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Mudigere MLA (Congress) Nayana Motamma said some 5,910 guest lecturers are working in PU colleges across the state, earning Rs 466 per day. For perspective, a labourer in a coffee estate earns Rs 600-800 as wages per day. allocation is less than 3%,” said Chandrashkehar Shetty, president of Forum of Former Vice-Chancellors of Karnataka While education requires 4-6% of GDP.
“Reconstitution of this sub-committee is under consideration following the cabinet reshuffle,” it added. Forum secretary Maheshappa H said: “Without teachers, what will students learn? With no permanent staffers, heavy-lifting is done by guest lecturers who are paid a pittance. “If we don’t pay guest lecturers well, then it’s a mistake on the govt’s part. In reply to a question by BJP MLA (Vijayapura city) Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, govt recently informed the legislative assembly that a cabinet sub-committee was constituted under the deputy chief minister to make appropriate financial recommendations. This committee, along with finance and higher education departments, held multiple reviews. “It is not that govt is unaware of the situation. Both Centre and state govts are not spending enough on education and health. Universities are appointing guest lecturers. They are paid so little, where is their commitment? Govt is announcing making universities into centre of excellence without offering basic facilities.”