Burning updates: Chandigarh

Punjab Government has issued a notification about the 7th pay commission of lecturers.The Punjab Government has also issued a notification today regarding the decision to implement the 7th Pay Commission as per the pay scale of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to the professors of colleges and universities.

The spokesperson of the Punjab government said that,” The implementation of the 7th UGC pay scale from October 1, 2022 has been announced to fulfill the long pending demands of the teachers due to the neglect of the previous governments.”

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has also announced the recruitment of guest faculty teachers for the upliftment of the education sector and increase in honorarium of guest faculty teachers of colleges.