Guest lecturers stage demo wearing black badges
The Hindu
Wearing black badges, guest lecturers of 10 government arts and science colleges that were earlier constituent units of Bharathidasan University continued their third phase of agitation for the second
Wearing black badges, guest lecturers of 10 government arts and science colleges that were earlier constituent units of Bharathidasan University continued their third phase of agitation for the second day on Tuesday.
On Monday, the guest lecturers posted hand-written letters to the Governor, Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister, demanding their unpaid salaries for the past five months.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists