J-K panel asks proposed varsities to provide road-map

A Select Committee of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council has asked the authorities of three universities proposed to be set up in the state for making a presentation about the road-map and financial back up for these varsities.
"After obtaining all the relevant papers and after due consideration, the (Select) Committee would like to invite the authorities of the proposed universities to make a presentation about their road map along with the financial details for the setting up of the universities," an official spokesman said after the meeting of the committee yesterday.
The spokesman said the Committee felt that there is a need to go into the minutest details of the proposal before submitting a report to the House on the Universities Bill referred to the Select Committee last year.

The meeting, chaired by NC MLC Devender Singh Rana, discussed various matters related to setting up of Transworld Muslim University, Sheikh-ul-Alam Research University and Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa University.
"The Committee held a detailed discussion on different aspects with regard to setting up of these varsities in the private sector while appreciating the crucial need for expanding the outreach of higher learning across the state in view of larger number of students, especially belonging to far off pockets, evincing keen interest in shaping their academic career in a big way," the spokesman said.
The panel observed that the participation of private players in this effort should be encouraged, maintaining that it is imperative to supplement the government endeavours in making available quality and standard education to the reach of students belonging to various segments of the society, he said.

Issues like management of Universities and control of the government over these institutions were discussed during the meeting, the spokesman said.