Reforms
in Education
Sir,
Announcement made by Chief
Minister on Oct 9th, 2006 while
addressing a day long conference on
‘‘Reforms in Education and Role
of Private Schools’’ at Jammu
on setting up of Commission to recast
education policy for the State is a
welcome step and a timely decision. Mr.
Azad is to be complemented for accepting
the poor performance of Government
education Institutions viz-a-viz Private
educational institutions. We would like
to drew kind attention of the Chief
Minister with regard to education
scenario of the State during 1950's,
1960's and 1970's when almost Private
education institution had marginal
presence in the State. The education both
at School, College and University level
was imparted through Government
institutions. It will not be out of place
to mention that the products of these
educational institutions are today
managing both the administrative and
Political set up of the State and our
Chief Minister is also its product who
has proved a successful political and
administrative manager at national level.
The question now arises that inspite
higher budgetary support and increased
financial outlay for education both
during 8th, 9th, 10th five year plan the
qualitative improvement has not been
achieved. The reason is that few suitable
persons have been placed incharge of
education. The people who manage
education policy should have vision of
education. When medical/Regional
Engineering College or SKIMS were
established then the political leadership
choose the competent faculty from within
and outside the State to established and
train the local talent and during
subsequent years the local people managed
these institutions efficiently,
successfully. Adhocism and stopgap
arrangements, lack of vision, corruption
placement of inefficient people in
makeshift arrangements has contributed
towards deterioration of education in
government institutions at to all levels.
To quote and example for last 13 years
Government has failed to appoint a
regular Principal and other faculty at
Government College of Engg. &
Technology in line qualification laid
down by All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE). The date will not be
far off when AICTE will withdraw its
recognisation as was very recently done
with Medical College Srinagar by MCI.
We would like to implore the
CM that before setting up of Commission
let the house of entire education
department be set in order. Let this be
managed by the educationist of repute not
by the people who were reportedly
involved in manipulating marks of their
wards and involved in shady deals.
Yours
etc...
Nana Rajee,
Sant Market,
Jewel Chowk,
Jammu.
Time the
precious commodity
Sir,
The article titled,
‘‘Time- an infinite
capital’’ by Dr Visvesh Verma,
published in this paper (Oct 29) was
timely. The emphasis on time is one of
the very basic things which we should
learn to place on. Time is indeed the
most precious thing which is never
replaced or renewed. Once lost it is
always lost. That is why great men all
over the world have given prime
importance to time and its use. In our
times when we are facing increasing
competition from multinational companies
as well as from developed nations we must
curstail the number of holidays and
increase the working hours. After all if
we do it we shall be making our own well
being a reality. It does not mean that we
need to become workalcoholics but it
means that we should not waste the
precious. Time on the flimsy ground of
some holiday etc. A regulated life is the
hallmark of great men which in turn make
a great nation. So let us all make a
solemn promise to make best use of time.
The Sanskrit saying Kalaye Tasmail Namah
(Salutations unto time) makes its
importance crystal clear.
Yours
etc...
Bihari Lal
Muthi,
Jammu
Indira
Gandhi
Sir,
Some days back the nation
paid homage to Smt. Indira Gandhi on her
death anniversary. She was a remarkable
leader with guts and gumption. An iron
willed lady as she was she weathered many
a storm during her eventful life. She was
a career politician. Frank morass the
famed columnist said that she was the
child of politics. Her decision about
nation building will always be
remembered. The nationalisation of banks,
industrialization programmes, garibi
hatao etc helped the nation great deal.
Her pinnacle of glory came when the
country won the 1971 war with Pakistan.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee hailed her as Durga.
She was a secular to the core who never
forgot her roots. Whenever she visited
Kashmir she made it a point to visit
Darga Hazratbal as well as Hari Parvat.
Very few present day leaders have kept
alive that tradition. Her love for the
mountains was great. She would call
herself child of mountains. She was
immensely proud of her Kashmiri origin.
For the State she had great love. Why
can't we name the Kala Kendra at Jammu ad
the one proposed in Srinagar after her.
It would be a tribute of the people of
the State to her deeds and life.
Yours
etc...
M.L. Koul
Lower Barnai
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