Principals Association demands implementation of 7th pay commission report and UGC Scales

Jalandhar: Principals Association of Non-Government Affiliated Colleges of GNDU has demanded implementation of 7th pay commission in colleges. In a special meeting held at Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar, the Association President and the College Principal Dr Gurpinder Singh Samra said that the 7th Pay Commission had been implemented in 27 states of the country except Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. He appealed to the government to declare implementation of seventh pay commission with all  its arrears in the forthcoming budget session of the state assembly. The association also opposed the Punjab government decision to de-link Punjab pay scales from UGC pay scales.  

Dr. Samra said that the education in colleges was completely governed by UGC and MHRD guidelines, and guiding principles and standards for the working of educational institutions were administered by bodies such as UGC and NAAC. He expressed a concern that delinking the scales from UGC scales could result in dissociation of education set up in Punjab from the central one,  leading  to decline in various types of grants to the colleges, ultimately resulting in the fall in the overall quality of education. He  demanded the revocation of delinking decision, and implementation of UGC pay scales from 1 January 2016 in the larger interest of the education sector in Punjab. He also said that the Association supported the Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations in this cause. 

The occasion was witnessed by the presence of Dr. Ajay Sareen Vice President, Dr. GS Randhawa Gen Secretary, Dr. RK Tuli Joint Secretary and Dr. SK Arora Finance Secretary.