Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 25: A delegation of SKUAST-Teaching Association Jammu (SKUAST-TAJ), led by its president Dr Vikas Sharma, met Chief Secretary B B Vyas and submitted him a memorandum regarding strengthening of research stations and sanction of much required additional faculties of SKUAST-Jammu.
Dr Vikas Sharma informed the CS that Research Centers / Centers of Excellence are the backbone of any professional varsity like SKUAST-Jammu and these advance centers of research should not be disturbed at any cost for the establishment of new university. He said that State Government’s proposal for establishment of more universities in the J&K State is a good idea, but it should not be at the cost of existing universities. “SKUAST – Jammu is working in its infancy stage and flourishing day by day and there is no need to disturb the status of this only established farm varsity of Jammu division,” he stressed.
Dr Vikas further informed the CS that the issue for sanction of new faculties (Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Horticulture and Faculty of Dairy Technology) was deliberated for the first time in the 4th Academic Council of SKUAST-J in May 2005 and after the approval of Board of Management (BoM) same year in August 2005, it was formally submitted to APD, Govt of J&K and since then formal proposal has been hanging in fire and is still awaiting nod of the Agriculture Production and Planning Department notwithstanding the detailed and point-wise justification of the proposal as well as reply to all the queries.
After giving a patient hearing to SKUAST-J teachers, B B Vyas said that bifurcation will definitely paralyse and impede the functioning of any existing / acclaimed Agricultural University. He further said that the matter has already been deliberated with the Chancellor and he will leave no stone unturned for strengthening of research stations and sanction new faculties of SKUAST-Jammu. He also assured full support to SKUAST-Jammu from present State Govt.
The deputation comprised of Dr Vivek M Arya, Dr P K Rai, Dr Devinder Sharma, Dr Rajeev Bharat and Dr Jai Kapoor.
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