All faculties in Punjab to stay shut on January 18
Amritsar, January 9
With no beneficial response acquired from the state authorities, the Joint Motion Committee (JAC) of the Non-Govt Aided Schools’ Administration Federation (NGACMF), Principals’ Associations, Punjab Chandigarh Schools Academics Union (PCCTU) and Un-aided Non-public Schools’ physique on Monday referred to as for shutting all faculties shut on January 18. The universities within the state are towards the federal government’s alleged arbitrary and discriminatory choice to implement the centralised admission portal and reducing the retirement age of academics at 58 years.
In a joint assembly of the JAC and unaided faculties, chaired by RMS Chinna, president of the federation, the administration of the universities determined to stay shut on January 18. “We’re taking the step as the federal government is unresponsive to our calls for,” mentioned the federation president who chaired the assembly. He mentioned the Chief Minister and the Minister of Increased Training had not even given them time for assembly to debate points confronting increased training within the state. Even now we attraction to the federal government to handle the problems confronting the universities within the state.
Citing that increased training establishments had been already dealing with acute monetary troubles within the wake of a drop in admissions as a lot of kids are shifting to western nations, he mentioned there was no demand of such a portal.
“The detached angle of the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab Authorities to the problems confronting the universities is forcing us to undertake the trail of agitation and protest. On January 18, all faculties will stay shut and memorandums can be submitted to the Deputy Commissioners in all district headquarters as neither the Increased Training Minister nor the CM is giving us time to satisfy them to boost our points,” mentioned federation secretary SM Sharma.
“It’s a matter of survival for the universities. Many Schools will shut down if the federal government remained non-cooperative,” he mentioned, including that once more they attraction to the CM and the minister to present them time to debate the problems or they should go for an indefinite strike within the coming occasions. He mentioned since there was no provision within the grant-in-aid scheme, which authorises the federal government to take over the admission means of aided faculties by authorities departments, rendering the choice unlawful, null and void.