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Aided-college teachers, affiliated to MUTA (Madurai Kamaraj University, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Mother Teresa Women’s University and Alagappa University) and the Association of University Teachers (AUT), continued their protestation for the 3rd time connected Wednesday extracurricular the bureau of the Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education at Sellur here demanding Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) benefits.
As the teachers person been protesting for much than 19 days, staging a demonstration outside the RJD office was 1 of their strategies to pull the attraction of the State government to their demands.
A.T. Senthamarai Kannan, wide secretary, MUTA, said their key demand passim the protestation was immediate sanction of the CAS payment on with arrears.
As per the Government Order of the Higher Education Department issued successful 2021, the CAS benefits should person reached each eligible lecturers. But owed to the disorder successful the G.O., it was not decently implemented, helium added.
When their counterparts successful authorities colleges had received each benefits, including their salaries, aided-college teachers were not extended the benefits, helium noted.
“It has been much than 4 years since the orders were issued. A section of the aided-college teachers is present near retired successful receiving immoderate benefits. But almost all staff successful bluish and occidental districts person already received the benefits,” helium claimed.
Mr. Senthamarai Kannan said the authorities had to allot conscionable ₹12 crore to settee each the arrears to the teachers. “When they could administer respective payment measures and schemes, wherefore are we, who are rightfully entitled to person money, being neglected connected the pretext of deficiency of funds?,” helium questioned.
Although the Minister for Higher Education had informed AUT — MUTA representatives that a argumentation determination was made to supply CAS benefits starting January 2026, nary factual steps had been taken to see these benefits successful the existent wage structure, the protesters alleged.
