Chandigarh: Haryana education minister Mahipal Dhanda said the state govt was considering preparing a draft ‘Service Security Bill’ for professors working on a contractual basis in state universities. Consultations in this regard were being held with other concerned departments, he said.Dhanda replied to a question raised by two MLAs during the ongoing budget session of the Haryana legislative assembly. The education minister informed the House that the department received representations from the Haryana Universities Contractual Teachers Association (HUCTA) and the Haryana Universities Part-Time Teachers Association (HUPTTA), demanding the enactment of a law on the lines of the 2024 Service Security Ordinance. The proposal sought to provide service security to teachers up to the age of 60 years.Taking the matter seriously, Dhanda said, a committee was constituted with the approval of the chief minister, appointing the vice-chancellor of Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, as the chairperson. MDU registrar, Gurugram University’s registrar, and the dean of academic affairs, Kurukshetra University, were nominated as members.He said the committee was assigned the responsibility of preparing a detailed report covering all aspects related to service security of the concerned teachers. After receiving the report, the matter was again sent to the CM for consideration. Subsequently, on July 29, 2025, an important meeting was held under the chairmanship of the CM’s OSD to deliberate on the issue. After detailed discussions, it was decided that comprehensive data of the entire academic staff working in state universities should be collected in a prescribed format.The minister added that the Directorate of Higher Education issued a letter to all state universities on July 30, 2025, seeking the required information. The data received from the universities was compiled, and the complete report was forwarded to the CM for further action. MSID:: 128853918 413 |
