Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 24: Continuing discrimination with Jammu region notwithstanding abrogation of Article 370, the newly established Union Territory of J&K has released first grant of Rs 20 crores to SKUAST-Kashmir whereas SKUAST-Jammu was given a meager amount of Rs 5.71 crores only.
The amount was released vide GO No.12/JK (Agri) of 2019, dated 11.12.2019 regarding release of non plan grant in aid to SKUAST-Jammu/ Kashmir under five months estimate for the financial year 19-20.
This was informed by President of SKUAST-Teachers Association Jammu, Dr Vikas Sharma, while listing the instances of step motherly treatment with the SKUAST-Jammu.
“Since its inception in 1999, this farm and professional varsity of Jammu region is facing discrimination in one way or the other. In 1999, both the varsities had two faculties each – Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Veterinary Sciences. SKUAST-Kashmir has added five more faculties to its strength in the last 15 years whereas the proposal for the sanction of much required Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Dairy Sciences and Division of Seed Science to SKUAST-Jammu has been made hostage to the process of seeking repeated queries by the State Government,” he said in a statement, issued here today.
Further, Dr Vikas said, SKUAST-J had advertised four administrative and 96 teaching positions in the year 2018 and at present more than 50 posts of teaching and 140 posts of non-teaching are lying vacant in SKUAST-Jammu that should be advertised immediately, but till date neither the interviews for teaching and administrative positions have been conducted nor the positions of teaching and non teaching have been advertised.
“On the other hand, SKUAST-Kashmir has advertised various teaching and non teaching positions in 2019 and appointed excellent human resource,” he informed and added that genuine issues of teaching fraternity like implementation of order No.71 (Secy.) of 2018 dated 11.07.2018 in toto regarding sanction of 6000 AGP to Subject Matter Specialists and Programme Assistants of KVKs, the promotion of teachers from AGP Rs 8000 to Rs 9000, who have completed 12 years of service with Ph D degree, the release of grant of incentive of two non compounded advance increments to scientists who joined between 01.01.2006 to 31.08.2008 with M Sc, are not resolved till date by SKUAST-J despite the approval granted in Board of Management, University Council, assent by Chancellor and further notification by Vice Chancellor of SKUAST-Jammu.
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