Thursday, 15 July 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The Uttarakhand government has decided to start vocational courses in 44 government degree colleges of the state. The higher education minister Dhan Singh Rawat took a review meeting of the department on Wednesday and directed the officials to prepare the curriculum of these courses and start the process of their affiliation with the Sridev Suman University. He said that the professional colleges in Paithani in Pauri and Model College in Mithi Berri in Haridwar would start from this academic session.
In the meeting Rawat stressed the need for imparting employment oriented education along with higher education in the state. He said that the decision to start vocational courses in 44 colleges of the state is a step in this direction. The minister also directed the officials to submit the proposals for setting up a dozen new colleges in the state. The state government had declared that every block would have at least one degree college. Taking a stern note of the institutions showing laxity and delay in construction works, the minister said that the budget to such institutes should not be allotted in future. He also directed that disciplinary action should be initiated against the institutes where teaching and non teaching posts are lying vacant for long.
The meeting was attended by the additional chief secretary Anand Vardhan, secretary in- charge, Deependra Chaudhary, Vice Chancellor (VC) Sri Dev Suman University P P Dhyani, VC Soban Singh Jeena University, S N Bhandari, VC Doon University Surekha Dangwal and others.
