In his right as a distinguished academic with a stint at the UGC as its Chairman way back in 1991, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s concerns regarding the quality of research and higher studies in the universities and technical institutes in the country is not unfounded. At the University Grants Commission’s Diamond Jubilee, the Prime Minister expressed his concern about the shortage of faculty and lowering of the quality of research in higher educational institutions. He is very right in pronouncing inter-disciplinary studies as the corner stone of modern research. Naturally he has asked the educationists and the University Grants Commission to add courses and bring about reforms that would promote researches of high quality. He has many times in the past lamented that not a single university in the country occupies place among world’s best and superior most universities. Who in the country would not want that we have the best and topmost faculties that would be instrumental in leading quality research? While we appreciate the sentiments and concerns of the Prime Minister, we will not hesitate to point out that regrettably our politicians have polluted the academic atmosphere on the campuses of universities thereby trying to politicize education and student community. This is one of the main reasons of downslide in our research standards. There should be some legislative riders that would work in obstructing politicians from using student community as their constituencies for election and party politics. Secondly, great deal of inertia has crept into the academic and administrative wing of the UGC. This needs to be looked into by the Union Ministry of Human Resource. How sad that Indian scientists, educationists and academics are wanted and requisitioned by foreign educational institutions. How come that they are not shown the same recognition by national institutes and universities? We have no dearth of efficient academics. The point is that they need to be provided congenial atmosphere free of coercion and callousness so that they are able to show their merit to the maximum of their capacity. Our educational system lacks proper recognition and incentives for excellent contribution to improving educational standards.
PRESS RELASE
NRHM Employees frame NRHM Employees Welfare Association Jammu, J&K.
Jammu 29/12/2013.
An extraordinary meeting of members of NRHM Employees of Jammu Province was today held at Jammu, in which Medical, Paramedical, & Prog. Mgt. staff members participated in large numbers and elected office bearers of body of NRHM employees by the name and style of “NRHM Employees Welfare Association Jammu, J&K”. Dr Rakesh Kotwal proposed the name of Dr Pradeep Singh Rathore for the post of President and Dr Raman Sharma for the post of Gen Sect, who were elected unanimously besides other office bearers who include Dr Mehjoor Khalid as Sr Vice President, Ms Naazish, Mr Swaran Deep Singh and Dr Adil Irshad as Vice Presidents, Dr Rohit Gupta and Mr Wasim Akram as Treasurers, Mr Riaz as Auditor, Dr Sadeeq Wani as Jt Sect, Dr Tahir Khan as Organizing Sect, Dr Bhagwati Prashad as Chairman, Dr Javed Wani and Dr Rashid Ali Wani as Member Secy.
It was unanimously decided in extraordinary meeting in presence of office bearers of the body- NRHM Employees Welfare Association Jammu, J&K that the matter of regularization of NRHM Staff will be perceived vigorously with H’onble Health Minister Jb Shabbir Ahmed Khan along with other burning issues and grievances like payment of salary on monthly basis instead of 4 to 6 months late as is in vogue in many Dists of state, grant of E/L and maternity leave in favor of NRHM employees.
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