Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 3: “SKUAST-Teaching Association Jammu (SKUAST-TAJ) has reiterated its demand for the rechristening of SKUAST-J as Jammu Agricultural University.
In a statement, President of SKUAST-TAJ, Dr Vikas Sharma recalled that in response to Chancellor’s Letter No. LGS-1 (GR)/20/4073 dated 12.05.2020 on the subject, the issue was deliberated in University Governance meeting held under the chairmanship of Vice Chancellor SKUAST-J on 29.05.2020 and accordingly vide letter No. AUJ/Secy/20-21/09-10 dated 03.06.2020 addressed to Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat J&K, Registrar SKUAST-J conveyed that “University has no objection for Rechristening of SKUAST-J as Jammu Agricultural University, through appropriate policy decision by the Government.
Moreover, he added, on 17 January, 2021, TAJ office bearers met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and submitted a detailed draft regarding the subject and LG assured that their sole demand will be considered soon.
Dr Vivak M Arya, general secretary of the Association stressed that the demand is very genuine as agricultural universities in the neighboring States have been established in the name of the State itself like Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) – Ludhiana, Haryana Agricultural University (HAU) – Hisar, Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (HPKV) – Palampur and even University of Jammu has its own identity. So on the same pattern, Agricultural University of Jammu should be named as Jammu Agricultural University (JAU), he said, adding that rechristening of SKUAST-J as Jammu Agricultural University is need of the hour and it will be a good confidence measure for the people of Jammu, who have struggled a lot for this Agricultural University.
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