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| EDUCATION TRIBUNE | Tuesday, July 29, 2003, Chandigarh, India |
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War of letters on between VC, Pro-VC Works suffers as SCERT remains headless |
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War of letters on between VC, Pro-VC This describes the state of affairs at Punjabi University, Patiala, which was supposed to have come out of the quagmire of factionalism after the ouster of former VC Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia. The VC, Mr Swaran Singh Boparai, a former bureaucrat, and the Pro-VC, Dr R.N. Pal, a former Political Science teacher, are engaged in a no-holds-barred fight. Mr Boparai and Dr Pal who started off on a good wicket after the appointment of the former as VC fell out soon. It seems the Pro-VC wanted more than his pound of flesh in the management. The Pro-VC acted independently on certain issues in the absence of VC, which strained their relations. The hostility came in the open after the VC appointed a five-member committee to manage the university in his absence. The Pro-VC protested against this to Higher Education Minister Harnam Das Johar who was apparently peeved with the VC for not following directions of the government in not taking action against Information Technology institutes opened by the former VC. The Higher Education Minister called the VC and Pro-VC and asked them to function according to the university calendar. The VC, however, had the last laugh with Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh backing him publicly. Emboldened by this, the VC withdrew all powers deputed to the Pro-VC, including those of hostel management and administration. Following this the university management has started sending letters to the Pro-VC, asking him to take permission from the VC before proceeding on leave. The Pro-VC has preferred to ignore the directions. He has written to the Chancellor to allow him blanket permission to attend seminars and functions associated with various prestigious academic bodies of which he is a member. In the latest spurt of letters written by the VC to Dr Pal is an admonishment for not attending a seminar. The Pro-VC has in his reply pointed out that he was not a faculty member as mentioned in the letter to him and the VC, Pro-VC and Registrar did not constitute the faculty. Now teachers have begun to disregard propriety and it is free for all. Punjab Literary Studies Department head Dr Amritpal Kaur has in a statement urged the VC to take action against the Pro-VC and accused him of being “too lenient”. Dr K.S. Sidhu, a member of the Pro-VC camp after being ousted from the post of Registrar, has filed a defamation suit against the Vice-Chancellor. Even as all this is happening, the government remains a mute spectator. With teachers joining the fight between the VC and the Pro-VC, the university may witness more ugly scenes. |
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Works suffers as SCERT remains headless THE State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) in Solan has become the favourite spot for those posted to far-flung areas. Not only is this crucial institute working without a permanent principal, but a number of posts have either been abolished or their incumbents posted elsewhere. Work is suffering on account of the fact that the principal of Solan Government College is officiating as the SCERT head. Not only this, as many as seven posts, including those of a Librarian, Projectionist, Artist, two Laboratory Assistant and two Statistical Assistant have been abolished. In addition, nine Class IV employees have been shifted to other departments. It is common practise that the influential get posted here when transferred to a far-flung area. Now efforts are being made to get the post of one Statistical Assistant revived. The SCERT officials, on instructions from the office of the Educational Minister, have sent a letter demanding revival of one post of Statistical Assistant. The move, it is learnt, is aimed at “adjusting” an employee of the District Statistical Department who was transferred to a remote area. Officials of the SCERT opine that it has become a norm with the employees of various department to seek transfer here to “break their long stay”. The institute aims at devising syllabi at the school level and equipping in-service teachers with the latest educational techniques. The Secretary, Education, Mr Sudipto Rai, while agreeing that the institute had acquired the distinction of being a dumping ground, says the principal posted there had got a court stay. He said additional staff would be diverted from other departments to cater to the new projects assigned to the SCERT by the government. A Budget of Rs 10-12 had been provided to the institute. He lamented that it was a pity that teachers found the post of Deputy Director more lucrative than an SCERT posting. |
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IMAGINE a scenario where a Vice-Chancellor continuously writes to his Pro-Vice-Chancellor hauling him up for his conduct and does not even let him function as head of the university in his absence, a Pro-Vice-Chancellor who chides his VC for not knowing rules and teachers fanning the fire by insisting that the VC is “too soft and lenient” and demanding that he takes action against the Pro-VC.