The last cabinet had accepted the recommendation of the cabinet sub-committee on April 4, 2008. After that the HE department had ordered an assessment of the terms and conditions of the staff of the colleges who had not got block grant. The cabinet took the decision to give 100 percent block grant to these colleges on February 27, 2009.

With this decision, 255 junior and 108 degree colleges which had been declared aided before 1994; 193 junior and 28 degree colleges which had been declared aided in 1994 and 40 junior and 113 degree colleges which had been declared aided in 2004 will get 100 percent block grant.

With this announcement, 3,377 lecturers of 488 junior and 249 degree colleges will get salary of Rs 11,139 per month; 873 demonstrators will get Rs 8,531 per month; 963 junior clerks/typists will draw Rs 5041 per month; 171 librarians will get Rs 5351 per month; 271 PET will get Rs 7579 per month; 2563 peons/class VI employees will get Rs 4174 per month; 538 storekeepers will get Rs 6627 per month and library & laboratory attendants will get Rs 4378 per month.

The minister also said data was being collected about 662 more private aided colleges and decision about those colleges would be taken within next three months.