The State Government is contemplating to groom soldiers for Indian Military and raise budding soldiers in its backyard. A Defence University is on cards as the State Government on Tuesday announced a dedicated facility for youngsters aspiring to grab position in three wings of the Military-Army, Navy and Air Force. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Raghubar Das during Question Hour in the Assembly. The proposed university would be opened for youths to guide them at the crucial juncture of their professional career and youths who pass class-12 will be eligible for admission in the university of its only kind in Jharkhand.
“Students who want to join military would be trained for three or five years. It would make them competent for a job in army or air force,” maintained Das. During the question hour on issues related to education in Jharkhand, Speaker Dinesh Oraon asked the State government if it could develop a concept to set up technical universities, now seen in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha. In reply to the Speaker's question, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Saryu Roy said rules were being drafted to implement the Jharkhand Technical Institute Act, 2011.
Answers were sought even by the ruling party members with regard to education institutions especially technical institutions in Palamau and Chhotanagpur divisions of Jharkhand. Roy informed the house that technical institutes would be set up in the two divisions to create a skilled workforce. The house discussed issues of upgrading schools to provide education up to class-12, increment of honorarium given to para-teachers, nutrition to school children in addition to the quality of education. Minister Human Resource Neera Yadav assured the house that the issue of honorarium is on the government's agenda and the matter will be looked into compassionately.
Significantly, the State government asserted its commitment to educate more and more girls and bring them at par with male. To meet the objective of women empowerment and it right to education the State government will set up women's colleges in the State. "Process of opening women's college in each districts is underway," said Yadav. Incidentally, government and opposition locked horns over dilapidated condition of NH-33 and NH-6 and ended with the assurance of CM that the government will seek no-objection-certificate from National Highway Authority of India to repair the road that links Jharkhand to neighbouring state, Odisha.