Overview
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav told a state Guest Faculty Convention on Friday that the BJP-led government has formed a committee linked to the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh to examine guest faculty issues and invited suggestions from teachers.
- The chief minister directed Higher Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar to set up an interdepartmental panel to study other states' practices and recommend a roadmap for regularisation and pay reforms.
- State reporting says a proposal to give fixed salaries to Atithi Vidwan in the higher education department is under active study but remains a developing plan pending committee recommendations.
- The government has already formalised several welfare measures, including 13 days casual leave, three optional holidays, maternity leave, an annual transfer option, and reservation with age relaxation in assistant professor recruitment.
- Officials highlighted continuing reliance on contract teachers—117 guest faculty were regularised in 2022 and 48 in 2024—and said the review will also seek to resolve an 11-month salary disparity in the technical education department to ensure uniform benefits.