Sir,
Recently the Government of Jammu & Kashmir enhanced the retirement age of the teaching faculties of Universities and of the Govt. medical colleges, from 60 years to 62 years. Though it is a good step but the teaching staff of Govt. Degree colleges and also of the universities, are not very happy on the decision because as per the guide lines / recommendations of the University Grants Commission, the retirement age of the teaching staff at both the places (Universities / Colleges) has to be 65 years and not 62 years. It is not understood that while extending the retirement age for university teaching staff, how the Government has firstly forgotten to include the teaching staff of Govt. Degree Colleges for this announced benefit and secondly the limit of 65 years has been reduced to 62 years ?
For fixing the qualification, pay grades, work load and other assignments for the duties of the teaching staff at both the places (universities / colleges ), are kept same while honouring the directions of UGC but here one finds that Government has given a step-motherly treatment to college teachers by not including them in this concession of raising the retirement age. Government has to reconsider the genuine entitlement of the college teachers which has been denied to them in this order while increasing the retirement age.
Earlier also a few state Governments had taken the decision to keep the retirement age of the university / college teachers at 62 years but at later stage with certain decisions / modification provided in the judgements of Honourable courts, this seems to have been increased up to 65 years. Our State Government can also become generous in further modifying its decision so that the grievances of this highly qualified and most respectable class of personalities are honourably attended for keeping their high spirit to the noble duties of a teacher, ever alive.
Yours etc….
J M Behl
Sainik Colony, Jammu.
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