Chandigarh, Dec. 26 -- The Chandigarh Aided College Teachers' Association (CACTA) on Thursday announced an escalation of its agitation from the next academic session over the continued delay in implementing mandatory University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations and long pending service benefits for teachers working in privately managed government aided colleges.

The association alleged that despite a clear announcement by Union home minister Amit Shah on April 1, 2022 - reaffirming that Chandigarh, being a Union Territory, would follow central government policies - the Chandigarh Administration has created ambiguity and stalled the implementation of UGC norms.

CACTA president Minakshi Rathore said there was "absolutely no scope for co...