7.5 lakh university and college teachers to receive benefits under 7th Pay Commission

Manash Pratim Gohain| TNN | Updated: Oct 11, 2017, 23:14 IST

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The government on Wednesday extended benefits under the 7th Pay Commission to professors at central and state universities

The move, expected to benefit 7.58 lakh university teachers, will "help attract talent into academics,"

 the government said

NEW DELHI: The salaries of university and college teachers are set to increase in the range of Rs 10,400 to Rs 49,800.

A decision that is going to benefit nearly eight lakh teachers and other academic equivalent staff in higher educational institutions under the purview of the University Grants Commission and in centrally funded technical institutions, the Union Cabinet approved the revision of pay scales based on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission for Central Government employees on Wednesday.

Post the Cabinet meeting, HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said that the government extended the benefits of the Seventh Pay Commission for the teaching faculty of central and state universities and aided colleges.

"The move will benefit 7.58 lakh professors, assistant professors and others," said Javadekar, adding that the hike would be anywhere between Rs 10,000 and Rs 50,000.