Paving the way for the start of the first vocational studies college of Uttarakhand in remote Paithani in Pauri district, the administration has given approval for creation of 34 posts for the college. The approval includes for the post of director, professors and others. With it the college is expected to start from the current academic session. The state government has appointed an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the college till the appointment of the director.
Interacting with the media persons at his Vidhan Sabha office on Friday, the Higher Education minister Dhan Singh Rawat said that the government of India had given approval for setting up six vocational studies colleges in different parts of the country and out of them Uttarakhand got one college.
He said that the State Government has appointed associate professor, government PG College, Tehri, Kuldeep Singh as the OSD of the college. He said that a sum of Rs 26 crore was provided by the union government for the college under RUSA.
The minister claimed that 80 per cent of the construction work of the college building is complete. He said that the college would be a residential one and have separate boys and girls’ hostels. The college would have B.Tech. courses in computer sciences and engineering, construction technology and food technology and B.Sc. honours courses on PCM stream and renewable energy.
The government has given approval for the post of one director, one professor, three associate professors, eight assistant professors, librarian, office superintendent, assistant office superintendent, accountant, senior assistant and library clerk. Apart from them 11 posts have been sanctioned which would be filled on outsource. The minister informed the college that it would be inaugurated by the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in the month of October.