Pending CAS interviews: Panjab University teachers’ body stages protest outside V-C’s residence

After the protest, the V-C held a meeting with the PUTA executive during which PUTA demanded that a complete schedule of selection committees for all pending cases be handed over immediately

The members of the Panjab University Teachers’ Association (PUTA) on Tuesday staged a protest outside the campus residence of vice-chancellor Raj Kumar against the pending interviews of the promotion of teachers under the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS).

PUTA members protesting outside the vice-chancellor residence at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Tuesday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

The teachers’ body also held a meeting of its executive before staging the protest. In the earlier meeting, PUTA had asked the V-C to hand over the schedule of CAS interviews by November 3, 2020.

After the protest, the V-C held a meeting with the PUTA executive during which PUTA demanded that a complete schedule of selection committees for all pending cases be handed over to them immediately.

According to PUTA, the V-C assured them that a complete schedule had already been prepared for all pending cases according to which all interviews would be done by mid-December.

However, the body demanded that the complete schedule be handed over to them by Wednesday otherwise, they would continue to protest. The body also asked the V-C to approach the Punjab government to get clearance for an early implementation of the 7th pay commission.

The teachers’ body urged the V-C to immediately convene a meeting of the syndicate to resolve the pending issues and demanded that senate polls be held immediately.