Andhra Pradesh government urged to resolve pending issues of faculty in institutions of higher education

In a letter addressed to the Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Kona Sasidhar, on Sunday ABRSM urges him to fill the 5,000 vacant posts in the universities, degree colleges and other institutions of higher education. | Photo Credit: File photo

Members of Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM) Andhra Pradesh unit have urged the Department of Higher Education authorities to resolve the long-pending issues of the faculty working in public universities and other institutions of higher education.

In a letter addressed to the Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Kona Sasidhar, on Sunday (June 1), the Mahasangh’s State president Y.V. Rami Reddy and State general secretary D.S.V.S. Balasubramanyam urged Mr. Sasidhar to fill the 5,000 vacant posts in the universities, degree colleges and other institutions of higher education across the State, to abolish the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and restore the Old Pension Scheme, to release the four pending DA arrears to the employees and to release the retirement benefits and other arrears to the retired employees.

They also insisted for immediate appointment of the State Pay Revision Commission (PRC) and fixing of the Interim Relief, to restore the earlier timings of junior colleges from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., implementation of GO No. 110 in all State universities and higher educational institutions and implementation of transfers in the government degree colleges.

Pointing out that though the government employees made monthly payments towards health insurance, they were denied the cashless claims facility by the hospitals, the Mahasangh leaders said the department should look into it and do the needful.

They said the government had paid only 10% of the employees’ dues and urged the authorities to push the redesignation file of the degree college faculty pending at the Secretariat. They also urged the government to appoint full-time Vice-Chancellors to the universities which did not have a regular V-C.

Published - June 01, 2025 06:11 pm IST