EDUCATION-College Teachers in Maharashtra Barking Up the Wrong Tree

EDUCATION College Teachers in Maharashtra; Barking Up the Wrong Tree FOR the college teachers in Maharashtra, the times continue to be difficult Many of the' present difficulties have arisen directly as a result of the latest policies of the state government. The financial condition of the colleges, never very enviable, took a sharp turn for the worse in 1976-77 as a direct consequence of the state government- s implementation of the new 10+2+3 pattern of education, without any prior preparation. Even earlier, irregularities in the payment of salaries of college teachers and even worse malpractices were not unknown in colleges in the state. However, in the last year, nonpayment on time of salaries became far more widespread than before, particularly in rural areas.