Incidentally, the clearance came on a day when around 8,000 teachers in Delhi University started an indefinite strike to demand an increase in their pay scales.

In addition to a 70 per cent hike in pay, the UGC panel has recommended additional allowances and new positions to academics in the higher education sector. It has also suggested that the age of retirement be raised to 65 years, extendable up to 70 years. Other perks recommended by the UGC include monetary and non- monetary incentives to ensure teachers do not face stagnation and a ‘revolutionary recruitment policy’ to attract youngsters to teaching.

Women teachers also stand to benefit in a big way, with a recommendation to grant a special two-three year sabbatical to them over and above an extended maternity leave to help them rear their children.

The UGC committee also advocated the introduction of new positions, like senior associate professor, senior professor and professor of eminence.

According to the recommendations, at the entry level, a faculty member will join as an assistant professor, not as a lecturer as earlier. While a lecturer’s pay scale is currently between Rs 8,000 to Rs 13,500, it will now lie between Rs 15,600 to Rs 39,100 for assistant professors, assistant professors (senior scale) and assistant professors (senior grade). Similarly, the committee has recommended a new pay band of Rs 37,400 to Rs 67,000 for professors against the existing scale of Rs 16,400 to Rs 22,400. A vice-chancellor will get a fixed amount of Rs 80,000 per month against the present package of Rs 25,000.

At college level, a principal will be entitled for the package of a professor as against the current package of Rs 12,000 to Rs 22,400, he said.

Apart from the existing allowances, the committee has suggested the introduction of an academic allowance of Rs 1,500 per month, as well as allowances towards house rent, transport, special duty, travel and medical expenses. Teachers with good performance records can get an annual increment of up to four per cent.

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6CPC Pay and Arrears - Income Tax Estimation

The lack of clarity over taxation of arrears that government employees will receive following the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations has finally cleared. The tax on first installment will be deducted in the current fiscal and that on the second installment will be deducted next year when they receive the actual payment.
Confusion had arisen about the tax treatment of the pay arrears that central government employees are about to get as part of their latest wage revision. According to finance ministry sources, only the first installment of the arrears would be taxed this fiscal. The taxation, they would be akin to the tax treatment in 1997 when the fifth pay commission recommendation was implemented wherein the tax was deducted at the time of payment.

6CPC New Pay and Arrears - Estimation of Income tax payable for the year 2008-09

The lack of clarity over taxation of arrears that government employees will receive following the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations has finally cleared. The tax on first installment will be deducted in the current fiscal and that on the second installment will be deducted next year when they receive the actual payment.
Confusion had arisen about the tax treatment of the pay arrears that central government employees are about to get as part of their latest wage revision. According to finance ministry sources, only the first installment of the arrears would be taxed this fiscal. The taxation, they would be akin to the tax treatment in 1997 when the fifth pay commission recommendation was implemented wherein the tax was deducted at the time of payment.

Tax Relief for 6CPC Arrears

We are all aware arrears payable on account of implementation Sixth Pay Commission are to be paid in two installments — 40% this year and the rest next year. As per reports, the tax on first installment will be deducted in the current fiscal and that on the second installment will be deducted next year.
Now, when arrears of pay are received in any particular year, it could artificially raise the tax liability in that year. This happens because due to the receipt of arrears, the total income increases and consequently the tax payable increases. However, this is unfair to the taxpayer. Had he originally received the money in the year(s) that he was supposed to receive it, the additional tax would have been staggered over the years instead of converging in one year as a lump sum payment.
Therefore, the law allows a tax deduction under Sec. 89(1) for this additional tax burden and we will be examining the same in detail. Incidentally, this deduction is available to every taxpayer who gets salary in advance or in arrears, whether such person is government employee or is working in the private sector.
Sec. 89(1)
Basically, the relief under Sec. 89(1) is arithmetical. It involves the ascertaining the two amounts of tax – the first is the amount of tax applicable to the total income including the extra amount in the year of receipt. The second is calculating the amount of tax by adding the arrears to the total income of the years to which they relate. The difference between the two amounts is the amount of deduction allowed.
In other words, if the taxpayer is required to pay any additional amount of tax (in the year of receipt) than what he would have otherwise paid, had he received the money in the year(s) that he was supposed to receive it, such additional tax need not be paid i.e., it can be reduced from the tax payable.
Let us take a numerical example to further amplify this issue.
Say Officer A receives Rs. 2 lakh in the current year as arrears of pay. This money was actually pertaining to the year 2006, 2007 and 2008. Now let’s assume that ordinarily, as per his salary level, Vishal would have paid a tax of Rs. 10000. But just because of the inclusion of the Pay arreares this year his tax payable climbs to Rs. 30000.
Now, for a moment let’s go back to the year 2006, and 2007. Officer A had paid a tax of Rs. 10,000 and Rs.11,000 during those years (2006 and 2007) respectively. But had the Year wise pay arrears been paid to him in those years itself, Officer would have paid a higher tax of Rs. 16,000 and Rs,18,000/-. Given this data, let us calculate the tax deduction available to Vishal.
(Note that these figures are hypothetical and meant as an example for ease of understanding – in reality, actual computations will have to be undertaken.)
Year
Particulars
Amt (Rs.)
Amt (Rs.)
2008
Tax payable with arrears
30,000
Tax payable without arrears
10,000
Difference
20,000
2006
Tax payable including Pay arrears
10,000
Tax payable excluding Pay arrears
16,000
Difference
6000
2007
Tax payable including Pay arrears
18,000
Tax payable excluding Pay arrears
11,000
Difference
7,000
Extra tax payable just on account of the arrears (Sec 89(1) deduction)
7,000
Lastly, since it is the extra tax on the arrears that is the relief admissible under Sec. 89(1), it follows that if there is no excess, no relief is admissible. In other words, if the tax in the year of receipt works out to be actually lower than what was payable in the past, no relief under Sec. 89(1) can be claimed.

Income Tax Relief for 6CPC Arrears under Section 89(1)

For the Receipt of pay and allowances pertain to previous years as arrears, Income tax Act provides for a relief under Section 89(1) of the IT Act.

It works as follows.

Spread the arrears that you have received to the respective years. For example, if you have received arrears for the last two financial years and the current year break it into three (i.e) for the year 2006-07, 2007-08, and 2008-09.

Calculation 1

Calculate income tax for the taxable income without including arrears for 2006-07 and 2007-08 seperately based on tax structure applicable during these years. Then add apportioned arrears to the respective year’s taxable income and again find the tax. Find the difference in tax on account of addition of arrears portion. this difference has to be calculated for 2006-07 and 2007-08 seperately. Then these two difference tax amounts have to be added to find out the total difference in tax on account of arrears portion added to the taxable income in the relevant years. This is the resultant amount calculated in “Calculation 1″

Calculation 2

Then find out the income tax for the current year without including the arrears. Then find out the income tax for current year after including the total arrears received which relates to current year and also the previous years. Difference of these two tax amounts is the additional tax we have to pay on account of receipt the arrears for the current year and the previous years. This is the resultant amount calculated in “Calculation 2″

Now, subtract the resultant amount as per “Calculation 1″ from the resultant amount as per “Calculation 2″. This gives your income tax relief under Section 89 (1). Obviously, if resultant amount as per “Calculation 1″ is not less, relief is Nil.

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UGC OKs pay hikes; teachers to earn more than newly recruited babus

NEW DELHI: University Grants Commission on Wednesday accepted the report of its Pay Review Committee after making some minor changes in its recommendations. Acknowledging that Readers in colleges/universities could have got a better deal, UGC made some changes in the pay band. It also emphasised that after the pay hike, universities will have to ensure high teaching standards.
UGC will now send its recommendation to the HRD ministry. It has also been asked to give details of demands by teachers' unions and how the pay review committee has dealt with them. Now it is up to the HRD ministry to accept the recommendations after consulting the finance ministry. The full commission meeting on Wednesday was attended by a senior finance ministry official. It is expected that the government will implement the pay hike that will be effective from January 1, 2006.
UGC's Pay Review Committee has recommended a minimum of 70% salary hike along with a host of increments and allowances to teachers. At the entry level, an assistant professor (earlier called lecturer) would get at least Rs 5,000 more than a newly recruited IAS.
The report, given to the UGC on Friday, brings monthly salary of vice-chancellors at par with secretary in the government. Now it has been fixed at Rs 80,000. The committee has also recommended annual increment of 3% of the basic salary with compounding effect. But 25% of teachers in the pay band of Rs 15,600-39,100 would get 4% increment of the basic salary on the basis of better teaching and research performance.
The committee said the Centre should bear 100% burden of states for the next five years. In fact, if states implement all recommendations effectively, the committee said the Centre should bear 50% of salary burden for another five years.
The report puts premium on youth, creates new posts like senior professor, professor of eminence, makes career growth faster for those with impeccable academic credentials, scoffs at the trend of contract teachers, makes research easier, recommends pension after 20 years of teaching and wants teachers to get assessed by students. Now one can become professor within 15 years of joining the profession unlike the earlier 17 years.

University teachers may get fatter pay packets

University teachers are likely to get fatter pay packets soon with the HRD Ministry expected to take a final view on the UGC Pay Review Committee recommendations by the end of this week. "A deadline has been fixed by the Ministry to complete the whole process by October before the proposal is sent to the Cabinet for approval," a senior ministry official told the news agency on Wednesday.He said next week, the cabinet note is expected to be ready and it will be sent to Health, Finance and Agriculture ministries for their views as certain institutions come under these.To expedite the new pay package, senior ministry officials have held intense discussions on the issue during the past two days.The UGC had sent the report of the G K Chadha Committee which recommended over 70 per cent hike in the salary structure of university teachers.Allaying fears that implementation of new pay scales could amount to violation of the Model Code of Conduct which has come into force in five poll-bound states, the official said a similar situation had cropped up during 2006 when the superannuation age of central university teachers was raised though Uttar Pradesh was in election mode."Moreover, this in not a new announcement. It is just the completion of the process of pay revision initiated long time back," he said.

Report of the Committee to Review the Pay Scales and Service Conditions of University and College Teachers, 2008

The Pay Review Committee after detailed deliberations has made the following
recommendations about various aspects of revision of pay and allowances, service and working conditions of teachers, Librarians, Directors of Physical Education and other Academic Staff in colleges and universities recognized by the University Grants Commission.

I New Nomenclature for various teaching posts

Assistant Professor for Lecturer
Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) for Lecturer (Senior Scale)
Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) for Lecturer (Selection Grade)
Associate Professor for Associate Professor
Senior Associate Professor New Position
Professor for Professor
Senior Professor New Position
Professor of Eminence New Position


II New Scales of Pay and Allowances

EXISTING AND PROPOSED SCALES OF PAY FOR UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE TEACHERS

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 10000 – 325 – 15200 15600 – 39100 7200

(Senior Scale)
3 Assistant Professor 12000 -420 – 18300 15600 - 39100 8000
(Selection Grade)/
Associate Professor
4 Professor 16400-450-20900-500-22400 37400 - 67000 11000

5 Senior Professor 37400 - 67000 12000
New Post Proposed
6 Pro-VC 18400—500-22400. 37400-67000 12000
Plus 4 Adv increments
7 Professor of New Post Proposed 80000 (fixed) Nil
Eminence
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 12000-420-18300 15600-39100 8000
Director of PE
11 Asstt. Librarian (Sr. 10000-15200 15600-39100 7200
Scale)/ Asstt Director
of PE (Sr. Scale)
12 Asstt Librarian/ 8000-275-13500 15600-39100 6600
Asstt Director
PE/Sports
Officer/Physical
Instructor

B. POSTS SPECIFIC TO COLLEGES
1 Assistant Professor 8000- 275-13500 15600 – 39100 6600
2 Assistant Professor 10000 – 325 – 15200 15600 – 39100 7200
(Senior Scale)

3 Assistant Professor 12000 -420 – 18300 15600 - 39100 8000
(Selection Grade)/
Associate Professor

4 Senior Associate New Post Proposed 37400 – 67000 8700
Professor

5 Professor in PG New Post Proposed 37400 - 67000 11000
Colleges

6 a. Principal of UG 12000-18300 37400-67000 8700
College Plus 2 Adv increments.
b. Principal of PG 16400-450-20900-500- 22400 37400-67000 11000

College Plus 2 Adv increments

7 College Librarian / 8000-13500 15600-39100 6600
Director of PE/
Sports Officer/ PI

8 College Librarian/ 10000-15200 15600-39100 7200
Director PE (Senior
Scale)
9 College
Librarian(S.G)/ 12000-18300 15600-39100 8000
Director of Physical
Education (SG)
10 *Senior College
Librarian (Selection New Post Proposed 37400-67000 8700
Grade)

Senior College DPE (Selection Grade)
* 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.

Leave Travel concession
LTC travel to Home Town three times in a four year block, not exceeding once in a year.
LTC may be allowed for any place in India once in a block of four years. Thus four LTC in a block of 4 years but not exceeding one in any one year.
No encashing of LTC if not availed of during a block year.
LTC for family members may be allowed to be combined with seminars/workshops and other academic assignments being attended.
Modifications made by the VI Central Pay Commission as notified by the Government may be adopted for teachers as well.

Traveling Allowance
TA rules admissible to central Government employees wherein all those with grade pay of Rs. 5400 and above have been allowed air travel may also be extended to teachers as well. Teachers may also be allowed TA/DA as admissible from time to time to Central / State Government employees, as the case may be.

Medical Insurance
Medical Insurance for all teachers with a teacher contributing 30% of the premium and the rest to be contributed by the employer. UGC to negotiate with leading medical insurance companies to get a better all India deal.

Group Insurance
The VI Central Pay Commission recommendations of raising an employee’s contribution from Rs. 120/- to Rs. 720/- for a group insurance may be adopted for all university and college teachers throughout the country. UGC should once again negotiate with leading insurance companies to get a better deal for all institutions.

Consultancy
Teachers in universities and colleges should be encouraged to accept Consultancy,
Directing Projects, registering patents, R&D products and technology transfers.
Resources earned to be in the following manner:

Amount received upto 30% of the gross salary (basic salary+grade pay+academic allowance)
No sharing

Amount received beyond 30% and upto the gross salary

Sharing of amount beyond 30% in the ratio 70% and 30% between the teacher and the Institution

Amount receive beyond the gross salary

50-50 of the amount received beyond the gross salary between the teacher and the institution

This arrangement should work for five years thereafter it should be reviewed in view of future developments.

Superannuation, Reemployment, Pension, Provident Fund and Gratuity
The age of superannuation of all college and university teachers throughout India to be 65 years.
In the interest of students Individual teachers should however be allowed to continue as contract teachers till the end of academic session.

Reemployment of Teachers
Teachers may be reemployed selectively after superannuation on contract basis
upto the age of 70 years.

Pension
Teachers should be eligible for full pension after 20 years of qualifying years .
UGC should take up the matter of restoring triple benefit scheme for teachers
employed after 2004 with the Central Government.
The revised rates of family pension to the family of the deceased employeeminimum
of Rs. 3500/- per month and a maximum of 30% of the highest pay in the Government of India should be extended to teachers as well.
Additional quantum of pension to senior pensioners and family pensioners should be allowed as notified by the Government of India.

Provident Fund
Teachers governed by Contributory Provident Fund should be given another chance to opt for General Provident Fund.

Gratuity
The upper limit of gratuity to be paid to teachers should be revised to Rs. Ten lakhs from present three and half lakhs as has been done for central Government employees by the government of India.

Ex-Gratia Lump sum compensation in case of Death on Duty
Sr. Circumstances Justifying Compensation Amount of Compensation
No.
1 Death occurring due to accidents in the course of Rs. 10 Lakhs
performance of duties.
2 Death occurring due to accidents in the course of Rs. 10 Lakhs
performance of duties attributable to acts of violence by
terrorists/ anti social elements etc.

Financial Support for implementation of the Pay Review Committee recommendations.
Central government to provide 100% assistance for additional expenditure for five years for implementing the recommendations of the Pay Review Committee.
Addition assistance to the extent of 50% for next five years for only those states that implement the recommendations successfully in toto. UGC to review the implementation in the fifth year for the additional assistance.

Implementation from a single date
All recommendations to be implemented in toto as a package with effect from 1.1.2006.
However, various allowances except DA to be admissible with effect from 1.9.2008.

Service and Working Conditions of Teachers
All institutions should fill vacant positions on urgent basis.
All bans on recruitment of teachers imposed by states should be lifted immediately and UGC should monitor this situation.
UGC to make special efforts from attracting persons from socially challenged sections to teaching.

Contract Teachers
Teachers should be appointed on contract only if absolutely necessary and their qualifications and procedure of selection should be the same as for a regularly appointed teachers.
The fixed emoluments to be paid per month to a teacher on contracts should not be less than the monthly gross salary of a regularly appointed teacher.

Guest Teachers / Part Time Teachers
If there is a need for appointing a teacher as a guest teachers/part time teachers, he should be paid @ Rs. 1000/- per teachers and the total payment during a month should not exceed Rs. 25000.
Retired teachers could also be involved in teaching as guest teachers.
Eligibility Conditions for Appointment in Universities and Colleges
Besides the other qualifications laid down by the UGC for the post of Assistant Professor, qualifying in the NET/SET examination shall be essential for being eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor.
However, those who possess a Ph.D degree in the subject shall be exempted from the NET/SET qualifications, provided the Universities, however, carry out reforms to raise the standard of Ph.D. degrees.
Those possessing M. Phil degrees shall be no more exempt from qualifying the NET/SET examination.

Selection Process/ Selection Committees
The UGC should draw up exhaustive lists of experts in each subject and put them up on their website. It should be incumbent on institutions holding selections to include at least one of the subject experts on the selection committee from this list.
The UGC should monitor this for compliance.

New Positions
Positions of Professor should be sanctioned for direct recruitment in colleges for disciplines which have post graduate teaching.
There should be at least one post of Professor in each of these disciplines where there is post graduate teaching.
The basic qualifications and the procedure for selection of Post of Professor in colleges shall be the same as for the post of Professor in a university department, chaired by the Vice-Chancellor or his nominee.
Position of Adjunct Professor and Concurrent Professor should be created in universities in order to encourage mobility between institutions and industry/corporate world and also between one institution and another.
Up to 15% of the total strength of the teaching faculty in a university may be Floating Positions for making appointments in a department where no vacancy exits.

Promotion of Teachers through Career Advancement Scheme (CAS)
A new position of Associate Professor should be created as a third avenue for promotion for college teachers under CAS.
A new position of Senior Professor should be created in the universities for promotion of Professors.
The title of Professor of Eminence may be conferred on not more than 10% of the total strength of professors in a university.

Process of Promotion of teachers under CAS
The process of promotion of a teacher under CAS should be started at least three months before s/he becomes eligible for promotion.
For College teachers, greater emphasis should be laid on class room teaching, holding tutorials, conducting examinations and evaluating answer scripts and less on research work while considering their cases for promotion under CAS.

Various Kinds of Leave admissible to teachers
The duration of leave admissible to teachers under FIP for pursuing a Ph.D programme may be increased from present three years( two +one) to four years (three+ one)
Also restricting such leave up to the age of 45 years should be removed. A teacher may be able to get this leave any time in her/his career till five years before the superannuation.
A teacher in a university or a college should be entitled to study leave for a span of two years to pursue an approved research project.
A teacher would be entitled to study leave only once in her/his career.
Both university and college teachers should be entitled to Sabbatical leave which should be available to any teacher for a year after six years of teaching or for a semester after three years of teaching.
A teacher should be entitled for sabbatical for only two years or four semesters during her/his entire career.
There should be no bar on a teacher getting both sabbatical and study leave against approved research projects.
Maternity leave may be granted to a female teacher for 180 days and twice in one’s career.

Paternity leave of 15 days may be granted to teacher father.
Child care leave for 2 years (730 days) may be granted to a female teacher.
Admissibility of other kinds of leave remains unchanged.

Teaching Workload
A teacher must spend five hours everyday for five days in a week in the institution for teaching, holding tutorials, guiding research or carrying out co-curricular activities.
The practice of dual workload—one for directly appointed teachers and another for promoted teachers—in a particular category is abolished. All teachers in a category should carry out the same workload prescribed for their category.
UGC must make large scale inputs to improve the infrastructure and support services for teaching and research in institutions, particularly in post graduate colleges.
Evaluation of Teachers’ performance and academic accountability Multi-source evaluation—self assessment, assessment by students who have been taught a course by the teacher and assessment by the academic head/s.
Multiple parameters like regularity in class room teaching, holding tutorials, availability to students for consultation, participating in faculty meetings, guiding and carrying out research, and participating in other academic activities like seminars, etc should be taken into consideration while assessing a teacher’s academic accountability.
The assessment should be made once a year and should be made available to the teacher concerned.
The assessment should be placed before the selection committee at the time of the teacher’s promotion.
UGC should evolve parameters relevant to universities and colleges respectively for carrying out such evaluations uniformally throughout the country.

Librarians and Directors of Physical Education
Deputy Librarians and Deputy Directors of Physical Education should be considered for promotion to Librarian and Director of Physical Education respectively under CAS.
The senior most Librarian and Senior most Director of Physical Education should be redesignated as Chief Librarian and Chief Director of Physical Education respectively.

In colleges, College Librarian (Selection Grade) and College Director of Physical Education (Selection Grade) should be eligible for promotion to Senior College Librarian (Selection Grade) / Senior College DPE (Selection Grade) six years’ service in the grade.
Those Sports Officers and Physical Instructors who possess qualifications equivalent to Directors of Physical Education and who have been selected against regular posts according to the procedure laid down by the UGC should be given the UGC scales and should also be redesignated as College Director of Physical Education.

Principals of Colleges
The scale of pay of a Principal of an undergraduate college should be equivalent to that of a Associate Professor. His basic pay should be fixed after granting her/him two advance increments.
The scale of pay of a Principal of a postgraduate college should be equivalent to that of a Professor and the basic pay should be fixed after two advance increments. The essential qualifications for the post of a principal for an undergraduate college should be Ph.D. plus ten years’ teaching /research experience. The essential qualifications for the post of a principal for a postgraduate college should be Ph.D plus fifteen years’ teaching/research experience.
Appointment and Scale of Pay of Vice Chancellor
Appointment of a Vice Chancellor should be made through a search-cum selection committee.
The Committee should, among others, hold consultations with the senior faculty of the institution.
The term of appointment of a Vice-Chancellor should uniformally be for five years and no person should hold the term of Vice Chancellor for more than twice altogether—whether in the same institution or elsewhere.
The scale of pay of Vice Chancellor should be Rs. 80000/-
A Vice-Chancellor may be allowed lump sum terminal benefit on prorata basis of Rs.1.00 lakh for every completed year of service as Vice-Chancellor.

Anomalies and Non-Implemented Parts of the last PRC
All teachers should be given the benefits of the last pay revision w.e.f. 1.1.1996.
Teachers should be paid arrears of salary w.e.f. 1.1.1996.
Teachers who were in the scale of Associate Professor/Assistant Professor(Selection grade) on 1.1.1996 and who completed five years between 1.1.1996 and 27.7.1998 should be placed at Rs 14940/- basic. Dual emoluments of Associate Professors under CAS and MPS should be abolished and all teachers should be placed in the same scale of pay of Associate Professor.
All teachers who are promoted as Associate Professor under CAS should be given two advance increments at the time of promotion. Teachers promoted under CAS should be given the news scales of pay with effect from the date of their eligibility and not from a later date.
All those teachers who were promoted earlier under MPS should be considered eligible for a subsequent promotion under CAS.
A teacher who has applied for an open position should not be debarred from applying for a position under CAS.

Other Academic Categories
System Analysts who possess qualifications equivalent to that of a Assistant
Professor or MCA/ M.Tech.(Computer Science or Information Tech.) should be
placed in the scale of pay of Assistant Professor and be considered for promotion
under CAS as has been recommended by the Committee for Librarians and DPEs.

UGC pay panel recommends 70 pc hike

New Delhi, October 3 The University Grants Commission-appointed pay review committee, headed by Prof G K Chaddha on Friday recommended over 70 per cent pay hike with additional allowances and new positions to academics in the higher education sector. It also recommended 65 years as the retirement age, which can be extended up to 70 years.
The committee submitted its report to UGC Chairman Prof Sukhadeo Thorat. UGC will meet on October 7 and 8 to accept the recommendations.
According to the committee’s recommendations, at the entry level, a faculty member will join as an assistant professor, not as a lecturer as earlier, and his new pay band will be between Rs 15,600 to Rs 39,100. The teacher at the entry level will be entitled to a grade pay of Rs 6,600. At present, a lecturer’s pay scale is between Rs 8,000 to Rs 13,500.
A teacher will be entitled for annual increment of three per cent of the basic salary with compounding effect. Certain teachers with good performance record will be eligible for four per cent annual increment.
Similarly, the committee has recommended a new band pay of Rs 37,400 to Rs 67,000 for professors against the existing scale of Rs 16,400 to Rs 22,400.
“We have recommended more than 70 per cent hike in the scale of pay for various posts. For certain posts, the proposed hike is more than 90 per cent,” Chadha said.
The hike, if implemented, would benefit more than five lakh teachers in over 400 universities and over 6,000 colleges in the country.
The report says a vice-chancellor will get a fixed amount of Rs 80,000 per month against the present package of Rs 25,000. The committee has also recommended introduction of new ranks like senior associate professor, senior professor and professor of eminence.
Professors of eminence are expected to be experts on their subjects and their package will be at par with that of the vice-chancellors.
At the college level, a principal will be at par with a professor, and draw a salary of Rs 37,400 to Rs 67,000 per month against the current salary of Rs 12,000 to Rs 22,400, he said. The recommendations will also cover librarians and director (physical education).
The committee has suggested an academic allowance of Rs 1,500 per month in addition to house rent, transport, special duty, traveling and medical allowances.
He said the recommendations should be implemented in toto with effect from January 1, 2006. However, allowances excepting DA will be admissible with effect from September 1, 2008, he said.

Varsity teachers may get more than IAS recruits

NEW DELHI: Soon, an entry level university/college teacher could be earning around Rs 5,000 more per month than a fresh IAS recruit.

Unbelievable as it may sound but the University Grant Commsion’s Pay Review Committee, by recommending a minimum 70% salary hike along with a host of increments and inducements, has made it clear that knowledge economy is the next big thing and the government must invest on teachers for long-term gains.
Among other major proposals aimed at attracting better talent to teaching, the committee headed by former JNU vice-chancellor G K Chadha said the post of lecturer should be replaced by that of assistant professor. The panel also recommended giving five advance increments to those joining with a PhD degree.
In monetary terms, a PhD holder who joins as a teacher in a central university would get Rs 29,696 per month (basic Rs 15600+grade pay Rs 6600+five increments Rs 3400+DA Rs 4096) whereas a newly recruited IAS gets Rs 24,360.
The report given to the UGC on Friday brings the monthly salary of vice-chancellors at par with secretary in the government. It has been fixed at Rs 80,000. The committee has also recommended an annual increment of 3% of the basic salary with compounding effect.
But 25% of teachers in the pay band of Rs 15600-39100 would get 4% increment of the basic salary on the basis of better teaching and research performance. All recommendations would be implemented with effect from January 1, 2006.
The committee could not estimate the financial implication of the salary hike. But it recommended that if the states implement the proposals for its universities, the Centre should bear 100% burden for the next five years. In fact, if states implement all recommendations effectively, the committee has said, the Centre should bear 50% of the salary burden for another five years thereafter.
UGC would now meet on October 7-8 to consider the report and then take it to the HRD ministry for action. ''UGC will accept the report in entirety. Even HRD ministry is keen to implement recommendations of the committee,'' a senior official said.
The report doesn't stop at hiking salaries. It puts premium on youth, creates new posts like senior professor and professor of eminence, makes career growth faster for those with impeccable academic credentials, scoffs at the trend of hiring teachers on contract, makes research easier, recommends pension after 20 years of teaching and wants teachers to get assessed by students.
In fact, if the proposals are accepted, teachers can hope become a professor within 15 years of service instead of the current minimum period of 17 years. In line with the Sixth Pay Commission, the UGC Pay Review Committee has also recommended that women teachers should get child care leave for two years. Maternity leave has been increased from 90 days to 180 days.
In many other ways as well, the report is a break from the past. For instance, the post of professor has been recommended in colleges holding postgraduate classes. However, the professor's post here would be filled through open competition. In another first, the committee has introduced a monthly academic allowance of Rs 1,500 for assistant professors. But it has been brought down to Rs 1,200 for senior posts like associate professor and professor. Chadha reasoned that it is important to encourage young people to conduct research.
The panel said the duration of leave for pursuing PhD should be increased to four years from the present three. It also favoured removing the rule that restricted such leave to people up to the age of 45 years. Also, it said, there should be no bar on a teacher getting both sabbatical and study leave against approved research projects. The process of promotion of a teacher under career advancement scheme should be started at least three months before the person becomes eligible for promotion, it added.

UGC panel recommends over 70% pay hike for university teachers

NEW DELHI: In what could bring cheers to the university teachers, the UGC-Pay Review Committee on Friday recommended a whopping over 70 per cent pay hike with additional allowances and new positions to academics.
The committee, headed by Prof G K Chadha, today submitted its report to the UGC Chairman Prof Sukhadeo Thorat.
As per the recommendations, at the entry level, a faculty member will join as an assistant professor, not as a lecturer as earlier, and his new pay band will be between Rs 15,600 to Rs 39,100. The teacher at the entry level will be entitled for a grade pay of Rs 6,600. At present, a lecturer's pay scale is between Rs 8,000 to Rs 13,500.
For assistant professor, assistant professor (senior scale) and assistant professor (senior grade), the pay band will between Rs 15,600 to Rs 39,100 while the grade pay will vary, Chadha told reporters here.
A teacher will be entitled for annual increment of three per cent of the basic salary with compounding effect. Certain teachers with good performance record can get four per cent annual increment.
Similarly, the committee has recommended a new band pay between Rs 37,400 to Rs 67,000 for professor against the existing scale of Rs 16,400 to Rs 22,400.
"We have recommended more that 70 per cent hike in the scale of pay for various posts. For certain posts, the proposed hike is more than 90 per cent," Chadha said.
The hike would benefit more than five lakh teachers in over 400 universities and over 6,000 colleges in the country.

College teachers protest delay in UGC pay review panel report

HYDERABAD: Members of the AP Federation of College Teachers’ Associations (FCTA) on Wednesday observed ‘protest day’ expressing resentment against ‘inordinate’ delay in submission of the Sixth UGC Pay Review Committee report to the Centre.

S. Laxminayarana, chairman, said in a statement that the day marked the beginning of the agitation by university/college teachers. He stated that members of the federation would be forced to resort to more drastic action, including a nation-wide strike, if the committee failed to submit its report before October 5. Members of the AP Affiliated College Teachers’ Association also observed protested day in response to a call by the All-India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisations. G. Mallikarjun Rao, general secretary, said in a statement that 4,500 colleges across the State had protested.

University College Teachers to Protest Failure of UGC Pay Review Committee on Sep 24

Panaji, Sep 24: In response to the call given by All India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organizations (AIFUCTO), the University College Teachers’ Association Goa (UCTAG) is going to observe Wednesday September 24 as ‘protest day’. This is to protest the failure of the sixth UGC Pay Review Committee (PRC) or Prof Chadda Committee, to submit its recommendations to the central government on time. AIFUCTO president Prof Thomas Joseph and general secretary Prof Ashok Barman, clarified that the Chadda Committee was required to submit its report by September 6. The leadership of AIFUCTO has repeatedly voiced the sentiments of teachers that the PRC should submit its report within the prescribed time limit. The failure of the committee to submit its report even after implementation of the sixth Pay Review Committee recommendations for central government employees is a matter that deserves serious national concern. The XIth Plan perspective clearly states that inclusive development in a knowledge society is premised on making provisions for quality education for all. The project of quality education for all is closely linked up with the project of attracting and retaining talented teachers in public-funded higher education institutions. AIFUCTO leaders warned that Wednesday would only mark the beginning of their protest. They said that the teaching community will be forced to resort to more drastic actions including going on nationwide strike if the committee fails to submit its report before October 5, one month after the original due date for the submission of the report. As per the decision taken in the executive council meeting of the UCTAG held on Monday September 22, Gurunath Prabhu Khanolker, president, UCTAG, has appealed to all the teachers in colleges across the state to hold demonstrations in their respective institutions and attend classes wearing protest badges.

UGC Committee to recommend very decent pay scale for teachers

The University Grants Commission constituted Committee to review the pay scales and other issues of service and working conditions of university and college teachers in the country has assured to provide the teachers a very decent deal. Prof G K Chadha, Chairman UGC Pay Review Committee said that it was deliberating on issues connected with higher education in a socio-economic and cultural milieu qualitatively so much different from what it was a decade ago, particularly in view of the demands of new global challenges in the higher education sector especially at the level of college education. He asserted that the committee would provide the best for the teaching profession vis--vis corporate sector and civil services.
He assured that the committee would provide recommendation which would encourage the best talent to join teaching profession, provide them incentives and pay scales parity with civil services and also remove anamolies of the last pay commission.
The committee is fully conscious of the criticality of time for the report to reach its final destination so that teachers should get pay scales and improved working conditions soon. The Committee was appointed by UGC in the larger context of the VI Central Pay Commission appointed by the Government for recommending the revised scales of pay for central government employees.

Big raise on cards for university teachers

A University Grants Commission pay panel has promised that the average raise for university teachers will be higher than what corresponding government officials are to receive under the Sixth Pay Commission.
The committee, headed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) vice-chancellor G.K. Chadha, is also set to recommend a uniform retirement age. The age is 65 in central universities but, as Chadha pointed out, it varies from 55 to 70 in educational institutions under states.
“We will ask all states to invoke a uniform policy on the age of retirement and re-employment of teachers. The uniformity is essential to rid India’s higher education sector of inter-regional disparities,” Chadha said today.
The committee has been criticised by teachers’ bodies for failing to submit its report by the September 6 deadline.
The panel was set up along with the Sixth Pay Commission and both reports were to be implemented together. The Centre finalised the findings of the pay commission and notified the recommendations last month. Government staff were granted hikes ranging from 12 to 21 per cent a year.
The Chadha panel asked for more time and was granted a month’s extension. The committee, Chadha said, had arrived at a consensus on “most issues” and would start writing the report next week.
If the government accepts the hike suggested by the UGC committee, it will be effective from January 1, 2006, the date from which the central officials’ pay has been revised.
Chadha said the committee had outlined several proposals to help retain top-quality teachers in academics. “We will focus at the entry level, on those just completing their academics and contemplating a life of teaching. We want to lure them into the profession.”
“We cannot offer the red-carpet treatment that the corporate sector can, but we plan to offer them better research facilities to keep them (faculty) in our universities.”
The Chadha committee also suggested an annual appraisal of teachers and more flexible growth opportunities.
Higher education faces a massive teacher crunch, with dozens of vacancies to be filled, many of them at premier institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).
The UGC panel is also set to recommend a “carrot-and-stick” policy for states. The Centre contributes 80 per cent of the money for paying university teachers and its share is independent of the extent to which states have implemented the recommendations of the previous pay panel.
“The central assistance should continue, but only for those states willing to adopt all recommendations accepted by the Centre,” Chadha said.

Opening Remarks of Prof. G.K Chadha, Chairman UGC Pay Review Committee in the Press interaction on Status of the work of Pay Review Committee

Let me welcome you all this afternoon to this press conference on behalf of the Pay Review Committee that, as you are well aware, has been constituted by the University Grants Commission to review the pay scales and other issues of service and working conditions of university and college teachers in the country.
I wish to share with you and through you with my lakhs of university and college teacher colleagues spread in various parts of the country—some really remote and far flung— the progress of the functioning of the Pay Review Committee, particularly the range of issues on which the Committee has been dilating with a view to giving the teachers a very ‘decent deal’.
As you are aware, the Pay Review Committee was appointed in the larger context of the VI Central Pay Commission appointed by the Government of India for recommending the revised scales of pay for central government employees.
Now that the recommendations of the VI Central Pay Commission have finally been accepted and notified by the Government of India, the concern of the university and college teachers about the recommendation of our Pay Review Committee and their implementation is quite understandable and the Pay Review Committee is quite conscious of this concern.
The Pay Review Committee, however, also knows that it is only on August 29th and 30th, 2008 that is only about two weeks ago that the final recommendations of the VI Central Pay Commission as accepted by the Government of India became available. A large number of recommendations of Pay Review Committee, particularly those in relation to the revision of scales of pay and pension and other terminal benefits being dependent on those recommendations could not have been discussed and firmed up meaningfully before this.
The terms of Reference of our Pay Review Committee, thanks to the farsight of the University Grants Commission, for which the entire Pay Review Committee compliments the UGC, cover practically every single aspect of teachers service and working conditions ranging from pay and allowances to recruitment policy, opportunities for career advancement, availability of infrastructure and related facilities for teaching and research in university and colleges, special needs of women teachers and there work in rural and remote areas. Various kinds of leave facilities admissible to teachers, their academic accountability and the age of retirement and terminal benefits like pension, provident fund and gratuity.
In addition, the Pay Review Committee has also been asked to, look into the anomalies arising out of the implementation of the last Pay Review Committee and suggest redressal for these.
To identify these issues which related to over 200 universities and over 6000 colleges affiliated to the University Grants Commission was in itself a gigantic task and for this, the Pay Review Committee decided to use a multi pronged methodology that involved interacting with various stakeholders like the Professors, Readers, lecturers—particularly those who have been appointed recently—in both universities and colleges, the Directors of Physical Education, Librarians, Vice Chancellors and various teachers’ Associations and Federations. Also consulted were Eminent Educationists, Public Persons, Ministers of Education in various states and Educations Secretaries and Directors of Public Instruction.
Also, special questionnaires were devised—one for universities and another for colleges—which were sent to over 200 universities and 6000 colleges for eliciting information regarding diverse issues and the those general conditions relating to higher education that has a direct bearing on teachers’ service and working conditions.
The Pay Review Committee has also received nearly five hundred representations and memoranda from individuals, institutions and teachers’ associations and federations which too have been scrutinized carefully to know about the concerns and aspirations of the teaching community in universities and colleges.
Having done this—which as you can appreciate was a formidable task in itself—the Pay Review Committee has held a series of meetings—some lasting over several days-to discuss and arrive at a consensus about various issues. In fact, we have just finished one such significant meeting that started yesterday morning and I am glad to share with you the fact that the members of the Pay Review Committee present here with me this afternoon have arrived at significant decision about these issues that can be divided into the following broad categories:
Revised structure of Pay and allowances for various categories of teachers, D.P.Es and Librarians
 Pension and other related benefits for social security of teachers, including the age of retirement and reemployment of teachers.
The quantum of Central government financial assistance to states for implementing these recommendations of the Pay Review Committee
A uniform date and manner Recruitmentof implementation of the recommendations throughout the country policy and eligibility conditions for various categories of teachers and Principals of colleges.
Opportunities for promotion under Career Advancement Scheme of both university and college teachers.
 Infrastructure and other support facilities for improving the quality of teaching and research.
Teaching work load and academic accountability of teachers.
Residual anomalies from the last Pay Review Committee and their redressal.
Each of these broad categories and many more issues were further subdivided into more focussed issues, including some of which are entirely new and innovative and are being considered for the first time to attract and retain talent in the field of higher education. Again these range from a better financial package to providing better academic environment for teaching and research.
1. Pay and Allowances
These include, among others--
(a) The possibilities of granting some additional incentives at the entry level, some kind of academic allowance or allowance for working in remote and inaccessible areas, etc.
(b) Questions relating to pay fixation and stagnation
2. Pension and other related benefits…
These include, among others—
(a) the question of invoking a uniform policy about the age of retirement and reemployment of teachers, to rid India’s higher education sector of the existing unhealthy inter regional disparities in this regard.
(b) Exploring the possibility of extending benefits like medical and general group insurance to all university and college teachers.
3. The Quantum of financial assistance…
These include the most crucial questions, among others—
a. How much assistance should the central government extend to states for a smooth implementation of the recommendations of the Pay Review Committee.
b. The period for which such assistance needs to be extended to the states.
c. Incentives that could be given to states for successful implementation of the entire package of recommendations of the Pay Review Committee.
4. The Date and manner of implementation…
The issues under this broad category include, among others---
(a) 01-01-2006 to be the date from which the recommendations of the Pay Review Committee should be implemented throughout the country.
(b) The manner in which it should be implemented so that benefits can be derived uniformally by all teachers without inter regional or inter- institutional deviations.
5. Recruitment policy…
The issues include, among others,
a) How to extend better financial and otherincentives to attract and retain better talent in the field of teaching in higher education, particularly at the entry level.
b) How new categories of teaching position need to be created to make the profession of teaching more attractive.
c) How and means can be devised to give a better financial deal to those who are working as contract teachers and guest faculty.
6. Opportunities for Career Advancement of teachers in both universities and colleges…
This is one of the most crucial issues before the Pay Review Committee. It includes, among others,
a) The manner in which the CAS can be made more teacher friendly especially in terms of creating more opportunities. The need for a third promotion for college teachers is engaging our attention in particular.
b) To look into the present conditions of eligibility and selection processes and suggest ways and means of making it more expeditions.
7. Infrastructure and other facilities…
This category of issues includes, among others,
a) examining the existing infrastructure and support facilities for teaching and research, particularly in colleges and recommendations for their upgradation.
b) To explore ways and means for providing some seed money to teachers both in universities and colleges for promoting research.
8. Teaching workload...
a) The issue of workload and academic accountability of teachers includes whether the classroom teaching load of teachers needs to be revisited
b) What kind of criteria need to be evolved for effective, transparent assessment of teachers’ work.
9. Anomalies from the previous…
One of the most challenging tasks before the Pay Review Committee has been to look at the anomalies of the previous Pay Review Committee and suggest redressal for some of most glaring ones. The total number of issues –some of them most crucial for the future of higher education and economic development of India –runs into no fewer than 100 odd issues. I am glad to say that a consensus on all issues has been reached in a series of meetings, including those held yesterday and today.
I can only say with utmost sincerity that the recommendations would give my fellow teachers more than what any rational thinker would call ‘a very decent’ deal.
This committee has deliberated on issues connected with higher education in a socio-economic and cultural milieu qualitatively so much different from what it was a decade ago, particularly in view of the demands of new global challenges in the higher education sector especially at the level of college education. It needs to be asserted that at the present juncture we have to think the best for the teaching profession vis-à-vis corporate sector and civil services. The committee is fully conscious of the criticality of time for the report to reach its final destination. That is why we have been working very hard to ensure that what is due to the teaching committee as a result of pay scales and improved working conditions should not come to them even a day later.

6th Pay Commission: When university teachers will get pay hike

New Delhi, Sept. 7, 2008: To most of the university teachers the question haunting them is that when they will get pay hike on the lines of 6th Pay Commission recommendations. Though central government employees are set to get their hiked salary from this month the university teachers may well have to wait a bit longer.
University teachers were hoping that they too would get similar hikes as recommended by the sixth pay commission. Around 5.5 million central government employees have got around 25 percent pay hikes besides hefty increment in allowance and other facilities.Several state governments including Uttar Hradesh, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Uttrakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh have announced to form committees to implement the sixth commission recommendations in their respective state.The UGC Pay panel review committee headed by GK Chadha has said that the committee has not completed its study. The message was recently conveyed to the HRD minister Arjun Singh who grudgingly approved an extension in the committee’s tenure.The committee has been asked toreview implementation of the previous decision of the government/UGC under scheme of revision of pay scales approved for university and college teachers, librarians, physical education personnel and other academic staff.To evaluate extent to which earlier recommendations in relation to qualifications, service conditions and pay-scales have been implemented.Toexamine the present structure of emoluments and conditions of service... and suggest revision in the structure, taking into account the minimum qualifications, career advancement opportunities and total packet of benefits available to them (such as superannuation benefits, medical, housing facilities, etc)

Early tabling of UGC pay panel report sought

NEW DELHI: In the light of the announcement of revised pay scales for Central Government employees, the Federation of Central Universities’ Teachers’ Associations has demanded that the University Grants Commission’s Pay Review Committee submit its report at the earliest.

“When UGC Chairman S.K. Thorat met us recently, he assured us that the committee would submit its report within 15 days of the decision on the Central Pay Commission report. We are concerned over certain reports that the committee may take another three to six months to submit its report,” said Federation president Aditya Narayan Misra on Wednesday.

The teachers federation has threatened that if the report is not submitted immediately it will observe a dharna and hunger strike outside the University Grants Commission office on Friday.

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Central varsities teachers call off strike on Teachers Day

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Teachers from 18 central universities have called off their strike Sep 5, keeping in mind that a number of teachers would be involved in the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) polls Friday, official sources said. The Federation of Central Universities Teachers’ Association (FEDCUTA), which has long been protesting the University Grants Commission (UGC) pay review committee’s demand for more time to submit its report, had planned to go on strike Sep 5.
“However, as we realized that many teachers of Delhi University (DU) who are a part of FEDCUTA will be busy on Friday with the DUSU polls, we decided to call off the strike,” Kamal Mitra Chenoy, professor in Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) School of International Studies, told IANS.
The association is now planning to organise a mass protest rally Sep 17.
The pay review committee was set up Sep 7 last year, with G.K. Chadha, former vice-chancellor of JNU, as its head. It was to submit its report Sep 6 this year. The pay review committee, however, demanded three more months to submit its report.
“However, I met Chadha and he assured me that it is just a matter of a few more days for the report submission. While we respect him and believe his words, that doesn’t mean that we will stop our agitation. That will continue until the report is actually submitted,” Chenoy said.
A total of 18 universities, which includes Jawaharlal University, Delhi University, Jamia Milia Islamia, Jamia Hamdard, Aligarh University and Assam university, are part of the FEDCUTA.

Centre, UGC to consider demands of teachers

Sirsi, Mar 15 (UNI) The University Grants Commission (UGC) has agreed to consider the long-pending demands of All India Federation of University and College Teachers' Organisation (AIFUCTO).

Karnataka University College Teachers' Association President Prof Lingaraj R Angadi, also AIFUCTO Executive Committee Member, told reporters here today that an assurance to this effect was given by UGC Chairman Sukhadeo S Thorat and Union Human Resources Development Ministry Secretary Sudeep Banarjee when a AIFUCTO delegation, led by its President Thomas Joseph, met them in New Delhi recently.

He said the AIFUCTO members had also staged a dharna in front of the UGC at New Delhi recently, urging the Union Government to fulfil their demands.

They were demanding, among other things, abrogation of privatisation and commercialisation of education from primary to university, concrete government order on constituting the Sixth Pay Commission and UGC Pay Review Committee, deletion of negative features in Central Advisory Board for Education Committee's Report on Autonomy and 50 per cent merger of Dearness Allowance with basic pay for all employees of colleges and varsities.

Profs can expect salary hike up to 200%

Top academicians of the country can hope for top salaries too. The faculty members of IITs and IIMs may see a salary rise as high as 200%, to bring them at par with global pay levels. Not just that, the pay scales will be relaxed and a contract system introduced for offering flexible pay packs to ensure that the best brains are not lost to the private companies.Despite the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations not having a direct bearing on their salaries, the recommendations made by a separate committee formed by the Union ministry of HRD—to be possibly submitted within six months—will have enough clues to take from the Commission recommendations to help country’s top institutes compensate their faculty members in the best terms possible. The exercise is to ensure that the faculty is encouraged, salarywise, to put in their best in shaping up the country’s top talent.“The recommendations will be based on what has been laid down in the Sixth Pay Commission, as has been the norm. And if this happens, then IIMs and IITs will be in a position to bring salary of faculty members at par with international standard. This will arm these institutions with the flexibility of deciding their own salary,” said senior IIM-A faculty and member of the Sixth Pay Commission Prof Ravindra Dholakia.
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6th Pay Commission and pay bands for all posts

New Delhi, Aug 16, 2008: With Union Cabinet’s approval, 6th Pay Commission becomes a reality. But people are finding it difficult to get news about pay bands, gratuity, its effects on Golden Hand Shake or VRS schemes and host of other issues.

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Pay Anomaly in the 8000 New Entry Scale

In Institutions those joined in 8000 scale fixed with 4 increments for PhD the basic is 9100. Those joined before 01.01.2006 for eg., 01.12.2005 in New Entry Group A 8000-275-13500 scale now got two increments. Totally Six increments. With new CPC Report now thier fixed pay is 22,670. But those joined after 01.01.2006 with PhD also going to fixed in the same Rs.22,670/-. If the new entry will get increment in Jan 2008 will be in the next scale ie., Rs.23,150/-. In case Jan 2007 means Rs.23,630/-. But those entered before 01.01.2006 and if that person will get increment on October 2008 will get the basic after freshly joined person. That means Junior will get more salary than Senior by 2 increments difference. Here the Pay Anamoly is noticed. Post your comments on this.

UGC Pay Review Committee

In our State Medical, Veterinary and Agricultural Universities the New entry Assistant Professor Scale is Rs.8000-275-13500. The same scale is also given for the lecturers working in the Arts and Science Colleges. The lectures selected for arts and science selected based on their Master degree qualification. They are usually completed their PG degree in 2+3+2 pattern. At the same time the Assistant Professor selected for Professional colleges completed their degree in 2+5+2 pattern. They spent 2 more years to complete their UG qualification and in PG their research period is one year. At the same time for arts and science PG degree their project period is only 6 months. So the faculties selected for professional colleges should get higher start i.e. Rs.10000-325-15200 scale (As per 6th CPC Rs.15600-39100 + 6100). It’s a very important one to implement in the next pay commission. Because compare to arts and science faculties they spent 2 more years for UG degree and 6 more months for research. In what way they should differentiated from the regular faculties?
Similarly the faculties working in Medical and Veterinary Colleges and Research institutes/centers should be paid with Non Practicing Allowance(NPA). Because not all the staffs working in these institutes/centers are doing private practice. Only very tiny percentage of people doing practice that too their residence is near to a town or city. For this reason the people working in remote area institutes/centers are not getting NPA is not a reasonable one. And the institutes/centers are nowadays located or created in remote areas. Even they interested in doing practice, faculties working in the institutes/centers are not having time to do it. It’s a fact. The UGC Panel Review Committee for the next pay commission should consider this as most important one. The Scientists working in ICMR, ICAR organizations and the Medicos and Veterinarians working in central service are now getting NPA @ 25% of Basic. And numerous states are paying NPA for their facultiesIf they paid with NPA they will definitely concentrate more on Teaching or Research aspect.
One more thing is the HRA. Nowadays in cities the house rent is increased unimaginarily to an extreme level. One young Assistant Professor should pay half of his salary towards Rent. Because of this the young Assistant Professors posted at cities are not interested to work I cities like Chennai and willing to get transfer to their native place. So the institutes located in Metropolitan cities are in crisis situation and lacking of young faculties in their department, because of the house rent. It’s not an affordable one to young faculties. So, the HRA provided by the state government should not be a fixed one. It should be similar to the recommendation given by the 6th central pay commission, that too cities like Chennai it should not be a fixed one. It’s as similar to the 6th CPC recommendations i.e., percentage based one. If it is a fixed one it’s a very difficult one to manage the house rent until next pay commission.
Compare to IT professionals the Government Staffs getting very minimum salary for the past 5 years. To compensate this the government employees should be benefited with some more allowances in addition to this like medical claim, accidental claim, children’s education support, tax benefit, Housing loans, quarters facility, travel allowances, internet and communication, etc. The UGC Panel Review Committee for sixth pay commission should consider all the things for the benefit of employees in Teaching and Research aspect.

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Interested persons/stakeholders are invited to give their views/comments on UGC Pay Review Committee in a concise manner by fax / e-mail / correspondence to Dr.K.C.Pathak Joint Secretary, Pay Review Committee University Grants Commission, 35-Ferozeshah Road New Delhi-110001 Fax:011-23386128 Tel:011-23386128 E-mail:kcpathak@ugc.ac.in