Dear Friends,
In this troubled and critical time guest faculty has painfully learnt to hudle with each other. In spite of financial and personal complusions they have all come from far and wide, cutting accross frivolus govt "categories" of covered and uncovered, PTA and "PTA-self finance", eligible and non-eligible staff. The single hope they have in their mind is to get acceptence and credit for the many years of underpaid work they have done for the Govt. of Punjab. Ofcourse, they came together on calls of unity given by few leading friends who assured that their plight and demands will be taken to the right ears. Sadly this has not happened and cause and the majority of members are being taken for a blind ride. The end of this ride may be in favour of a few and majority may end up being used as "cheap crowd" to impress their leaders.
After assurances of transprency and full and proper communiction by our "leading members", there is enough going on behind the scene to create doubt. Rumors that are doing rounds are : "Only covered posts will get "pakke" and self-finance staff will be left as they are". While the onus of clearing the air on this issue was on our "leading members", who bekoned us to gather and contribute with both money and time, nothing concrete has been heard so far.
Another rumor says about supposed meetings being held with "recruitment and screening" commitee members of Govt. Of Punjab. Again, their is absolute silence about them by "leading members". While there is a talk about forming a three to five member "representative" panel to talk to these govt. nominees, no clarity is there as to the constituent members of this representative panel. If the members who have contributed their efforts dont have a say, a lot remains to be understood about the validity of this "representative-panel".
Situation is sad. The final few days of hope remain. Lack of clarity and presure from family, society and instutions is bending the back of all guest faculty members alike. No bias should be made in getting regularization of services, be it "self-financed" or "un-covered" or "in-eligible". All members should get permanence of service and credit of so many years of work done for the govt. Representative panel should have one member of every "category" of faculty.
There are around 220 posts of covered guest faculty. The total number of guest faculty is around 600. May it not be that 220 get "pakki naukri" and rest 380 feel cheated. After all it is not their fault on which post college put them. They have come to this job through the same procdure of recruitment as "covered" post staff. Even some have better qualifications.
Need is to remain vigilant and not "get used". Ask questions and try to find facts. A day of results is very near. Your actions can mean a job, and happy prosperous life.
