KU administration urged to resolve issue of arrears of retired teachers

Warangal, Feb 5: The Kakatiya University Retired Teachers Association (KURTA) requested the varsity administration to take measures to resolve their issues including release of the pension arrears and appoint them as the adjunct professors in the vacant posts. President of KURTA Prof A Sadanandam said that they were yet to receive the 75 percent of the pension arrears due for the past three years. “We met Vice Chancellor of Kakatiya University Prof Thatikonda Ramesh and Registrar Prof T Srinivasa Rao and urged them for payment of these arrears at the earliest. We are also requesting the government to ensure release of the arrears,” he said. It is said that two more Dearness Allowance installments are still due for our teachers. The revised Additional Quantum of Pension (AQP) was implemented in 2021, but the arrears since 2020 on this count are not yet paid. “The additional payment of Rs 1000 and the difference arrears for 15 retired teachers on par with others who received it earlier may kindly be accorded and payment may be made at the earliest. Teachers who retired recently have not received any pension arrears so far, not even the first installment, Prof Sadanandam said and added that they also requested the varsity administration to pay all the four installments to them. “The varsity management should take steps to provide KURTA with some accommodation and furniture on the campus for conducting executive meetings,” KURTA General Secretary Prof V Ravinder said. The retired teachers’ body also requested the KU administration to appoint the retired teachers as adjunct professors in all the existing vacancies to strengthen the teaching and research in the departments.