Telangana: Assistant Professors write to Kakatiya Medical College Principal over non-payment of salary
The letter observed that the doctors were forced to take loans to meet their daily needs. It read, "We are forced to approach loans to meet the daily needs of us and our families. We are working similarly to regular Asst Professors but we are facing delayed and irregular payment of salaries." Requesting the principal to look into the matter, the letter said, "Consider our request of regular payment of salaries on par with Regular Asst Professors.";
Hyderabad: Requesting regular payment of salaries, the assistant professors employed on a contractual basis in Kakatiya Medical College wrote a signed letter to the Principal on 13th October 2022 complaining that they are facing irregular and delayed payment of salaries despite working same as the regular Assistant Professors.
Around 44 assistant professors received a salary only twice in the past eight months, even though they have been working for one year now. The contract period for the professors is one year, and the contracts were renewed again for most doctors in March this year. However, they have not been receiving their salary for the last 5 months.
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The letter observed that the doctors were forced to take loans to meet their daily needs. It read, "We are forced to approach loans to meet the daily needs of us and our families. We are working similarly to regular Asst Professors but we are facing delayed and irregular payment of salaries." Requesting the principal to look into the matter, the letter said, "Consider our request of regular payment of salaries on par with Regular Asst Professors."
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