The exercise will cover non-teaching employees of 25 state-aided universities, along with permanent employees of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education and West Bengal Board of Madrasa Education
Kolkata: In a move aimed at addressing long-pending concerns over pay structures in the education sector, the Bengal govt has brought non-teaching employees of 25 state-aided universities and permanent employees of three major education boards under the purview of the 7th Pay Commission .
The exercise will cover non-teaching employees of 25 state-aided universities, along with permanent employees of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education , West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education and West Bengal Board of Madrasa Education. Among the 25 universities brought under the commission are Calcutta University, Jadavpur University, Burdwan University, Kalyani University, North Bengal University, Rabindra Bharati University, Netaji Subhas Open University, Presidency University, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal State University, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Babasaheb Ambedkar Education University, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences and Aliah University, among others. However, three organisations — the West Bengal Board of Madrasa Education, West Bengal Technical Education Council and West Bengal Vocational Education Council — have been excluded from the exercise.