UP Governor makes uniform mandatory for Scheduled Tribes
Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Thursday made uniform mandatory for all universities and colleges in the state.
Chancellor Patel of all state universities issued this direction in a meeting at Jan Bhawan on Wednesday.
An official statement said the order pertains to all government and aided colleges affiliated to Jannayak Chandrashekhar University, Ballia.
Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna welcomed the move, saying, “The disciplinary measures they are implementing in universities are in the interest of students.” The Governor also issued strict instructions to teachers saying that no teacher should indulge in any work that harms the dignity and standing of the profession, the statement said.
He stressed the need for holistic development of students and directed teachers to attend classes on time and ensure regular attendance of students.
Patel stressed on improving the conditions of women’s hostels and ensuring that they remain away from anti-social influences.
Patel said vocational and skill-oriented courses should be introduced to make girl students self-reliant and employable and suggested courses related to beautician training, mehndi art, GST, bindi making, accountancy and millet-based food preparation.
The Governor stressed on promoting organic farming and encouraging students to adopt organic farming on their lands to generate additional income.
Emphasizing on effective implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP), Patel directed institutions to give students freedom in subject selection and focus on multidisciplinary and multitasking learning.
He said that students should also acquire knowledge of yoga, painting and other skills apart from their core subjects to improve employability.
Patel called for online teaching system in colleges facing shortage of teachers and cooperation from other institutions.
He also asked the officials to fill the vacant posts as soon as possible and organize regular training programs for teachers.
The Governor ordered to immediately provide clean drinking water in Anganwadi centres, primary schools, PHC, CHC, health centers and colleges wherever such problem exists.
Patel suggested adopting a Gujarat-like public-private partnership model to improve infrastructure.
According to the statement, he said that under the Gyan Bharatam campaign, manuscripts, Bhojpatras and rare books are being digitized and preserved, with Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya being designated as the nodal institute for this initiative.
He directed all colleges to make maximum use of ‘INFLIBNET’ and ‘One Nation One Subscription’ scheme to improve students’ access to national and international books, research papers and academic material.
Patel directed the colleges to prepare detailed DPRs under the “UP Certification” initiative and submit them to the government for improving quality, infrastructure and academic systems.
He also called for the implementation of ‘Gram Scientist Programme’ in rural areas to promote scientific temper, innovation and technological awareness among rural youth and students.
The Governor directed all teachers to publish at least two book chapters or research papers annually to strengthen the research and academic writing culture in higher education institutions.
