Under fire from the Opposition over its decision to recruit teaching and non-teaching staff in Universities through Haryana Public Service Commission and
Haryana Staff Selection Commission, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar
on Wednesday announced to withdraw the decision and constitute a committee to take a final decision regarding appointment in Universities.
The Chief Minister, while speaking in the State Assembly said that a five members committee would be constituted for taking decisions regarding appointments to different posts in the universities of the State.
This committee will include, the representative of the Governor (Chancellor), Principal Secretary of Higher Education Department, and Vice Chancellors of three universities will be included.
The committee will submit its report in 15-20 days, he said.
We have withdrawn the letter sent to the Universities earlier regarding recruitments to be made through HPSC and HSSC, he said.
The Chief Minister further said that the instructions of UGC will be complied with. The appointments in Universities will be done in a transparent manner and on the basis of merit only. The autonomy of universities will remain intact, he added.
During a calling attention motion on the issue on December 17, the opposition had lashed out at the BJP-JJP led Haryana Government for interfering in the recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff of Universities in the state and had demanded withdrawal of the decision.
The Chief Minister further informed the House that Numberdars will not be removed in the state. The monthly honorarium of Numberdars has been increased from Rs 1500 to Rs 3000 by the government. Along with this, Rs. 7000 is being given to them as mobile expenses, he said. He also said that due to COVID-19, the MLAs who still have not received Rs 5 crore for development works in their respective constituencies, the same would be released by March 31, 2022.
Khattar also announced that a new system will be started in the House under which the written answers to the questions raised by the MLAs in the Zero hour will be given by the State Government to the concerned MLA within a period of one month.
DA of Govt employees increased
The Chief Minister announced to increase the DA rates from 28 percent to 31 percent for the government employees and pensioners, on the lines of the Central Government.
This will put an additional burden of Rs 672 crore on the state’s treasury annually. He also announced that the Haryana Government would increase the employer’s contribution from 10 percent to 14 percent with effect from January 1, 2022, on the lines of the Central Government, under the New Pension Scheme for its employees. With the implementation of this decision, employees will get the benefit of Rs 25 crore monthly and Rs 300 crore annual.