Srinagar,14-Feb; A peaceful protest was held by JK PhD Scholars Association to highlight the various issues faced by the PhD scholars working in the various colleges and universities of Jammu and Kashmir.While speaking to the participants expressed their disappointment over the lack of comprehensive job policy, delay in advertisement of Academic Arrangement notification for the year 2022, the meagre salary paid to them in violation of equal pay for equal work norm. Lack of full academic session engagement, lack of winter/ summer vacation pay and using the nomenclature of Lecturer instead of Assistant Professor for Academic Arrangement teachers working in various degree colleges and universities of Jammu and Kashmir.“Due to COVID-19 pandemic and other local reasons, scholars have lost many precious years without getting any Job opportunity. In this regard, they requested the honourable Lieutenant Governor to kindly consider the increase in upper age limit for PSC and SSB posts so that career of many scholars could be saved who are about to cross the upper age limit in immediate future”, scholars added. The participants appealed to the LG to address their issues on humanitarian grounds. (CNS)
