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| Peoples’ welfare NC’s mission : Rana | | Lone announces monitoring cell for academic auditing | Jammu, February 20,(Scoop News) - Minister for Higher Education, Mr Mohammed Akbar Lone on Wednesday announced setting up of a monitoring cell at apex level for undertaking academic auditing in institutions of higher learning in Jammu and Kashmir.
Interacting with party workers, students and people of various parts of the state at the party headquarters, as continuation of the initiative taken by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in reaching out to different segments of society and addressing their problems, the Minister said focused attention is being paid towards rationalizing educational system, making it more relevant to the changing times.
“Emphasis is being laid on launching job oriented courses to enable pass out face the competitive world with much more confidence and vigour”, the Minister said, adding that impetus is being given to further enhancing academic standards and improving infrastructural facilities. He hoped that management of the varsities and colleges would gear up for meeting the challenges in the field of education.
Referring to his recent visit to Government College of Engineering and Technology in Jammu, Mr Lone said he was disturbed to see the academic sections and the administrative blocks functioning from different locations. He said instructions were issued for shifting the administrative block to the campus. He said the college management has been asked to ensure free transport facilities for the students of the college.
Mr Lone assured the students that the government was seized of their problems and all out efforts were underway to mitigate these. He said the government is endeavouring to expand the reach of education to more and more areas and fulfill the logistic and academic requirements of various institutions.
Urging youngsters to concentrate on their academics, the Minister said the coalition government headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will encourage enterprising youth to pursue career oriented courses within and outside the country.
Mr Lone lauded the resilience and compassion displayed by National Conference workers in most difficult times, saying this spirit of sacrifice reflects the great legacy bequeathed by Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah for posterity.
He said the party will never compromise on its commitment to the welfare of people and peace in Jammu and Kashmir and urged workers to come forward and carry forward the cherished mission of National Conference in the length and breadth of the State.
He appreciated the initiative taken by the Chief Minister in holding special public hearings and said this will help bridging the gap between the leadership and the party cadre.
Mr Lone appreciated the dynamism of Mr Devender Rana and said a visible change is discernible with party activists getting galvanized for meeting the challenges. He dwelt in details on the achievements of National Conference during the past about seven decades and said that the party with such a proud legacy can never be weakened by the machinations and conspiracies of the adversaries.
“The only pre-requisite is that the party leaders and workers should further strengthen their cadres by being a single entity”, he said and called for unity at all the levels.
Speaking on the occasion, Provincial President National Conference Mr Devender Singh Rana stressed empowering party workers at grassroots by involving them in the decision making with regard to development of their areas. Peoples’ participation in implementing various welfare programmes and execution of schemes, he said, is essential for bringing about a positive change in governance.
Mr Rana said the mechanism conceived by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for addressing specific public needs through various forums, including public hearing at party headquarters, will go a long way in assuaging their urges and aspirations.
The Provincial President vowed to involve party workers in the process of governance, saying the party chief attaches immense importance in strengthening rank and file of National Conference.
“The party will become a strong and vibrant tool of change only when the workers at grassroots get the importance they deserve”, he maintained.
Deputation of students from various departments of University of Jammu viz Department of Punjabi, Electronic, Statistics, Home Science, Geography besides deputation of Jammu University Teachers Association (JUTA) led by its president Professor J.P. Singh Joorel, Jammu University Research Scholars Executive Association (JURSEA) led by its President Rakesh Chib, as also students of Degree College Akhnoor, Rajouri, Paloura, met the Minister and apprised him of their problems.
President of the National Conference Students Union (NCSU), Rakesh Chib highlighted the issues pertaining to the student fraternity in the University and Colleges and sought his intervention in sorting out these.
State Vice President Rattan Lal Gupta, Central Secretary Kr. Rachpal Singh, Sheikh Bashir Ahmad, Ram Paul, Thakur Kashmira Singh, Bimla Luthra, Gurdeep Singh Sassan, Vijay Lakshmi Dutta, Dr. Chaman Lal Bhagat, Ch. Haroon, Sajjad Shaheen, Mudasir Zargar, Abdul Qadir, Abdul Wahid Qasana and others were also present on the occasion.
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