7th Pay Commission Pay and Allowances for UGC Teachers and Staff –
Cabinet approves revised pay scales of teachers and equivalent academic
staff in Universities/Colleges & centrally funded technical
institutions
7th Pay Commission Pay and Allowances for UGC Teachers and Staff – PIB News
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Government of India
Cabinet
Cabinet
approves revised pay scales of teachers and equivalent academic staff
in Universities/Colleges & centrally funded technical institutions
The
Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its
approval for revision of pay scales for about 8 lakh teachers and other
equivalent academic staff in higher educational institutions under the
purview of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and in Centrally
Funded Technical Institutions, following implementation of the
recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission for Central Government
employees.
The decision will benefit 7.58 lakh teachers and
equivalent academic staff in the 106 Universities / Colleges which are
funded by the UGC/MHRD and also 329 Universities which are funded by
State Governments and 12,912 Govt. and private aided colleges affiliated
to State Public Universities.
In addition, the revised pay
package will cover teachers of 119 Centrally Funded Technical
Institutions viz. IITs, IISc, IIMs, IISERs, IIITs, NITIE. etc.
The
approved pay scales would be applicable from 1.1.2016. The annual
Central financial liability on account of this measure would be about
Rs. 9,800 crore.
The implementation of this pay revision will
enhance the teachers’ pay in the range of Rs. 10,400 and Rs. 49,800 as
against the extant entry pay due to the implementation of the 6th
Central Pay Commission for the pay of teachers. This revision would
register an entry pay growth in the range of 22% to 28 %.
For the
State Govt. funded institutions, the revised pay scales will require
adoption by the respective State Governments. The Central Government
will bear the additional burden of the States on account of revision of
pay scales. The measures proposed in the revised pay structure are
expected to improve quality of higher education and also attract and
retain talent.
Source :
PIB