Tamil Nadu government issues G.O. effecting salary hike of guest lecturers in colleges

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan Acting on its announcement during the Budget session of Assembly, the Tamil Nadu government has issued an order increasing the honorarium of guest lecturers across colleges in the State by ₹5,000.The G.O., issued by the Higher Education Department on Thursday (November 12, 2026), stated that the salary hike will come into effect from November 1, 2026. The enhanced honorarium will be disbursed from the next month. There are a total of 8,741 guest lecturers in government Arts and Science colleges, and government colleges of education, 319 guest lecturers in government engineering colleges, and 586 guest lecturers in government polytechnic colleges. Guest lecturers in government Arts and Science colleges, engineering colleges, and colleges of education will now get ₹35,000 as monthly honorarium, while those in polytechnic colleges will take home ₹30,000.According to the G.O., the government will have to bear an additional expenditure of ₹4.37 crore every month for the salaries of guest lecturers in government Arts and Science colleges, and government colleges of education. Similarly, for guest lecturers in engineering and polytechnic colleges, the additional monthly expenditure to be incurred is ₹45.25 lakh. After securing the approval of the Finance Department, the Higher Education Department has allotted an additional ₹24.12 crore towards payment of the increased honorarium for guest lecturers till the end of the current fiscal in March 2027.The salary hike of the guest lecturers was one of the announcements made by Higher Education Minister P. Viswanathan on the floor of the Assembly when the Demand for Grants for the department was being presented. Published - November 13, 2026 11:46 am IST