OU non-teaching staff stage protest, seek pension benefits and promotions

A large number of non-teaching employees of Osmania University staged a protest on the campus on Wednesday, pressing for the implementation of pension schemes, promotions and service-related benefits. The protesters also sought regularisation of contract employees, EPF payments and annual increments.

Hyderabad: Pressing for a series of demands, a large number of non-teaching staff members of Osmania University (OU) staged a protest on the university campus here on Wednesday. They marched from Arts College and later staged a sit-in at the Administrative Building.

The staff demanded the implementation of the Old Pension Scheme for employees appointed between 2001 and 2004, and the Contributory Pension Scheme for those appointed after September 1, 2004.

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The protesters also demanded that the university issue internal notifications for promotions among non-gazetted officers (NGOs) and technical employees. They sought promotions to the posts of Assistant Registrar and University Building Division Officers, among others.

Other demands included EPF payments, regularisation of the services of contract and time-scale employees, annual salary increments, an increase in medical reimbursement to Rs 30,000, and the restoration of financial security benefits after retirement or death.