In haste to make new colleges functional, classes being started in Panchayat Ghars

In a haste to make the newly announced colleges functional, the J&K government has decided to start the classes of these institutions from the Panchayat Ghars as a make-shift arrangement. The premises of the Panchayat Ghars however will be kept available for village related works beyond the college timings and on all holidays.

The decision to start the class work of newly announceddegree colleges was approved by Advisor Khurshid Ahmad Ganai while taking areview meeting of higher education department earlier this month.

   

Academicians have termed the decision weird, saying the movewill be a mockery of education system. “It was better to merge the classes ofthese students with the students in adjacent college or hire a proper spaciousaccommodation on rent to run the college,” said a professor wishing not to benamed.

As per the minutes of the meeting released by thegovernment, it has been decided that the premises of these Panchayat Gharswould be made available beyond college timing and on holidays for any of thevillage related work or any sort of assembly.

“The higher education department would also pay nominal rentfor such buildings of the Panchayat as per resolution of the Panchayat,” readthe minutes of the meeting.

Over the years, the rural development has constructed twotypes of Panchayat Ghars. Those buildings constructed up to 2009 have two roomsand one hall besides a washroom while as the Panchayat Ghars constructed post2009 are six-room buildings including a hall.

The department has decided to start the colleges in makeshift arrangements at a time when the previous colleges approved around adecade are without permanent campuses due to the laxity of the successiveregimes.

Around 23 existing (previous) colleges are without permanentbuildings in J&K state and are functional from make shift arrangements of aprimary or higher secondary schools. The colleges are adjusted in three to fourrooms of these schools.

The functioning of newly announced colleges is likely toencourage the adhocism in the department as the department has decided to givecharge of Principals of these new colleges to the Principals of adjacentcolleges. As of now, the government has not created any teaching ornon-teaching posts in these colleges.

“One assistant professor of the permanent faculty of highereducation department is being posted in the new colleges, besides, onepermanent employee (class-IV) will be assigned from the adjacent colleges tomanage the affairs of these new colleges,” read the minutes of the meeting,adding that the creation of 520 teaching and 520 non teaching have been takenup with the finance department for sanction.

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