27-09-2019
Today we have received the first salary on 7th pay (for Aug 2019 month), the outcome of the eleven months efforts.
09-09-2019
Today a High Tea was arranged in RIVER as an accolade to the efforts of the JAC
04-09-2019
Today we had a get together as part of thanks giving and congratulating ourselves for the achievement of the 7th pay G.O. for society college, this meet was organized by MTPG & RIHS

31-08-2019
Today we have met the MLA’s Thiru. Anantharaman and Thiru Siva, Chief Minister and Education Minister who have helped to obtain our 7th pay G.O.
30-08-2019
Today we had the EC meeting of our JAC to congratulate among ourselves for the Greatest Achievement Ever in the history of Society Colleges from the time of its inception.

29-08-2019
The G.O. related to implementation of 7th pay for the Govt. Society College Teachers was issued today due to the continuous efforts taken by the PGSCS-JAC.
28-08-2019
Pondicherry Budget 2019-20 was presented today by the Chief Minister, in that the 60th point is related to implementation of 7th pay scales to the Govt. Society Colleges of Puducherry.
It was learnt that the Govt. Society Colleges related file may be cleared by Lieutenant Governor
26-08-2019
From today we have suspended the sit in protest and returned back to our works, today evening we went to Secretariat and Ministers office to get the acknowledgement for the submission of letter (Suspension of sit in protest). We heard that our file was going to be sent to LG for final approval and we will be getting our G.O. at the earliest.
21-08-2019
We had a JAC meeting to discuss the emergency issue arised due to starting the sit in strike
20-08-2019
As informed early to the government, we have started the Sit-in protest from today in all the society colleges in the 4 regions of Pondicherry.
13-08-2019
Chief Secretary has cleared the G.O. however, it was again routed to Education Minister and Chief Minister, as the CM has to decide on the issuance of the G.O., whether by himself or state administrator (Lieutenant Governor). So I think the 7th pay scales was not going to be reflected on our August salary.
09-08-2019
The last gate meeting was organized in the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (RIVER), Kurumbapet, Pondicherry and in Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research (PAJANCOA & RI), Karaikal.
08-08-2019
The gate meeting was organized in the Women’s polytechnic college, Lawspet (one of the PIPMATE institutions) and the President, JAC has addressed the gathering of the teaching and non-teaching members of IGMC


07-08-2019
The gate meeting was organized in the IGMC & RI campus and the President, JAC has addressed the gathering of the teaching and non-teaching members of IGMC

06-08-2019
The Gate meeting was successfully organized in the BPK, Ariyankuppam and the President, JAC has addressed the gathering of teaching and non teaching

05-08-2019
The gate meeting was conducted in the Pondicherry Engineering College. The gathering was addressed by PGSCS-JAC president around 4.30 pm evening

The President, JAC addressed the gathering of the doctors in IGMC & RI today at 11 am, mainly to sensitize the 7th pay issue among doctors

02-08-2019
The gate meeting was conducted in the Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences (MTPG & RIHS), Puducherry. The gathering was addressed by PGSCS-JAC president

01-08-2019
As per the Gate meeting planned in the EC meeting of the PGSCS-JAC today we had the one in the Kasturba College, Vilayanur

31-07-2019
Today we had a EC meeting pertaining to obtain the G.O. for the 7th pay scales recommendation for the Govt. Society Colleges, the following the important resolutions are: holding gate meetings (to sensitize, appraise the line of action carried out from the PGSCS-JAC and government) and to go on indefinite sit-in strike till we obtain the G.O.
Holding gate meetings in each institutions as per the following schedule:
01.08.2019 PONSHE Institutions in Pondicherry and Karaikal.
02.08.2019 Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences (MTPG & RIHS), Puducherry.
05.08.2019 Pondicherry Engineering College and Perunthalaivar Kamarajar College of Education (PKCE), Karaikal.
06.08.2019 Barathiyar Palkalai Kudam, Puducherry
07.08.2019 Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute (IGMC&RI), Puducherry
08.08.2019 PIPMATE Institutions in all four regions
09.08.2019 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Puducherry and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture & Research Institute, Karaikal
From 20-08-2019 indulge in indefinite sit-in protest in all the four regions of Puducherry
29-07-2019
Today we again met CM regarding the G.O. related to the 7th pay, however, the whole meet went in a negative sense and if we enter into indefinite strike we have been threatened officially that we may need to meet official sanctions.
24-07-2019
We got a positive message (as a proposal was submitted to government for implementation of 7th pay for society colleges) from the Director, Higher and Technical Education, Puducherry as an action taken against the grievance we submitted on 08-12-2018 in the Centralized Public Grievance Redress And Monitoring System (CP-GRAMS)

16-07-2019
In budget Central government has allocated 1,545 crores to the UT of Puducherry, in order to reduce the financial burden incurred by Pondicherry Government (Lok sabha question) for the implementation of 7th pay scaled to employees, this was stated in writing by Kishan Reddy, Union minister of State for Home affairs in the Parliament

13-07-2019
Today we met CM and EM regarding the 7th pay letter files, for the stept (budgetary provision and financial concurrence) taken by them for the implementation
17-06-2019
Today we met the budget officer, for the first time we got a good signal from him that we will be surely getting the 7th pay scales from Aug 2019 positively.
27-03-2019
The file was again re-worked with all the details of the 7th for all the 21 colleges and today it has reached the Under Secy and may reach DC office today.
09-03-2019
Today met CM to thank him for fulling his promise of the Cabinet decision to implement 7th pay to the society colleges in Pondicherry, we were yet receive the G.O. which may be released within a couple of days

07-03-2019
Today we have got a confirmation news that our 7th pay is going to be implemented from 1-4-2019, we congratulated ourselves, really I am proud to be a member of this JAC

02nd March 2019
Today we received both the Degree and Diploma AICTE regulations published in gazette, I felt we are the verge of finishing the task successfully (implementation of 7th pay for all the 18 Govt. Society colleges)
27th Feb 2019
We met CM around 10.45 am in his cabin, he again said he told he will implement it on 1st April, now its only Feb, his answering only caused dissatisfaction for our colleagues. We can to the idea of protest against government.

26th Feb 2019
Today a G.O. was issued for the Govt colleges related to implementation of the 7th pay for college teachers, our whatsapp group was so sad and we have decided to meet CM tommrow morning
20th Feb 2019
We met again today Chief minister with the help from Mr. John Kumar, special representative of Puducherry Administration in New Delhi, CM assured that it will done by cabinet circulation and the election code of conduct will not affect the process.

8th Feb 2019
Met the Chief Secretary and Finance Secretaries to enlighten them about our position in getting the 7th pay at earliest before the announcement of code of conduct for election.
6th Feb 2019
Personally met Chief Minister in assembly and emphasised on the issue of Govt. order at the earliest, he too agreed and told, it will be done as per promise
29th Jan 2019
Today we had a press meet on Press Club thanking the politicians, secretaries and the media personals who helped to achieve our demands. We also officially issued a call back notice of our indefinite notice to all the secretaries / directors / principals of the 18 autonomous (society) institutions
28th Jan 2019
We hope that this could be the last day of our boycott, as we will receive a good message by today evening. Today we had our protest demonstration near DHTE as per our planning and further went to meet CM around 7.15 pm and we got the message from him that “7th pay scale will be implemented to all Govt Society Colleges Teachers and Non- teaching staff on the same day of implementation for Govt colleges”


27th Jan 2019
We continued the boycott and today, as its Sunday, IGMC & RI is the main participating institution, around 11.30 we got a call from CM office for a meeting, however due to non-availability of some ministers it was re-scheduled to 28-01-2019.
26th Jan 2019
We continued the boycott as usual, as its the Republic day, all the participating institutions were on holiday except IGMC & RI, so they successfully continued. Today we had a JAC meeting and decided to make Govt to implement the 7th pay from 1-4-2019 or earlier than that.

25th Jam 2019
The protest continued for the 8th day, as the govt informed they will further talk to us on 27-1-2019, till that we continued our boycott, one interesting thing happened it Chief minister has visited MTPG & RIHS today evening, as the employees were continuing the boycott, he inquired and promised again that he will convey the date of implementation surely on 27-1-2019, this incident we felt as strong positive signal for our protest

24th Jan 2019
The JAC committee met Chief Minister and narrated about our concern in the implementation of the 7th pay for the 19 Society govt colleges, we have been informed that decision will be taken on 27-1-2019 after discussing with Finance Secy

23rd Jan 2019
VI day no message from Govt. however met Ministers of Health, Speaker and conveyed our agony of the strike, students of IGCAS, Kathirkamam has gone into indefinite strike. In the evening attended a meeting with Director of Higher and Technical Education that ended in vain.
22nd Jan 2019
Vth day boycott activities continued, there is no message from Government side
21st Jan 2019
IV the day boycott activities continued, the JAC president has addressed the gathering in RIVER and Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences (MTPG & RIHS), Puducherry.
20th Jan 2019
III day (Sunday) of the boycott was successful in the IGMC & RI, Kathirkamam
19th Jan 2019
II day (Saturday) of the Boycott was successful in the Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute (IGMC & RI), Kathirkamam, Puducherry
18th Jan 2019
From today (Ist Day) we have starting the indefinite boycott of our duties in relation to implementation of 7th pay scales to the teaching and non-teaching staff of 18 society colleges of Puducherry.
