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10 pc EWS quota implementation in colleges, universities in 2019-20: Javadekar

Benefits of 7th CPC to be extended to teachers and other academic staff members of State Govt or Govt aided degree level technical institutions in the country: HRD Minister

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GUWAHATI , January 16, 2019 12:55 am
Prakash Javadekar

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Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said the Central Government has decided that from the academic year 2019-20 itself, 10 per cent Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota will be implemented across 40, 000 colleges and 900 Universities in the country.

It may be mentioned that there a large number colleges and universities in the northeastern region of the country.

Union HRD Minister Javadekar said this while addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday

This 10 per cent quota for EWS will be over and above the existing quotas for SCs, STs and OBCs and General seats.

Adequate additional seats will be created in these colleges and universities to implement the quota for EWS. The UGC and AICTE will be provided the operational mandate within a week to implement the quota.

In another major announcement, Union HRD Minister Javadekar informed that the Government has approved the proposal to extend the 7th CPC to the teachers and other academic staff of the State Govt. / Govt. aided degree level technical institutions in the country, which will have additional Central Government liability of Rs. 1241.78 crore, stated a PIB press communique.

Javadekar also said the Central Government will reimburse 50 per cent of the total additional expenditure (from January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2019 to be incurred by these institutes for payment of arrears on account of 7th CPC implementation.

This will directly benefit a total of 29,264 teachers and other academic staff of State Government funded institutes. Besides, about 3.5 lakh teachers and other academic staff of private colleges/ institutions within the purview of AICTE will also benefit from the approval given today, added Javadekar.

Union Minister Javadekar said the implementation of Pay Commission recommendation in State Government aided/funded AICTE approved technical institutes will help them in attracting and retaining the faculty of high academic standards, it added.

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