University of Mumbai’s teachers, protested at the Kalina campus, pressing for life insurance as well as promotion. University of Mumbai Academic Staff Association’s Members are demanding medical group insurance as well as general insurance.
Coupled with this, they also seek promotions in line with the Career Advancement System and opportunities under the National Pension Scheme accounts. Furthermore, funds that were issued by the Rashtriya Uchatar Shikshya Abhiyan were allegedly misused by the university, which the academic staff demands probe into. Audit of the university’s finance department and better treatment of teachers from the reserved categories are part of their demands.
General Secretary of the University of Mumbai Academic Staff Association, Balaji Kendre, stated that the union presented their demands democratically, but since the university hasn’t been reverting to their needs, they are compelled to resort to agitation. He went on to elaborate that if their demands aren’t met, they will be left with no other option, but to agitate at the Kalina and Fort campuses on 13th July. Post which, from 20th July the academic staff will continue to voice their discomfort if their demands aren’t fulfilled.
It is claimed that Ravindra Kulkarni, University of Mumbai’s pro-vice-chancellor did not respond to any calls or messages in regards to this.
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