The relation of the State and the University is like brain and body. If brain functions the right way, the body automatically functions perfectly, Minister for Higher and Technical Education Prem Prakash Pandey said on Wednesday .
He was addressing participants on the inaugural day of two-day national seminar of Vice-Chancellors on ‘Autonomy of the Universities and Relation with State’ at Bilasa Auditorium in Guru Ghasidas Central University here. The national seminar is being jointly organised by Guru Ghasidas Central University and AIU New Delhi.
India is known for its knowledge across the globe. At present, the University Grants Commission is the organising body of the universities and the State Government is executing all guidelines issued by the UGC, Pandey said.
Vice Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Planning Commission Sunil Kumar in his address said that he is not against autonomy to private universities but at the same time discussions should also be held about autonomy for State universities.
In his address, General Secretary of Association of Indian Universities (AIU) Furqan Qamar said that only the recommendations of the Radhakrishnan Commission are enough to take higher education to a new height in the country. Earlier Vice-Chancellor of Guru Ghasidas Central University G D Sharma in his welcome address said that it was a matter of pride for the varsity to host this event and opined that syllabus should be designed according to social needs.
Vice-Chancellor of Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla University Raipur Dr SK Pandey, Vice- Chancellor of Kushabhau Thakre University of Journalism and Mass Communication Dr Sachchidanand Joshi, Acting Vice Chancellor of Guru Ghasidas University Bilaspur S P Singh, former Vice- Chancellor of Guru Ghasidas University Dr laxman Chaturvedi, former State Election Commissioner Sushil Trivedi and other Vice-Chancellors, principals and academicians attended the inaugural function.