The newly formed Government is committed to creating a congenial academic atmosphere in the universities to ensure quality education in the State, said Uttarakhand Minister of State Higher Education Dr Dhan Singh Rawat.
Rawat directed the education officers to draft educational calendar and ensure that admission, students’ union election and the examinations are conducted on time.
National flag should be displayed in the university campuses and singing of National Anthem has been made mandatory, he said. He also stressed on Swachchhata Abhiyan being conducted at the educational institutions effectively. Dr Rawat said that CM Rawat is likely to attend the campaign in Haldwani and Dehradun. Cadets of NSS and NCC should be involved in the campaign too at the college level.
He put emphasis on opening of at least one degree college at the block level. He directed the education officers to draft a proposal in such a way that approved 20 new degree colleges are opened in each block in the state.
He would soon inspect all the 100 degree colleges in the state to take stock of the attendance of theteachers and the students.
The State Higher Education director BC Maklani informed that five Government universities and 12 private universities are existing now in the State while two more private universities are about to come up. Out of 100 degree colleges, 24 (12 each in Garhwal and Kumaon division) are operating in the plains, he informed.