J&K Contractual Lecturers Protest Govt’s ‘Guest Faculty’ Order
Syed Mohammad Burhan | 13 February 2024 | Kashmir Observer
Srinagar- The contractual lecturers across various academic institutions of the Kashmir valley gathered at Amar Singh College on Tuesday to protest against a against a “government order”, transitioning them to guest faculty roles.
A circular issued by the Director Colleges, Higher education Department, Goverment of J&K issued on February 1, 2024 states that the Guest faculty shall be engaged by respective Head of the Institutions strictly as per requirement for teaching.
Earlier, contractual lecturers were compensated with a monthly salary of Rs 28,000, however, the new directive slashes their earnings to a mere fraction of what they previously received, leaving many in financial distress…