More than 100 non-teaching staff members of Kuvempu University who got promotions between 2012 and 2021 without prior approval from the State government, have been demoted to their previous posts. Besides that, the university has decided to recover the salary benefits the employees enjoyed all these years. Those staff members who were promoted as First Divisional Assistants and Senior Assistants have been hit.
IAS officer Lokhande Snehal Sudhakar, who took charge as the Registrar of the university on August 8, issued an order withdrawing the promotions and recovery of salary benefits on August 24. As a result, the promotions have been cancelled and the employees have been demoted to lower ranks.
The university administration gave promotions to the junior assistants and first division assistants as and when required, pending approval from the State government. Initially, 36 First Divisional Assistants were promoted to Senior Assistants. Later, more than 70 Junior Assistants were promoted to First Divisional Assistants. All these years, they got salaries from the government.
