Ludhiana, Dec. 18 -- The Association of United College Teachers (AUCT) has objected to Panjab University's decision to seek only the last two years' financial statements from its affiliated colleges while assessing compliance with the seventh pay commission. Calling the move inadequate and lacking transparency, the teachers' body has written to the vice-chancellor, urging the university to ask colleges to submit their complete balance sheets up to the present time.

According to AUCT, limiting the scrutiny to just two years of financial records would not give a clear picture of the financial health of the colleges or their actual ability to implement the seventh pay commission. The association maintained that a comprehensive examination o...