AIFUCTO ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY
23/2/1A,K.B.SARANI &
COLLEGE TEACHERS’ ORGANISATIONS
KOLKATA-7000 80
Prof.Asok Barman E-Mail:
aifucto.gs@gmail.com
General Secretary
(Mob)-09831276815
12.03.2012
PRESS HANDOUT, NEW DELHI -
DELHI PRESS CLUB CONFERENCE HALL
TO
Subject: For the favor of covering the
Press Conference and Court Arrest Program on 14, 15, 16 March, 2012
The AIFUCTO, the Federation of organizations
of university and college teachers associations of India in the
domain of state government. The AIFUCTO has been steadfastly working, with a
great degree of commitment to strengthen national integration, sustain the pluralism
of India and deliver quality higher education in class rooms.
You are aware that the pay scales of
university and college teachers are revised along with the every par revision
of the Central Government and the Central Govt. pays 80 per cent of enhanced
salary of teachers in the states.
Accordingly the pay scales
of university and college teachers have been revised by the HRD Ministry on the
basis of Chadha Committee Recommendation appointed by the UGC The MHRD order
was issued on 31st December, 2008 with effect from 1.1.2006.It was
noted in the HRD notification that 40 per cent of demands would be paid by 31st
March, 2009.The same order enhanced the age of retirement to 65 years.
Till
date there is a stalemate prevailing in the payment of arrears to the university
and college teachers working under the State governments’ control. Lacs of
these teachers are yet to get arrears owing to
the inordinate delay in releasing
the Centre’s share of 80% of the enhanced pay.
It is matter of great concern that every other section of the employees, Central or State has already been given the arrears due to them on account of revision of scales of pay.
It is matter of great concern that every other section of the employees, Central or State has already been given the arrears due to them on account of revision of scales of pay.
The College teachers
patiently waited and finally the MHRD notification on wage revision arrived
late three years, only in December 2008, though the effective date of revision
was1.1.2006 it is now almost two years and five months since the much-awaited MHRD
order was notified. We took up the matter with the MHRD and UGC many times,
held Dharnas in states and Delhi and requested the Central Govt. to release of the
amount as early as possible.We have been informed that the payment of central
govt. share has been linked to raising the age of retirement to 65 years and
the matter is under the consideration of the Central Govt.
Almost all the State Governments,
save the Madya Pradesh and Bihar, have expressed their reluctance to increase
the age of superannuation of teachers to 65 years as stipulated by the Pay
Revision Order, In fact
The retirement age in
states varies from 58 years to 65 years.
During the previous wage revision, a similar
condition insisted by the V Pay Revision order of MHRD to raise the retirement
age to 62 years from 60 years and the
funding to the extent of 80% by the central govt. was provided without attaching
any precondition of revision of the age of retirement.
The National
Executive Committee of AIFUCTO has been organizing various programs for the
payment of arrears without any result. We have observed 17th
February, 2012 as the PROTEST DAY through out the country is support of our
demands including the payment of arrears.
We have also demanded
that the on going privatization and commercialization of higher education be
stopped and a nation wide dialogue is held regarding various bills brought by the
government.
After patiently waiting for more than five
years (1.1.2006 to 11.3.2012), the NEC decided to launch next step of movement.
As a part of that the AIFUCTO members will stage DHARNA in Jantar Mantar, New
Delhi and court arrest on and from 14th March, 2012. Thousands of
teachers from all the states will participate in the program.
Our
next program, if this fails to achieve the goals, to organize nation wide cease
work.
We
appeal to the Central Govt. to take immediate steps so that the academic
atmosphere in higher education is not disturbed.
Prof.Tarun Patra Prof.Asok
Barman
President General Secretary
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Dear Friend,
We have met Sri Kapil Sibal,Honle
Minister,HRD. He assured the AIFUCTO leaders that he would resove the prolem
soon.
Asok Barman
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