Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann approves UGC pay scale for faculty

LUDHIANA: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday accorded approval for implementing UGC scales for the teaching faculty of Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) and Guru Angad Dev Veterinary Sciences University (GADVASU).
The chief minister said that implementation of UGC pay scales for the teaching faculty will incur an annual expenditure of Rs 66 crore whereas the same facility for teaching staff in GADVASU will bear expenses worth Rs 20 crore annually. However, he said, "This amount is nothing before the immense contribution of the faculty of both the Universities in giving fillip to crop production and allied farming activities."
PAUTA president Harmeet Singh Kingra said, "We appreciate the government's decision. Now we are waiting for the notification, although it has already implemented the revised pay scales in other traditional universities in September 2022." The CM also gave approval for implementing revised pay scales for the non teaching staff of both the universities.