To upgrade the standard of higher education and bring about transparency and accountability, the Punjab Government on Wednesday held a brain storming session with the Chancellors and the Vice-Chancellors of the State’s private and Government universities.
The three-member Cabinet committee, set up by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh for the same, held its maiden meeting to collect the suggestions from all the stakeholders.
The panel, including State Medical Education Minister Brahm Mohindra, Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Higher Education Minister Aruna Chaudhary, held serious discussions on various aspects of the working of the future regulatory authority and development of higher education.
Mohindra said the motive behind the formation of the regulatory body was to ensure the enforcement of all set norms and standards for all the Government as well as the private institutes.
Channi said it was the need of the hour. Our private as well as Government higher educational institutes must live up to the changing demands in the field of education as per needs of the industry, he said adding that the Congress has promised in its election manifesto to bring educational reforms by setting up of regulatory body.
Interacting with the media persons later, Channi said that the committee members discussed various agenda items for the formation of the regulatory body with all the stakeholders and sought their written suggestions on the issue.
Chaudhry said that any decision with regard to formation of regulatory body would be taken keeping in view the interests and future perceptive of the students.
She said that the prime motive of this body would not be a usurping the autonomy of the educational institutes but to ensure the quality education and implementation of the set standards of the education.