The Department of Higher Education will have a dedicated pension cell and integrity and transparency will be maintained in adherence with the 5T governance, directed Minister Higher Education Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak.
Minister Nayak reviewed various activities of the department in details recently. As per the decision, a dedicated pension cell should start functioning immediately and the employees must receive their pension on the very day of retirement. All the pending pension cases must be cleared up within specific timeline, he directed.
All-out efforts would be made to fill up the vacancies of teaching and nonteaching staffs in the colleges. He impressed upon the officers to create a database of all the faculty of the Government aided /GIA colleges through a software so that the vacancy can be monitored and rationalised.
The Minister also reviewed the status of RUSA and World Bank funding besides students scholarships and others. A detailed discussion was made on further improvement in standard of higher education and development of educational institutions in the State.
The provision/ allotment of funds in different heads be utilised properly in due time. Besides, measures must be taken to achieve higher NAAC ranking and participation in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).
While the Minister advised the officers of the department to maintain absolute integrity and transparency, he warned of action against any deviation.
Nayak asked the Higher Education Secretary to personally review the funds pending in various colleges and ensure its early utilisation.