J&K L-G Manoj Sinha ask vice chancellors to prepare roadmap to improve functioning of universities

NEW DELHI: Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, asked the Vice Chancellors of the Universities to prepare a roadmap for bringing qualitative improvement in the overall functioning of the Universities. He also asked them to adopt Jammu & Kashmir centric changes as per the New Education Policy.
Sinha was holding a meeting to review the functioning of Universities at the Raj Bhavan, Srinagar on Friday.

He sought suggestions and recommendations from the VCs on how J & K could benefit from the New Education Policy, besides the challenges, if any, in the implementation of New Education Policy in Jammu and Kashmir.

Moreover, he also asked the VCs to submit a report on faculty recruitment and promotion against sanctioned strength, number of admissions against approved seats, the status of statutory body meetings, besides any issues pending with chancellor’s office like nominations, approval etc.

He also observed that J & K has a rich culture and ancient history and sought suggestions for its promotion.

He further asked the VCs to maintain transparency in transfers and recruitment process with strict adherence to the Reservation and Recruitment Rules.

Meanwhile, he also sought a status report on Research grant and difficulties in obtaining the grants from agencies such as ICSSR, ICAR, ICHR, CSIR, DST and DBT.

He advised VCs to evolve best practices for maintaining transparency in the working of the Universities.