The Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in its poll manifesto has focused on welfare and student oriented developments besides better infrastructure, adequate staff and modernisation of colleges and universities with facilities like Wi-Fi and e-library.
The manifesto was released by ABVP State Secretary Rohit Maheswari, State Secretary (Organisation) Tekeshwar Jain and City Secretary Rajesh here on Tuesday. The leaders said that ABVP has been silently working to serve the interest of students and raised their issues with prominence on various occasions.The organisation had staged protests and demonstration on various issues in different colleges and universities of the State, they stated.
The State-level and university level manifesto have eight points each while the college level manifesto has 12 points, said Maheshwari.The main agenda is development of campus in all universities, student activities building, health card for students, 15 kg of rice for each student staying in SC-ST hostels and security of hostels, he said.The university level manifesto includes demand for appointment of permanent teachers, strict enforcement of academic calendar, Wi-Fi network on the campus, student building, e-library, placement cell, medical facility and yoga education.
The college level manifesto includes establishment of student security cell, increase in scholarship amount, evening classes for competitive exams, increase in the number of seats, upgradation and modernisation of library, modernisation of laboratories, play ground, new hostels, canteen on the campus, doctor, and 50 % concession in bus fare for college students.
The leaders said that the organisation has completed preparations for the elections as teams have been constituted for all colleges and universities. The panel of candidates for colleges will be declared on Wednesday from the State head office of the organisation.