DUTA observes ‘black day’ against 7th Pay Commission

Team Udayavani, Nov 16, 2017, 9:35 AM IST

New Delhi:  The Delhi University Teachers Association today observed “Black Day” to protest against the “retrograde” recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission.

“This pay revision through a mechanical conversion of the notionally higher entry pay and withdrawal of advance increments for MPhil/ PhD has negated the principle of higher entry pay,” DUTA president Rajib Ray said in a statement, adding that the glaring anomalies of the last pay revision was not addressed, resulting in downgrading of Assistant Professor at every level.

The pay revision has created a situation of compulsory stagnation for all senior teachers, including Associate Professors, professors and principals, owing to an arbitrary ceiling in their respective levels in the pay matrix, the statement said. “The DUTA will continue its protest and has called upon teachers to participate in large numbers in the protest rally from Mandi House to Parliament Street on November 21,” Ray said.