EXPLORING ECONOMIC STRESS AMONG 'C.H.B.' FACULTIES DURING COVID-19

Stress is very common among all. Many factors cause stress among people now and then. Stress is something that brings pressure and affects the working efficiency of the employees. In higher education, stress is being observed among teachers, working on C.H.B in many colleges. There is no surety of regular employed. Being qualified, they have to work on an hourly basis. In many places, lectures offered are too less that they cannot earn adequate for their families. This situation became worst during covid-19. As colleges were off and lectures were being conducted online. Many ad-hoc bases appointed teachers lost their jobs and had to strive hard almost for one and half years to get ensured income. This brought stress to them and being demotivated; they left the industry and preferred other jobs. This may sound normal, but, if studied carefully, it may bring a negative impact on academics. Stressed and demotivated teachers can never ensure quality teaching. This paper is an attempt to find out the Economic stress among CHB teachers and its impact on their productive efficiency.