Academics to droop analysis work
Amritsar, January 12
A gathering of the district council of college and school lecturers from main faculties of town, together with DAV Faculty, BBK DAV Faculty, DAV Faculty of Training, Khalsa Faculty, Khalsa Faculty for Girls, Khalsa Faculty of Training, Hindu Faculty, SN Faculty and SDSP Faculty Rayya, was held right here on Thursday. They unanimously rejected the state authorities’s resolution to scale back the retirement age from 60 years to 58 years in its seventh Pay Fee notification for school lecturers.
Terming the choice discriminatory, they mentioned it was in opposition to the Grant-in-Help Act in 1979 by the Punjab Authorities, the place the retirement age of lecturers was fastened at 60 years. DAV Faculty trainer Dr Gurdas Sekhon, who can be a member of the PCCTU, Amritsar, mentioned aided school workers was not getting pension, so retirement age shouldn’t be as per the federal government staff.
“Additionally, the workers of aided faculties is underneath the governess of college calendar, which depicts the retirement age of 60 years for school and college lecturers,” mentioned Dr Sekhon, normal secretary, PCCTU. Additional Dr Sekhon identified that the UGC was recommending retirement age of 65 years for school/college lecturers whereas the Punjab Authorities was working reversely.
On this context, just lately the Joint Motion Committee (JAC) of Non-Govt Aided Schools Administration Federation (NGACMF), Principals’ Associations, Punjab Chandigarh Schools Academics’ Union (PCCTU) and Un-aided Non-public Schools’ physique additionally expressed resentment over the choice. All faculties will observe strike on January 18.
Dr BB Yadav, district president, PCCTU, mentioned it had been determined to boycott the analysis work in all the schools on January 16 in protest in opposition to discount of retirement age. “On January 18, all faculties will stay shut and memorandums can be submitted to Deputy Commissioners in all district headquarters as neither the Increased Training Minister nor the CM is giving us time meet them to lift our points,” mentioned Dr Seema Jaitly, Girls Convener (Punjab), PCCTU.