Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 12: Jammu University Teachers’ Association (JUTA) has sought early notification regarding enhancement of age of superannuation of the university teachers in Jammu and Kashmir, as announced by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha.
In a meeting held in the University of Jammu, JUTA office bearers discussed various issues related to the teachers and expressed a deep sense of gratitude to the Lieutenant Governor for announcing the enhancement of the age of superannuation of the faculty of all Universities in Jammu and Kashmir from 62 years to 65 years on November 23, 2022, which was a long pending demand of the JUTA.
Observing that the announcement was made as per UGC Regulations – 2018 published in the Gazette of India, JUTA urged the LG to order issuance of notification regarding the enhancement of age of superannuation as the delay is causing substantial loss to many superannuating faculty members of the Universities of J&K UT as well as academics at large.
JUTA also reiterated the demand of earned leave accumulation and encashment of 300 days for University teachers as per UGC Regulations-2018. Whereas, UGC provides for earned leave encashment of 300 days, the University of Jammu restricts the accumulation and encashment of earned leave to 120 days only, placing teachers at a huge financial loss, JUTA said.
The meeting was attended by Prof Pankaj Srivastava (President JUTA), Dr Manoj Bhat (Vice President) Dr Ravinder Singh (Secretary), Dr Yudhbir Singh (Joint Secretary) and Dr Sushant Panda (Treasurer).
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