Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Mar 16: Karnataka State Pre University College Lecturers Association has, in pursuance of various demands, decided to boycott PU answer sheet valuation work.

A meeting of office bearers of lecturers association and Karnataka State Pre University College Principals Associations held at the Legislators Home here took this decision. The meeting decided to undertake indefinite hunger strike at Freedom Park here from March 28 onwards.

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The associations have demanded for adoption of G Kumar Nayak Committee report as regards doing away with disparity in salaries of PU college lecturers. They also demanded special increment to principals who have completed 20 t0 25 years of service. They want the special allowance of Rs 500 that was being paid for lecturers appointed after 2008 to be merged with the special pay. These organizations have urged the government to withdraw an order issued to recover the special already paid to lecturers.

Both the associations said that four-phase action plan had been followed for meeting demands of lecturers and principals so far but the government has been delaying a decision on meeting the demands. Therefore, they said that they are compelled to boycott second PU answer sheet valuation work.