PUTA -VC differences come to fore in Punjabi university
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
Once again, the gap between Punjabi university teachers association (PUTA) and its vice chancellor Ravneet Kaur IAS, widens today, when 90 percent of the teaching faculty holding additional charges, resigned from their posts, in protest.
As per available information, 28 teachers, including 8 Hod’s has resigned from their additional charges, bringing halt in the working of the university.
As per sources, those who resigned, includes dean academic affairs, which is the second most powerful post after vice chancellor, registrar, controller of examination, dean colleges, additional dean research, director IQAC cell, dean directorate of international students, additional dean alumni, additional dean student’s welfare, director women’s studies, 8 head of the departments.
When contacted the Punjabi university teacher’s association general secretary Avneet Pal Singh, he said “we had already mailed the mass resignation of teachers to the vice chancellor, under the covering letterhead on her mail. She is holding the promotional letters of the university staff. Moreover, she acts like a bureaucrat, with the teaching faculty, committee members. We are also a grade one level officers.”
When contacted the vice chancellor of Punjabi University, Ravneet kaur, IAS, she said “I had received just a letter from PUTA, giving information about the mass resignations of the faculty, holding dual charges, not the resignation. Moreover, I had called the dean academic affairs, registrar and PUTA members, to sort out the differences, and they are now coming for the meeting.
On the allegation by PUTA of holding the university staff promotions, she said “ the promotion is to be passed by the syndicate. I had asked them to send the agenda for the upcoming syndicate meeting, but they are holding it for the last one week. Moreover, I had asked them that we will clear all the syndicate agendas in a phased manner, every month. Our first priority in the syndicate meeting is to extend the service period of daily wagers, contractual employees, passing the budget, financial sanctions and other high priority issues. Its no point of holding of any one’s promotion and every one will be promoted from the date, they are eligible.”
March 25,2021
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