New Delhi, Jan 29
Human Resources Development Ministry has issued orders on revision of allowances and special allowances for teachers and equivalent academic cadre, Registrars, Finance Officers and Controller of Examinations in Central Universities and Colleges.
This also includes centrally funded Deemed to be Universities. The order has come into force with immediate effect.
The revised special allowance per month for Vice Chancellor will be 11,250 rupees, for Pro-Vice Chancellor it will be 9,000 rupees, for Principal in PG College it will be 6,750 rupees and for Principal in UG College, it will be 4,500 rupees per month.
The Ministry in a statement said, this is likely to benefit 30 thousand teaching and equivalent staff in Central Universities and 5500 in Deemed to be Universities. This will serve as a bench mark for 7 lakh teachers in State Universities.
