Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday directed to constitute a University Service Commission (USC) to appoint university teachers. Reviewing the work of the High and Technical Education Department, he expressed his concern over vacant teaching posts.
Directing the education department, the Chief Minister said that model design and model estimate for 61 new degree colleges and 39 polytechnics should be prepared soon to start the work.
“Apart from appointment process of teachers and staff, electricity, drinking water, bench-desk and all arrangements should be ensured so that after completion of the building, teaching can be resumed,” the CM said.
He also directed to start 7 new colleges in 2017, 12 in 2018 and 50 in 2019 and to prepare a plan in advance so that all works must be completed within given time. He asked to provide land to Amity University.
The CM said that separate cells should be constituted for workers and dropout children. This cell should form a team under a capable person of the area and hand him over the management of the college.
Secretary of the Department Ajoy Kumar Singh said that the government was considering about providing Wi-Fi in campuses. A team was being constituted to review repairing work in old colleges.
Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma, Development Commissioner Amit Khare, Additional Chief Secretary RK Srivastava, Principal Secretary to the CM Sanjay Kumar, Secretary to the CM Sunil Kumar Barnwal and other officers were also present at the review meeting.