Delegation of private colleges calls on Maluka

by Punjabnewswire4u
CHANDIGARH, DEC 20 

       The  Punjab Government is committed to elevate the education standard of all the private colleges in the state by sympathetically considering the demands of the management of these institutions. It was assured by Mr. Sikander Singh Maluka, Education Minister Punjab in a meeting with the representatives of the administrative committees of private colleges in Punjab.

          The delegations of the private colleges have today called on Mr. Maluka to request the Punjab Government for the approval of their long pending demands. During the meeting the delegation which was led by Mr. S C Sawalnka, president management federation, Dr. SP Singh, Ex -vice Chancellor Guru Nanak Dev University and Mr. Jaswant Singh Gill, Secretary Management of non government college management federation of Punjab and Chandigarh, put up various demands before the minister. The delegation specifically urged the minister to lift ban on the recruitment of the faculty in the private run colleges, to release arrears of the employees pending from January 2006. The delegation has also requested the Punjab Government to issue instruction to all the universities to consult the administrative committees of the private colleges before taking any decisions for these private colleges. It was also requested that a council for higher education be set-up in which reprenstative of the private colleges be included.

          The Education Minister Punjab said that the genuine demands of delegation would also consider with sympathetically.

                   Prominent amongst other who were present in the meeting included Mrs Ravneet Kaur, Secretary Higher Education, Mr. Chander Gaind Special Secretary Education and Mr. Mahinder Singh Prashar, Under Secretary Finance department.