Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 8: Amod K Kant, Member Coordinator NITI Aayog – Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Standing Committee, accompanied by Rakesh Ranjan, Joint Secretary, NITI Aayog, met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan today.
Kant informed Governor about a number of issues relating to the implementation of various State and Central Government welfare schemes in J&K and how a larger role to be played by the CSOs could be beneficial not only in generating a widespread awareness of these schemes but also enable the targeted groups being able to avail full benefits available under the welfare schemes.
Governor highlighted the special concerns of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in the context of the very large resource gap in funding the annual plans and the need for long-term planning for securing balanced growth and development of the State.
In this context, Governor lauded the role being played by NGOs in various sectors and hoped that, in the obtaining environment in the State, the CSOs in J&K would be able to play a truly significant role in development schemes and welfare programmes being implemented/ delivered with much higher success.
Prof. Talat Ahmad, who took over as Vice Chancellor of the Kashmir University also called on Governor, who is Chancellor of this University. It would be recalled that Prof. Ahmad was Vice-Chancellor of this University earlier for 3 years (2011-14) when he left to serve as Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia where he served from 2014 till he returned to Kashmir yesterday.
Governor has asked Prof. Ahmad to take the most urgent steps to restore the University to its erstwhile standing in the academic and research arena and effectively deal with all non-performing and unseemly elements.
Among the various outstanding issues facing the University, Governor has advised Vice Chancellor to take the most immediate steps to restore the academic schedules and help the students to regain the time lost because of recurring postponements of examinations and delays in declaration of results.
In this context, Governor has today spoken to Sarita Chouhan, Commissioner for Higher Education, to urgently collaborate with Prof. Ahmad and alongwith Vice Chancellor Kashmir Cluster University, discuss and decide an agreed approach to reduce/cancel vacations and announce revised examination schedules for the students in all the Colleges in the Valley.
Governor also stressed on the VC the crucial importance of the students being guided and assisted by their teachers in regard to all their problems, academic or personal. In this context, VC informed Governor that he had in mind various ideas for assistance to students which shall be implemented early.
Imran Rahi, President J&K People’s Party and Chairman Forum for Permanent Resolution of J&K also met Governor and discussed issues relating to public welfare and efforts required to maintain peaceful environment in the State for achieving growth and development at a satisfactory pace.
Governor urged Rahi to sustain his endeavours for promoting a peaceful environment in the State and generating awareness among people about the benefits of electing their representatives to Urban Local Bodies and Panchayats for ushering in an era of decentralised democratic growth and development in all our towns and villages.
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