Awaiting Resolution: Guest Faculty Seek Job Security in Andhra Pradesh

Vizag News Online: In Andhra Pradesh, guest lecturers in degree colleges are hopeful for a positive resolution to their long-standing plea for job security. Despite contributing significantly to higher education, these well qualified educators often lack stable employment and equitable compensation compared to their regular counterparts.

Dr. Kilari Gowri Naidu, a representative of the Andhra Pradesh State Degree Guest Faculty Association, recently paid a courtesy visit to Deputy Chief Minister  Konidela Pawan Kalyan in Pithapuram town. During this visit, Gowri Naidu discussed the issues faced by guest lecturers working in Andhra Pradesh state degree colleges.

He requested the Deputy CM to provide job security for guest lecturers and pointed out that despite working very hard on par with regular lecturers, guest lecturers receive significantly lower salaries. He submitted a petition requesting the government’s support to ensure that the department provides a consolidated monthly salary instead of hourly wages. He also asked to facilitate the transfer of guest lecturers to degree colleges with vacant posts when regular lecturers are transferred.

Dr. Kilari Gowri Naidu, a representative of the Andhra Pradesh State Degree Guest Faculty Association submitting a representation to Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan at Pithapuram Town

Gowri Naidu reminded Pawan Kalyan of his promise made during their meeting in Chebrolu village on Ugadi last year, where he assured that he would strive to resolve the lecturers’ issues once the TDP/Janasena government came into power. Gowri Naidu stated that Pawan Kalyan assured him that he would provide his full cooperation in resolving the issues of lecturers who are shaping the golden future of students and that he would discuss the matter with the officials of the education department.

On the occasion of the recent meeting, Pawan Kalyan specially congratulated Gowri Naidu on receiving the youth literary award from the Konaseema District Writers Association. The meeting was attended by Kakinada MP Tangella Uday Srinivas, Kakinada Rural MLA Pantham Nanaji, Pithapuram Janasena In-charge Marreddy Srinivas, MLC and Pawan Kalyan’s Political Secretary Pidugu Hariprasad, former Telugu Desam MLA S.V.S.N. Verma, PADA Director Chaitra Varshini, BJP District General Secretary Gandi Kondala Rao, Pithapuram Town Janasena leaders Chelluboyina Satish, and others.