The move will benefit over 160 non-teaching employees of these colleges (Group A, B, C & D categories) who are getting pay scales on par with employees of Punjab Government; they will receive salary on enhanced rates from December 2024
A further 4% hike is under government review. Singh said that raising the DA to 50% would allow retiring employees to receive gratuity up to ₹25 lakh, compared to the current ₹20 lakh cap.
On Sunday, a protest was organised at the Sector 17 Plaza in Chandigarh as the teachers had planned to hold a candle light march towards the UT adviser’s house; however, police, who accepted a memorandum to be submitted to the adviser, stopped them