DoTE to check pay anomalies of staff in colleges

Action comes after complaints that junior staff were drawing more salary than seniors against the UGC norms

For the first time, the Tamil Nadu Government has decided to track the salary details of the staff from all colleges and universities across the State in a bid to solve the pay anomalies. 

The Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE) move came when several faculties and staff from various institutions complained that junior staff were drawing more pay than seniors against the University Grants Commission (UGC) norms.

A senior official from the DoTE told that there is a rule to provide the financial details of institutions coming under the Higher Education Department.

“However, very few colleges provide the details and particulars of some institutions that are not sufficient to compare and justify the pay anomaly,” he said, adding that the colleges, which get their funds from the State and the Centre, have not sent the financial reports.” The official stated that during the scrutiny of the complaints lodged by the affected staff of the institutions, it was found that lots of discrepancies have taken place in the payslips.

“In addition, after few surprise checks in the colleges, it was found in some cases that the salary particulars furnished in the comparative statements were contrary to the entries made in the register of both seniors and juniors,” he added.

He said that the government has decided to revise the previous format and prescribe a new online format to verify the correctness of pay anomaly for solving the issue quickly without delay. 

Accordingly, the institutions should follow the new format for sending the salary details of the staff with immediate effect. The official said that action would be taken against the management if any college is found to have sent wrong details in the new format, which has been sent to all the institutions.

 

“The colleges have to send the details every month for verification,” he said adding that a separate committee has been constituted, comprising retired government college professors to cross check the details provided by the institutions. 

The official also said that every college should appoint a representative to clear the doubts of the authorities concerned in connection with the salaries of the staff.