The Gujarat government’s recent decision to increase salaries for fixed-pay employees in grant-in-aid colleges has triggered dissatisfaction among the teachers, who are accusing the government of discrimination in the revised structure.

According to the teachers, while administrative staff with a graduate degree are set to receive ₹49,600, teachers with higher qualifications like NET, SLET, and PhDs will only be paid ₹41,000. Teachers are demanding a fairer and more equitable pay scale for all education sector employees.

The government has increased the pay of junior to senior level clerks and other administrative staff in grant-aid colleges by ₹16,224 to ₹21,100, ₹19,950 to ₹26,000, ₹31,340 to ₹40,800, and ₹38,090 to ₹49,600.

While administrative staff have received a significant pay increase, assistant teachers have only received a small raise.

Moreover, on July 1, 2024, the government allowed a 30% salary raise to assistant teachers of more than 300 grant-aid colleges.

However, the resolution of the salary increase issued on September 13 provides that the salary increase will be implemented from the date of the announcement. 

On the other hand,  Class 3 and Class 4 administrative staff on fixed salaries are slated to receive arrears for 9 months.

The Teachers’ Association has also raised this issue but has not received any response from the government. The association’s president has stated that both teachers and administrative staff are being treated unfairly and has demanded that the government address this issue seriously.

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