Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 19: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) celebrated its 39th Foundation Day today.
The main function in this regard was held at New Delhi while the Regional Centre Jammu also celebrated the day by organizing an impressive event here.
Dr Shreedhar Mishra, Director Central Sanskrit University Jammu, was the chief guest on the occasion at Jammu while Dr Vipin Kumar Sharma, In-Charge Research Officer (Ay), Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Jammu and Jai Prakash, Executive Engineer, CPWD Jammu, were the special guests of the event.
All the staff members of IGNOU Regional Centre Jammu including Regional Director, Dr Jai Prakash Verma, Assistant Regional Directors-Dr Sandeep Gupta and Dr Vikram Singh and Deputy Registrar, S T P Singh and Assistant Registrar Dara Singh were present on the occasion. A group of students from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Jammu also participated in the event.
Dr Shreedhar Mishra, shared his views on association with IGNOU and congratulated the Regional Director and staff for their best efforts in making the presence of IGNOU in every nook and corner in the region. He appreciated the role of the university in augmenting the Indian Knowledge System by promoting the programmes in Sanskrit, Jyotish, Vedic Studies, Bhagvad Gita, etc.
Regional Director, Dr Jai Prakash Verma, in his address, informed about the continuous upgradation of special initiatives that Regional Centre has taken to strengthen students support services in the region. He informed that Regional Centre Jammu has marked its presence in the remotest parts of region by enrolling a record percentage of learners from the far flung rural areas in 2023 as well as 2024 academic years. Dr Verma appreciated the role of Regional Centre staff for their tireless efforts in making the Jammu Regional Centre one of the best RCs in the entire country.
To commemorate the event, a plantation drive was also carried out at the Regional Centre campus at Bantalab in which a variety of saplings were planted by the officials of the RC and also by the dignitaries.
In the Foundation Day celebration function at New Delhi, IGNOU Vice Chancellor Prof Uma Kanjilal delivered the presidential lecture while Dr Sukanta Majumdar, Minister of State for Education, Government of India, was the chief guest of the event. Besides, Prof T G Sitharam, Chairman of AICTE also shared his insights in the foundation day lecture.
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