7th CPC to be extended to Teachers of Govt. technical institutions-HRD Minister

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7th CPC to be extended to Teachers of Govt. technical institutions-HRD Minister

KS Diwan/ royalpatiala.in/ New Delhi

Union HRD Minister, Prakash Javadekar while addressing a press conference in New Delhi today, informed that in a landmark decision, the Government has approved proposal to extend the 7th CPC to the teachers and other academic staff of the State Govt. / Govt. aided degree level technical institutions in the country, which will have additional Central Government  liability of Rs.1241.78 crore.

The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar addressing a press conference, in New Delhi on January 15, 2019.

He said that the Central Government will reimburse 50% of the total additional expenditure (from 1.1.2016 to 31.3.2019) to be incurred by these institutes for payment of arrears on account of 7th CPC implementation.

This will directly benefit a total of 29,264 teachers and other academic staff of State Government funded institutes. Besides, about 3.5 lakh teachers and other academic staff of private colleges/ institutions within the purview of AICTE will also benefit from the approval given today, he added.

7th CPC to be extended to Teachers of Govt. technical institutions-HRD Minister

The Minister said that the implementation of pay commission recommendation in State Government Aided / funded AICTE approved technical institutes will help them in attracting and retaining the faculty of high academic standards.