By Punjabnewswire4u
MOHALI, MARCH 24
The members of
Punjab Unaided Technical Institution Association (PUTIA) had a meeting today in
Mohali under the leadership of Dr.J.S.dhaliwal, President, PUTIA. Chairmen of
various colleges of Punjab including Sh. Gurvinder Singh (Rayat & Bahra), Manjit
Singh (Doaba Group), Sh.Sukhdev Singla (Indo Global), Dr.Rohin Sachdeva (Lala
Lajpat Rai Group), Dr.Anshu Kataria (Aryans Group), S.Avtar Singh (Sukhmani
Group) etc participated in the meeting. Problems related with All India Council
for Technical Education (AICTE) were discussed during the meeting.
Dr J.S.Dhaliwal
said that AICTE norms for opening new colleges/for extension of approval should
be on the basis of admissions done instead of intake allotted by AICTE. He
added that to start the new project/for extension of approval, a big
infrastructure including land, building, equipment & machinery, furniture
& fixture, computers, faculty etc. is required. On the other hand, the
entire infrastructure goes waste when seats are not filled. It is not wastage
of investment only, rather it is wastage of the national resources.
Dr Dhaliwal said
that with the rising cost of land & building and other paraphernalia area,
AICTE should relook into the norms laid down for an Educational Institution.
With the given fee structures, it is very tough to meet out the running
expenses even. He added that the approval process is becoming complicated day
by day. The procedure should be easy, flexible, user friendly etc. But it is
very complicated, time consuming and lengthy.
Dr Dhaliwal
further said that excise taxation department has issued notices to the
Educational Institutions. He added that already Educational Institutions are
overburdened by various types of taxes. Punjab Government, instead of removing
the tax burden, is planning to put more tax burden on Educational Institutions.
He requested that Educational Institutions should be made tax free in the state
for its survival.
Dr
Dhaliwal added further that there is 95% contribution of private institutions
in providing technical education and in a way these institutions are creating
employment opportunities and playing a vital role in the development of the
country
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