IMPHAL, May 3: Part time lecturers of the State appointed since 1997-98, today staged a sit in protest in front of the of the Ghanapriya Women’s College reiterating their demands for revision of their basic pay as per the UGC 6th Pay Commission and absorption of their services into regular teachers in colleges.
Speaking to media persons, spokesperson Sadique Rahman said the sit in protest was staged as part of the agitations launched by the association of the part time lecturers’ for their demands.
The association members had worn black badges as part of their agitation on April 30, he said and added that the association will continue with the present agitation till May 5 cautioning that unless the government act up on their demands, the association will launch other forms of agitations.
However expressing his concern for the students who are always at the receiving end whenever the teachers go on strike, he said the association always try not to let their agitation or demonstrations affect the students and manage to take their classes.
He lamented that the present state Education Minister M Okendro Singh on April 15, 2013 had said at a function at the Gandhi Memorial School, Churachandpur when he assured to entitle revised UGC basic pay to the part time lecturers with effect from April 1, 2013.
However there has been no such action from the side of the government, he lamented.
He continued that the part time lecturers are made to work at par with the regular lecturers though they are paid less and irregularly which affects them when it comes to their performing their duties.
The association further demanded immediate enhancement of remuneration as per UGC VI pay commission to part time lecturers serving in Government colleges and their absorption as regular assistant professors in government colleges.