Government of Chhattisgarh has recommended the removal of Gahira Guru Vishwavidyalaya, Surguja Ambikapur, (Formerly Sarguja Vishwavidyalaya) Vice Chancellor and had forwarded it to Governor.
According to an information received here, the state government had issued the notification regarding the Gahira Guru University, Surguja taking cognizance mal-administration and mismanagement, lack of coordination, internal rife, lack of healthy educational and administrative environment, fall of credibility of university among the common man and students.
The recommendation was made using the inherent powers vested under Chhattisgarh University Act 1973, section 13, 14, 23 to 25, 40, 47, 54 and 68.
As per the enforced provisions, the sitting Vice Chancellor Dr Rohini Prasad will be removed based on recommendation of state government as already the recommendation for the same has been sent to the Governor for issuance of the removal order.
The university was established on September 2, 2008 and in its 11 years of existence, for the first time a decision to remove the VC has been taken. Recently, the university has been in controversy over the cancellation of the maiden convocation ceremony. The students had agitated over the issue creating resentment.
Higher department sources, said it is first such recommendation after Congress government took over. Earlier, most of the Vice Chancellors of the government universities based in the state had put down their papers after fall of BJP government.