Punjabi University to cut workload of officials doubling up as professors

Chandigarh | Thursday | 12th July, 2018

Summary:

The contractual workers, including security guards, and cleanliness workers have been demanding regularisation, while university officials claim they have no such provision. Other officials given 33 per cent concession in academic workload include, Director Public Relations, Gurmeet Singh Maan, Director Youth Welfare ,Gursewak Singh Lambi and others. Officials including, Registrar Dr Manjit Singh Nijjer, Dean, Academic affairs and controller of examinations, Dr GS Batra, Finance officer Radhe Sharan Arora are all professors given non-teaching positions in the University. When contacted about the matter, University Registrar Manjit Singh Nijjer said: “The university had notified the order earlier. The officials given 50 per cent concession in academic workload, include Dean, Academic Affairs Dr GS Batra, Registrar Dr Manjit Singh Nijjer, finance officer Radhe Sharan Arora, Dean research Dr Jaspal Kaur..