Date: 19.04.2023
Press Release
DUTA'S STRIKE AND DEMONSTRATION AT UGC
DUTA'S PROTEST FOR ABSORPTION, OPS, EWS POSITIONS, IMPLEMENTING ANOMALIES COMMITTEE REPORT
Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) organized a One-day Strike and Demonstration at UGC to protest for absorption of teachers working in ad-hoc or temporary capacity, restoration of old pension scheme, sanctioning EWS teaching positions, implementing anomalies committee report, release of salaries on time, one time relaxation of paper publication/Ph.D. for the promotion to Associate Professor/Professor and other demands of teachers. A large number of teachers including many senior activists participated in this DUTA Demonstration and Strike with a complete success.
Addressing the agitated teachers, the DUTA President Prof. Ajay Kumar Bhagi said that the displacement of long serving ad-hoc teachers should be stopped immediately in the ongoing interviews in DU colleges/departments. The displacement of long-serving teachers is inhumane, and such an act promotes social insecurity and fear among the working ad-hoc teaching community. This is not at all in the interest of amiable academic environment where teachers and the university administration are expected to work in harmony with each other. The DUTA President thus reiterated the position of DUTA, committed to the demand of the absorption of the ad- hoc teachers.
The DUTA President emphasized on the pending arrears to be given to teachers as early as possible. Prof. Bhagi also demanded from the Central and Delhi government the release of teaching positions due to the implementation of 25 % EWS positions with immediate effect.
The DUTA President expressed his deep concern over the delay in receipt of grants in DU colleges for the past several years and said that DUTA is very serious on this issue. He further said that no stone would be left unturned on the issue of regularizing the grants so that all the teachers get their salaries on time and pensions to the retired teachers.
On the issue of the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), the DUTA President expressed his previous demand that the NPS should be converted into OPS as there are many Government sectors which have implemented it successfully. Now, it is time for the GoI to implement the same at the earliest.
The DUTA Secretary Surender Singh expressed his grave concern again over the issue of discrimination against the Physical Education teachers and said that the superannuation age of Physical Education teachers should be 65 years like the rest of other teachers. Dr. Singh further demanded that the provision of written examination for the post of Director in the appointment of Physical Education teachers and Librarians should be canceled with immediate effect.
DUTA Vice President, Prof. Pradeep Kumar said that any kind of injustice done against the teaching community cannot be tolerated and it would be fought against tooth and nail while the DUTA Treasurer Dr. Chaman Singh expressed his view that the DUTA‘s demand for the implementation of the Anomalies Committee Report be considered in its true form and spirit. DUTA’s Strike and Demonstration at UGC today has been a great success.
(Prof A K Bhagi) (Dr Surender Singh)
President, DUTA Secretary, DUTA
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