The arrears on account of revision for the period between January 1, 1996 to December 1997 will be deposited in their GPF accounts. National Saving Certificates will be purchased for an equivalent amount in case of those who are not subscribing to GPF accounts. The decision were taken at a Cabinet meeting here on Thursday night.

Haryana Education Minister said the entire liability on account of revision would be taken over by the state government with effect from April 1, 2000. The Central assistance would be restricted to the pay-scales in respect of those post which were in existence and filled up on January 1, 1996, with total liability of Rs 136.80 crore till March 31, 2000.

It is estimated that the total additional burden on the state exchequer for the year 2000-01 would be Rs 40 crore. This would go on increasing every year due to increments and DA instalments, he added. The revision in pay-scale will benefit teachers in 53 government and 111 non-government colleges and three universities in the state.

In case of private colleges, the proposals to award senior or selection grade will be examined at the university level by a screening committee under the chairmanship of Dean of College of the concerned university.

For the grant of senior scale to the teachers, librarians and physical education personnel working in the government colleges, the Director, Higher Education, would be the competent authority.

The Minister said the decision of the state government to introduce pension schemes would benefit over 10,800 employees of 98 private affiliated colleges, 237 recognised aided high or senior secondary schools and 184 attached or independent primary schools in the state. The pension scheme will be in lieu of contributory provident fund (employer's share). The employees opting for the scheme will continue to contribute their share to provident fund and deposit the same with the government. The management share, too, will be deposited with the government.

However, these rules will not be applicable to those employees who are appointed on part-time basis, appointed against posts not sanctioned by the government, employees who retired from sanctioned posts before May 11 last year and attained the age of superannuation before the said date, employees employed on a leave gap arrangement or on ad hoc basis or on contractual basis.

The retirement benefits admissible under these rules are superannuation pension, invalid pension, compensation pension and voluntary retirement pension and compulsory retirement pension, death-cum-retirement gratuity, service gratuity and family pension.