40% of college teachers temporary: Report

A parliamentary standing committee report shows that about 38% of sanctioned teaching posts in central universities and 40% in state universities lie vacant. Moreover, a media report estimated that 40% of college teachers were low-paid contractual teachers working for Rs 4,000-20,000 per month -- far below UGC recommendations; and many of these non-regular teachers weren't well-qualified, tarnishing quality of education.