Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki has promulgated the Haryana State Higher Education Council Ordinance 2018 to promote academic excellence and social justice by obtaining academic inputs for policy formulation and perspective planning, ensuring autonomy and greater accountability of all institutions of Higher Education in the state.
As per the Ordinance, the Council would ensure guiding the growth of higher education in accordance with the socio-economic requirements of the State as per the requirement of Rashtriya Uchchtar Shiksha Abhiyaan, said an official spokesman.
He said that the Council would be chaired by an educationist with proven leadership qualities or a famous intellectual. An education administrator of all India repute who is or has worked at least on the post of Professor or equivalent would serve as Vice Chairperson of the council. Principal Secretary of the Higher Education Department would be the Member Secretary. He said that 10 members of the council would be from the State and five of national repute from other States.