Maharashtra Teachers to get Sixth Pay Commission Salary Hike

The latest news on Sixth Pay Commission is for the Maharashtra College Teachers, who will now be getting the benefits of the Sixth pay Commission Panel Recommendations. As per the news, the Teachers, lecturers & Professors are all set to receive good salary hike following the implementation of the 6th pay commission for university and college teachers which is now reported to be "as per the central government recommendations".

By which date will the Maharashtra state Salary hike for teachers be applicable?
The salar hike will be effective retrospective effect from January 1, 2006. That means the teachers professors and similar staff members can expect a good amount of arrears in payment.

How many teachers and members will benefit from this decision of salary hike?
It i slearnt that 31,161 state universities and senior college teachers teachers will benefit from the salary hike. Though this will cause a big burden on the budget, as it will require Rs 2,266.20 crore of which 1,433.10 crore Rs will be bourn by the central government and rest Rs 833.10 crore will be taken up by the state government.

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Any other issues outstanding from the teachers side?
Yes.
The issue of NET/SET exemption has not been addressed by the government.
The news is that the techers strike may continue, till they get full clarification.

UP Teachers, Lecturers & Professors Sixth Pay Commission Salary Hike

The latest news on Sixth Pay Commission has brought news for the Higher education teachers of Uttar Pradesh or UP. As per the news, the Teachers, lecturers & Professors involved in Higher education are all set to receive good salary hike following the Chaddha Committee or Chadha Committee recommendations for the UGC or University Grants Commission. The UP State government has finally agreed to and issued the fitment tables, making way for the payment of "hiked salaries".

Are the Teachers really happy about this order?
The answer appears to be NO. The reason is that desspite the raised salary for Teachers, the order is late by 5 months, hence the Teachers are unhappy about the losses for those 5 months. Moreover, there are several key aspects that are missing. One such example is that increase in age of superannuation to 65 years and payment of arrears with effect from January 2006. All this will mean that though the salary will be hiked, the effective hike will not be that beneficial as compared to the central government UGC Teachers.
Moreover, it is reported that there is no change in the post and designation titles, as suggested by Chadha Committee, and implementation of government orders for family planning increment, HRA, child care and maternity leaves may have been left out. Details are still awaited.

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What is the reaction of teachers?
Surprised.
The Lucknow University Associated College Teachers Association (LUACTA) mentions that the missing of these several key benfits mean that the effective hike is not that beneficial. There are proposals for strike, if the issues are not clearly addressed by the state government by July 28, 2009.
It may also become a mass movement if they are successful in roping in teachers from all over the state for the proposed strike

Teachers, Lecturers & Professors Sixth Pay Commission Pension & Salary Hike

It seems tht strike is the buzz word around the Sixth Pay Commission. Recently, it was doctors who went on strike for Sixth Pay Commission implementation, and now its the turn of Teachers, lecturers & Professors from aided schools, junior colleges and degree colleges across Maharashtra to demand the implementation of Sixth Pay Commission. Not only that, the teachers and lecturers at the university have also declared that they will continue their agitation indefinitely.
When will the strike be organized?
The strike by Teachers, lecturers & Professors for Sixth Pay Commission Implementation will be on Tuesday, 14th july 2009.

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The demand is due to the pay difference of the state Teachers, lecturers & Professors with respect to their counterparts in the central government teaching institutes, which have already implemented the Sixth Pay Commission Recommendations for Teachers. Though the colleges will remain open, the teachers will be on strike.

Then, there are also some differences with respect to what Maharashtra state has implemented and what UGC or University Grants Commission has recommended. As per the news, the Maharashtra government did not make it mandatory for teachers to qualify NET/SLET exams. Later, when it was implemented in 2000, the teachers who joined between 1991 and 2000 were not required to pass these exams. So there is a descrepancy since these teachers who have not qualified the exams are not given promotions.
When it comes to other states, things appear to be better. Recently, there was news that The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to a school in the capital for not implementing the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission.
Let's hope that the issue settles down soon and the recommendations are implemented in Maharashtra, as it is affecting the studies of the students