KOLKATA: The college teachers in state will retire at the age of 60 years with all the benefits, including the 80% arrears lying with the Centre, which had insisted that if the retirement age is not extended to 65 years, the arrears won't be released to Bengal.
"I met the human resources and development minister Kapil Sibal last year and urged him to leave the decision on teachers' retirement age to individual state governments. He had asked me to write a letter to the Centre stating the demand. Accordingly, I had written to the HRD ministry," said education minister Bratya Basu.
According to state government sources, a reply was received from the Union minister on Tuesday where it has been stated that the Centre would release the arrears even if the state decides to stick to the existing retirement age of 60 years for the college teachers.
A senior higher education department official explained, "Between January 1, 2006 and March 31, 2010, the amount of accumulated arrears, a result of revision in pay scale, is huge. On Tuesday, we have received a letter from the Union ministry in which they have agreed that the retirement age of college teachers is in the domain of the state. They will accept the decision ofWest Bengal and release 80% arrears, which is equivalent to almost Rs 6,000 crore." Over 13,000 college teachers will benefit from the Centre's decision.
"I met the human resources and development minister Kapil Sibal last year and urged him to leave the decision on teachers' retirement age to individual state governments. He had asked me to write a letter to the Centre stating the demand. Accordingly, I had written to the HRD ministry," said education minister Bratya Basu.
According to state government sources, a reply was received from the Union minister on Tuesday where it has been stated that the Centre would release the arrears even if the state decides to stick to the existing retirement age of 60 years for the college teachers.
A senior higher education department official explained, "Between January 1, 2006 and March 31, 2010, the amount of accumulated arrears, a result of revision in pay scale, is huge. On Tuesday, we have received a letter from the Union ministry in which they have agreed that the retirement age of college teachers is in the domain of the state. They will accept the decision ofWest Bengal and release 80% arrears, which is equivalent to almost Rs 6,000 crore." Over 13,000 college teachers will benefit from the Centre's decision.
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