Punjab Government To Raise Salary Of Teachers In Punjab University

After five years of gap,Punjab Government has finally decided to increase the salary of Teachers in Punjab University. And also to implement the revised University Grants Commission (UGC) pay scales in alignment with the 7th Pay Commission starting October 2022, which will raise the salaries of college and university.

The move will benefit about 680 teachers of Punjab University (PU) who have not received a hike since 2018, even though the Punjab University Teachers Association  (PUTA) has been demanding the same for some time now. The teachers are looking forward to the notification being issued at the earliest.

Even guest faculty teachers who have been teaching for 18 to 20 years, will receive a hike in pay. Back in 2017, the board of finance of Punjab University had decided that they University should implement that University should implement the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission only after the same is notified and implemented by the Punjab government.

Then came a long wait to receive the approval of the State government following which the University was to approach the education ministry for the grant so that the 7th Central Pay Commission could be implemented.