Muktsar college staff not paid for 4 months

Archit Watts
Tribune News Service

Muktsar, February 16

Teachers and the non-teaching sstaff of the Government College in Muktsar are a harried lot as they have not been given their salaries for the last four months. Notably, this is the lone government college in the district.

They said they have put up their case before the authorities many times, but to no avail.

They have now started a protest and taken the support of students as well. Some students expressed concern that if the protest lasts longer, it would hit studies as examinations were just a month away.

“We have brought this matter to the notice of the higher-ups time and again, but to no avail. Irate over the lax attitude of the authorities, we have started a two-hour protest from today. It will last for a week and thereafter, we will lodge a protest in Chandigarh,” said Prof Parminder Singh, Secretary, Government College Teachers’ Association, Muktsar.

He said, “The Class IV employees are suffering more hardships due to the non-payment of their salaries. As many as 22 teachers and 13 non-teaching employees are without salaries since September. The staff of the Government College in Jalalabad will also begin from tomorrow.”

Notably, this college does not even have a regular Principal for long time.

The additional charge of the post has been given to the Principal of the Government College, Faridkot.

TK Goyal, Director Public Instructions (Colleges), said, “The matter has come to my notice and the salary will be given in a day or two. Action will also be taken against those found guilty during the inquiry.”

Courtesy: The Tribune