Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 4: The office bearers of Jammu University Teachers Association (JUTA) along with those of Non-Teaching as well as Non Gazetted Employees Unions of the university today lodged a protest against the Vice-Chancellor and his administration for continuous betrayal on the promises made to teachers and other employees of JU from time to time.
The agitating teachers and Non-teaching employees gathered outside the Vice-Chancellor’s office and began their protest. Prof Pankaj Srivastava, President JUTA, led the protest and highlighted the issues faced by the university employees in general and teaching fraternity in particular.
The President JUTA said that despite best efforts and a series of meetings with the administration in the last six months, they have received zero response from the Vice-Chancellor and his administration.
The main issues and demands, highlighted by the university employees, included the rate of interest on GPF as per the UT Government, streamlining of New Pension Scheme of the teachers/employees, repair of allotted Staff Quarters and clearance of related files, etc.
The JUTA president also alleged non-adherence of UGC regulations by the university administration, particularly in case of promotion of teachers from the date of eligibility and counting of past service. The other issues raised by JUTA includes the academic positions to Non-teaching members of the University and re-advertisement of Open teaching positions after keeping screening on hold for a long time.
Prof Pankaj Srivastava expressed hope that the new Vice-Chancellor will take up these long pending issues on priority basis and resolve them at the earliest.
The President of the Non-teaching Employees Association, Dr Rakesh Chib also addressed the agitating employees and impressed upon the need of change in the attitude of the administration towards its employees. The delay tactics and creating hurdles in the clearance of the files related to the employees has become the routine in the University, he alleged.
Other, who spoke on the occasion, included Dr Manoj Bhatt, Vice President JUTA; Dr Ravinder Singh, Secretary JUTA; Dr Yudhbir Singh, Joint Secretary JUTA; Dr Sushanta Panda, Treasurer JUTA; Pankaj Gupta, General Secretary, NTEU and Vijay, President NGEU.
Later, representatives of the protesting employees also submitted a memorandum of demands to Registrar JU.
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