Several thousands of university and college teachers face uncertainty in their long-standing efforts to obtain their 7th University Grants Commission (UGC) pay revision arrears with the Centre reiterating its refusal to reimburse its share of ₹750.9 crore.
Blamed for the delay in submission of proposals for the scheme, the State government too has come under fire for its failure in releasing its share of the arrears. The situation has left the teaching community apprehensive of the possibility of losing their arrears amounting to over ₹1,500 crore for the period from January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2019.
In addition to approaching the Centre on multiple occasions to get the dues sanctioned, the State government took the issue up at various platforms. Parliamentarians from the State too have raised the topic in the Parliament.
