Teachers, administrative staff protest over unpaid salaries in Kurambalur government college
Teaching and administrative staff at a government college in Kurambalur are protesting against three months of unpaid salaries. The staff, employed through Bharathidasan University, have threatened to stop classes if their payments are not resolved.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights administrative failures in salary disbursement for educators and the potential disruption of public higher education.
Approximately 20 teaching faculty and administrative staff of the Government Arts and Science College, Kurambalur. in Perambalur district staged a protest on Friday condemning the non-payment of salaries by Bharathidasan University (BDU) for the past three months.
Established in 2006 as a constituent college of BDU, the college was converted into a government college in 2019. However, the payment of salaries was assigned to BDU.
Staff working here were appointed by BDU under the category of guest lecturers and were paid on an hourly basis.
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