CHANDIGARH: Regardless of clearance of 175 school promotions throughout numerous disciplines beneath the Profession Development Scheme (CAS) in 2023, many academics are nonetheless awaiting related wage advantages.
Though permitted by the governing physique, delay in receiving revised salaries stems from logistical challenges within the audit course of.
In accordance with pointers set by the College Grants Fee (UGC), the promotion course of entails a number of phases. These pointers contemplate elements similar to expertise and scoring standards. Upon software, every file undergoes preliminary screening by a department-level committee comprising an skilled, a dean, a chairperson and the vice-chancellor to make sure pre-filtering and forestall potential points. Regardless of receiving clearance for promotion, academics attribute delay in receiving revised salaries to extra audits by the finance division and UT-led auditors for educational efficiency. Within the PUTA GBM, Jayanti Gupta stated that the clearance of 175 circumstances shouldn’t be deemed resolved till revised pay scale was acquired following an audit. PUTA President Amarjit Naura stated, “Although we are streamlining the CAS promotion process with the help of the VC, the issue regarding the audit must be examined discreetly. Teachers already undergo numerous assessments through APIs, so we oppose additional academic audits. The purpose of APIs is not within the purview of the audit.”
O n the difficulty of CAS promotions, the vice-chancellor responded within the Senate, “It is primarily a document audit. If everything aligns with the eligibility criteria, there shouldn’t be any problems. However, issues may arise if rules are not adhered to properly, even on our end.” School member Parveen Goyal stated that contemplating the challenges confronted by academics through the promotion and increment course of, they need to obtain their entitlements promptly.
A letter from the UT to the college in Aug acknowledged that no such audits would happen. Nonetheless, it was later retracted with causes undisclosed. A former auditor stated, “To be honest, an auditor does not intend to target individuals. The files come from the establishment to finance and then to us. Our primary goal is to return them to finance if any discrepancies are found. Many times, varsity administration calls the person to come directly to us. Yes, interpretations of scores may vary, but if everything is correct, it hardly takes three to four days”
Though permitted by the governing physique, delay in receiving revised salaries stems from logistical challenges within the audit course of.
In accordance with pointers set by the College Grants Fee (UGC), the promotion course of entails a number of phases. These pointers contemplate elements similar to expertise and scoring standards. Upon software, every file undergoes preliminary screening by a department-level committee comprising an skilled, a dean, a chairperson and the vice-chancellor to make sure pre-filtering and forestall potential points. Regardless of receiving clearance for promotion, academics attribute delay in receiving revised salaries to extra audits by the finance division and UT-led auditors for educational efficiency. Within the PUTA GBM, Jayanti Gupta stated that the clearance of 175 circumstances shouldn’t be deemed resolved till revised pay scale was acquired following an audit. PUTA President Amarjit Naura stated, “Although we are streamlining the CAS promotion process with the help of the VC, the issue regarding the audit must be examined discreetly. Teachers already undergo numerous assessments through APIs, so we oppose additional academic audits. The purpose of APIs is not within the purview of the audit.”
O n the difficulty of CAS promotions, the vice-chancellor responded within the Senate, “It is primarily a document audit. If everything aligns with the eligibility criteria, there shouldn’t be any problems. However, issues may arise if rules are not adhered to properly, even on our end.” School member Parveen Goyal stated that contemplating the challenges confronted by academics through the promotion and increment course of, they need to obtain their entitlements promptly.
A letter from the UT to the college in Aug acknowledged that no such audits would happen. Nonetheless, it was later retracted with causes undisclosed. A former auditor stated, “To be honest, an auditor does not intend to target individuals. The files come from the establishment to finance and then to us. Our primary goal is to return them to finance if any discrepancies are found. Many times, varsity administration calls the person to come directly to us. Yes, interpretations of scores may vary, but if everything is correct, it hardly takes three to four days”
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