Teachers of colleges funded by Delhi government face salary crisis, blame CM Kejriwal

Unfortunately, teachers working in Delhi government colleges have not received their salaries for the past two months for the want of grants. The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) expressed that stopping grants and delay in disbursement of salaries is a brutal assault on teachers.

Many teachers have protested against DelhiCM Arvind Kejriwal over the matter. The DUTA President, Rajib Ray said that Kejriwal has not fulfilled his March 2021 promise made to the college principals about a Rs 28 crore grant, due to which teachers are facing difficulty.

The festive season is around the corner and but the teachers are facing difficulties in making ends meet due to the non-payment of salaries. On September 15, the DUTA had raised this issue with University Grants Commission (UGC) and also with newly-appointed Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh on October 20.

If the salary is not released immediately, then DUTA will intensify its agitation, Ray warned. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has also been approached to get the grant for these 12 colleges released.

Teachers' organisations have appealed to the Delhi government to release the grant prior to Diwali so that teachers can celebrate the festival of lights. The teachers are also facing financial woes due to COVID-19.

With the grant, only the salary demand of teachers and staff can be met, while arrears of pension, medical bills, Seventh Pay Commission are still pending.