7th Pay Commission: Mega Diwali bonanza for 7.5 lakh university teachers
"7.51 lakh teachers in universities will get benefits of the 7th Pay Commission. We must attract talent into academics," Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
In a major Diwali bonanza for over seven lakh university and college teachers, the government today announced that they will be getting the benefits of the Seventh Pay Commission.
"7.51 lakh teachers in universities will get benefits of the 7th Pay Commission. We must attract talent into academics," Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
The minister said teachers of all centrally-funded deemed universities and 43 central universities will get the benefit of the 7th Pay Commission.
He said the hike would be anywhere between Rs 10,000 and Rs 50,000.
Javadekar also said all assistant and associate professors of 329 state universities and 12912 colleges will also get benefits of the 7th Pay Commission, which will be restrospectively effective from January 1, 2016.
In July, the government had notified the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission on allowances with 34 modifications, with a total financial implication of Rs 30,748.23 crore per annum.
The pay panel's recommendations will eventually benefit over 48 lakh government employees.
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