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Tamil Nadu guest lecturers still waiting for pay rise
Eight months after a budget announcement, guest lecturers in government colleges have not received the promised honorarium increase.
In brief
Eight months after a budget announcement, guest lecturers in government colleges have not received the promised honorarium increase. Guest lecturers in Tamil Nadu government colleges remain unpaid on a promised honorarium hike from August, with no timeline for implementation. Originally reported by The Hindu.
Minister announces pay rise in August
On August twenty-fourth, the Higher Education Minister announced in Assembly that guest lecturers would receive a five thousand rupee hike to thirty five thousand rupees.
“the honorarium for guest lecturers would be hiked by ₹5,000 to ₹35,000”
Lecturers still waiting months later
Guest lecturers in government Arts and Science colleges in Tamil Nadu are still awaiting the promised pay rise, hoping for payment before the festival season.
Scale of the workforce affected
Eight thousand seven hundred forty one guest lecturers work in one hundred eighty one government colleges and seven government colleges of education.
Department says order still pending
The Collegiate Education Department responded to petitions that queries have been submitted to government for careful consideration and increased remuneration will be disbursed once the government order is received.
“the increased consolidated remuneration will be disbursed once the government order was received”
What to remember
Guest lecturers in Tamil Nadu government colleges remain unpaid on a promised honorarium hike from August, with no timeline for implementation.
