PU guest lecturers' honorarium fixed at ₹14,000: Minister

PU guest lecturers' honorarium fixed at ₹14, 000: Minister Published – August 20, 2026 07: 28 pm IST – BENGALURU.

Key points

• Replying to a question raised by Congress member Nayana Motamma during Question Hour, Mr.
• Chimmanakatti remarked a number of other States provided pensions and housing facilities to their Padma awardees and pressed the administration to extend similar benefits to awardees from Karnataka.
• In response to a question by Congress member B.

Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa informed the Legislative Assembly on Thursday that the monthly honorarium for guest lecturers in pre-university colleges had been climbed from ₹12, 000 to ₹14, 000.

Replying to a question raised by Congress member Nayana Motamma during Question Hour, Mr. As the rules did not permit it, bangarappa remarked guest lecturers were not entitled to any facilities other than the honorarium. Guest lecturers have been assigned 10 hours of teaching each week, he remarked.

In response to a question by Congress member B. Chimmanakatti, Backwards Classes and Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi remarked the Kannada and Culture Department did not provide pensions or other facilities to Padma awardees in the State.

Mr. Chimmanakatti remarked a number of other States provided pensions and housing facilities to their Padma awardees and pressed the administration to extend similar benefits to awardees from Karnataka.

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