Tue Nov 12 18:10:15 UTC 2024: ## Aided College Teachers Demand CAS Benefits, Fee Regulation in Tamil Nadu

**Chennai, November 12, 2024:** The Association of University Teachers (AUT) has urged the Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister, Govi Chezhiaan, to extend Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) benefits to eligible teachers in aided colleges. While government college teachers have already received CAS benefits, teachers in self-financing colleges are yet to receive the same.

According to AUT president M.S. Bala Murugan, some private colleges have failed to provide the Directorate of Collegiate Education with details on teachers eligible for CAS benefits. The AUT further called for amendments to the outdated Tamil Nadu Private Colleges Regulation Act of 1976, emphasizing the need for regulations in light of the significant growth of self-financing colleges in the past three decades.

The AUT also raised concerns about exorbitant fees charged by self-financing colleges. Mr. Murugan advocated for the government to establish a fee fixation committee to regulate tuition fees for self-financing programmes offered by both aided and self-financing private colleges.

In addition, the AUT brought to light the non-payment of salaries for teachers appointed on an hourly basis in constituent colleges under Bharathidasan University. This issue was further highlighted during a regional stakeholders’ consultation meeting held in Tiruchirappalli on Tuesday by the Higher Education Secretary, K. Gopal.

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