IIT faculty to go on hunger-strike against new pay hike

Kolkata: Professors of all seven IITs in
the country would observe a hunger-strike on September 24 to
protest against alleged discrimination in pay-scales.

This was decided at a meeting of the professors held
at IIT, Kharagpur, here today, a spokesman of the Faculty
Council of the IITs said.

Although professors would go on hunger-strike, classes
on that day would be held as usual.

The spokesman said the pay-scales had been made in a
manner which would destroy the excellent status of the
institutes and not attract the best of talent in future.

Bureau Report