Guest lecturers have been waiting inordinately for a long period for the Higher Education Department to explain its position.
They have been told that they may have to work in May though their contract does not say so. Their academic year is mentioned as beginning in June and ending in April and their salary is calculated for 11 months, including the April of the previous year as the 11th month. The guest lecturers are ‘re-appointed’ every new academic year.
However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2021 May, they were asked to work but their salary for the month is yet to be paid. The lecturers are appointed for a consolidated pay of ₹20,000 a month. While the Directorate of Technical Education has issued an order terminating the contract of guest lecturers, the Directorate of Collegiate Education, under which arts and science colleges are placed, has not done so yet.
