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Karnataka state government will soon clear the 51 months' salary arrears of lecturers of the Department of Higher Education. A notification on clearing arrears has been issued, minister for higher education Aravind Limbavali said here on Thursday. With this notification, the state government will release its share of the amount due to the college lecturers.
Unity professors whose retirement age was recommended to be extended from 60 to 62 years, will also benefit, higher education minister Aravind Limbavali told reporters on Thursday. Recruits who are on probation would be entitled for the pay after probationary period.

City compensatory allowance will be as per the commission recommendation. On arrears, he said that from January 2006 to March 2010, arrears will sum up to Rs 1,000 crore.
From April next year onwards, the state will pay the revised scale to lecturers, putting an additional burden of 30% on the exchequer, Limbavali told the media.

With the revised pay scale, an associate professor in Bangalore will get a total pay of Rs31,300 each month, while a professor will take home Rs63,500. The house rent and city compensation allowances are also increased to make it on par with the UGC scale. The college teachers are also eligible for pension, leave travel concession and medical allowance like any other government employee, Limbavali said.
Those casual lecturers, whose services have been regularised, are also entitled to the pay hike. The recently appointed lecturers will be eligible for the raise on completion of their probation period.

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