Governor Droupadi Murmu chaired a meeting of Vice Chancellor of all universities of Jharkhand to assess their academic and administrative works. In this meeting on Wednesday, the ex-officio Chancellor of State varisities pointed out that universities are going through a manpower crunch in both their academic as well as non-academic staff.
She instructed all universities that after roster clearance, recommendations for academic and non-scademic staff should be forwarded to Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission so that they can be appointed without delay.
She also instructed the VCs to have audits by Accountant General and resolve the objections raised in it process. The VCs should review the objections and ensure their timely resolution, the Governor added.
“The VCs should play the role of academic pioneers to better the standard of higher studies in the State. They should ensure the attendance of academic and non-academic staff in college and see to it that the academic sessions for students are completed on time,” said the Governor to the VCs.
The Governor also discussed the conditions of hostel and their management with the VCs. She stated that the scholarships should be provided to students without delay. The VCs informed her that the hostels run by Welfare Department are not under their direct control which proves to be a hindrance in their management.
It was decided in the meeting that the operation of hostels under Welfare Department should be handed over to university administration. She also ordered that the hostels should have better arrangements and management, providing clean drinking water and washrooms to the students living there.
She ordered the VCs to compile and publish the final database of the teaching and non-teaching staff on the websites of their respective universities. She asked for an annual calendar for examinations as well as co-curricular and sports events organised by the varisities.
A student has to be aware of the dates of examination and publication of results when they apply for the higher studies in a university, she added. Varisities should strictly adhere to the calendar, said the Governor. She also instructed to complete the promotion process for staff of all sections on time.
It was decided during the meeting that work for walling the 41 acre land allotted to Nilambar Pitambar University and land allotted to Ranchi University and planting trees on the plots should begin shortly. Regarding the disputed five acres of land given to the former, she ordered to seek help from district administration. It was decided that the construction work for universities will be taken up by Building Construction Corporation and varisities will only carry out minor repair works.
She also asked for at least four colleges to be demarcated as premium colleges, one of which will be a women’s college. Establishing fine arts and cultural centres was ordered to preserve the cultural prosperity of Jharkhand.