CPI demands renewal of services of contract professors
The Communist Party of India has urged the government to renew the contracts of professors working in society-run colleges. The party also called for the regularization of these educators who currently earn a monthly salary of 40,000 rupees.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing labor disputes regarding job security and fair compensation for contract-based academic staff in public institutions.
The Communist Party of India has demanded renewal of services of professors appointed on contract basis in colleges run by Government Societies in the Union Territory.
Party secretary A. M. Saleem in a statement said services of professors working on contract basis in Society-run colleges were not extended after July. The professors were working on a meagre monthly salary of ₹40,000. The Chief Minister should intervene to renew their service contracts and regularise their employment, the statement said.
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