Even as many degree colleges in Uttarakhand cry for their minimum infrastructure, leave alone the manpower, the State Government has taken a bold decision to concentrate on providing job-oriented education to the youth. Unveiling his Government’s vision in this regard, on the lines of the much hyped but slogging Central scheme on skill education, Chief Minister Harish Rawat here on Friday moved a step ahead, announcing that the Government (girls) degree college in Haldwani would also be allowed to run more useful professional courses from the upcoming academic session.
Speaking at the annual day celebration of the Government (girls) degree college, the Chief Minister said this degree college would be integrated with professional courses, so that the girls after taking education from this institution might also join some professions in future. He also directed the officials concerned of the higher education department to prepare a syllabus of the professional education and introduce the same along with other courses from the next academic session.
There would be no scarcity of funds in promoting education and the Government (girls) degree college, Haldwani would be made a model educational institution, Rawat assured. He also announced that this Girls degree college would now be known as the Government Indira Priyadarshani College of Commerce, adding the State Government had already given approval in principle.
Apart from courses like BCom and MCom, courses on music, computer, art will also be run in this college. In a bid to promote sports a stadium would also be constructed in this college premises, he said. Speaking on this occasion, State Finance and Higher Education Minister Indira Haridayesh said the State Government was committed to develop the hill State as an educational hub. All the universities in the State had been asked to achieve academic excellence.
State labour Minister HC Durgapal and chairman of the State Disaster Management department, Prayag Bhatt were also present on the occasion. Notably, the Government (girls) degree college, Haldwani is the solitary Government-run degree college for girls in the State.