Chandigarh, March 10 -- The Haryana assembly on Monday passed the Haryana Extension Lecturers and Guest Lecturers (Security of Service) amendment Bill, 2026, for amending the provisions pertaining to eligibility, remuneration and service benefits.

The Haryana Extension Lecturers and Guest Lecturers (Security of Service) Act, 2024, was notified on January 16, 2025, for providing job security to contractual lecturers, guest lecturers engaged by government colleges and guest faculty engaged by government polytechnics and state institute of engineering and technology.

As per the law, the benefit of security of service is admissible to those eligible extension lecturers and guest lecturers who fulfilled five years of service on or before Aug...