Speaking at the annual convocation of Jamia Milia Islamia on Friday, Union Minister of State for HRD, Mahendra Nath Pandey said, "The recent currency demonetisation decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would help the young generation in fulfilling their aspirations like those of housing, as this step will help in driving out black money from the market."
The event was attended by AIIMS Director MC Misra as chief guest and a total of 4,627 degrees were awarded to students from different disciplines, including 169 gold medallists.
Misra emphasised on various issues of antimicrobial resistance, which has become a global problem. The fight against abuse and misuse of anti-biotic is a must, he said.
Encouraging organ donation and highlighting its importance, Misra said, "Spain has the highest record of organ donation, which is 34 per million as compared to India, which is 0.3
per million."
Jamia Vice-Chancellor Talat Ahmad said, “We have expanded our hostels when we inaugurated Begum Hazrat Mahal hostel for our girl students. By introducing examination reforms, the university has created ease for our students. Jamia has made a notable contribution to the nation by making special provision for academic mobility of Indian Air Force and Indian Navy personnel by signing MoU with them.”