MLC objects to govt. order on payment of salaries to guest lecturers from student fees
MLC Madhu G. Madegowda has formally requested the Karnataka government to withdraw an order requiring universities to pay guest lecturer salaries from student fees. He argues that the financial burden is unsustainable for institutions like Mandya University and threatens the affordability of education for rural students.
Why it matters
This highlights a growing conflict between state-mandated academic staffing requirements and the financial autonomy of public universities in India.
MLC Madhu G. Madegowda has urged the government to immediately withdraw the Higher Education Department’s order directing universities to pay the salaries of the guest lecturers appointed to Government first grade college from the fees collected from the students.
The article reports on a specific political objection and provides the arguments from both the MLC and the context of the government order without editorializing.
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