IIM-A board discusses strategy on salary issue

The salary revision has become a major bone of contention between the IIMs and the HRD Ministry, with neither of the parties ready to back up on the issue. While the meetings between the two have proved a futile exercise, the IIMs are taking up innovative measures to fight this battle which is expected to drag on for long. Similar future actions were discussed in the meeting of the board of IIM Ahmedabad. 

On the first day of the meeting of the board of governors of the IIM-A, among other topics, salary issue too came up for discussion. The meeting, which is being held in Udaipur, discussed the future action plan on the matter. 
 
Other major issues discussed in the meeting were related to the satellite centre which the institutes plan to open up in Hyderabad. The board also talked about the role of staff members in the management related matters and whether the same should be continued or reduced. 
 
The board meeting also had future plans and suggestions from the members of the Committee on Future Directions (CFD), although no major decisions have been taken on any of the matters as yet. 
 
The IIMs across the nation have already decided to send mass mails to the HRD department to give them an insight into the amount of work that goes into teaching, research and industry relations. It only remains to be seen how long this battle of nerves will continue and who will emerge the winner in the end.