MP Baluni met the Union Education Minister, discussed the appointment of VC in Garhwal University and Director in NIT
Garhwal Lok Sabha MP Anil Baluni met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday to demand the appointment of Vice Chancellor in Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal Central University of Uttarakhand. On the other hand, the Employees Union including the Teaching Association of Garhwal Central University has written a letter to the Union Education Ministry regarding the appointment of a permanent Vice Chancellor.
The administrative arrangements of Garhwal Central University, which is being run without a Vice Chancellor for a month, have started going off track. In this regard, Garhwal MP Anil Baluni met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and requested the appointment of a permanent Vice Chancellor in Garhwal University. Anil Baluni has also given information about this by sharing a post on X. He wrote, ‘To give more impetus to the education system of Garhwal, I requested him to appoint a full-time Vice Chancellor in Garhwal University and a full-time Director in NIT Srinagar. Also requested to open the proposed Kendriya Vidyalayas in Garhwal region as soon as possible’.
Anil Baluni further said, Minister Dhamendra Pradhan assured that all these demands will be resolved as soon as possible and every possible step will be taken to further strengthen the education system in Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.
Demand to make senior professor VC
It is worth noting that the tenure of Central Garhwal University Vice Chancellor Prof. Annapurna Nautiyal has ended on 31 October. Since then, there has been no permanent appointment on the post of Vice Chancellor. Due to which the work in the university is getting affected. The Teaching Association has written a letter to the Central Education Ministry demanding the appointment of a senior professor of the university on the post of Vice Chancellor.
Professor RS Fartyal, Secretary of the Teaching Association of Garhwal University, said that the academic work system in the university has come to a standstill for the last one month. People had to go abroad for academic research on many subjects. But due to the absence of a Vice Chancellor, research work is also getting affected.
