TISS withdraws termination of over 100 staffers after fund assurance

More than 100 contractual staffers at the Tata Institute of Social Science who were on the verge of termination over lack of funds can keep their jobs.

The institute said the Tata Education Trust has agreed to release funds required to renew the contracts of the staffers.

According to the Indian Express, TISS confirmed that a funding of ₹4.79 crore has been sanctioned by the Trust.

The administration said that the June 28 letter informing about the non-renewal of contracts stands withdrawn and asked the staffers to continue their work.

The contracts of the teaching and non-teaching staff at four TISS campuses -- Mumbai, Tuljapur, Hyderabad and Guwahati -- were due to end on June 30, some faculty members on Sunday told PTI on condition of anonymity.

A bulk of them worked on the TISS campuses other than Mumbai, they said.

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