Inter-varsity transfer policy soon: minister

The state government is working on a policy to facilitate inter-university transfer of teachers. It will table a bill in the assembly session at the earliest. This was disclosed by minister for higher education C T Ravi in Dharwad at the weekend.

The minister told reporters the Higher Education Council had started drafting the policy.

“The government is keen on implementing the transfer policy as a majority of the teachers are stagnated in their parent university.

Besides, a few new varsities are short of teachers while some old universities have excess teachers. Implementation of transfer policy would facilitate parity,” Ravi said.

 

Ravi also stated that the state government will soon scrap the “outside university student’s quota”. At present, only 2 per cent to 3 per cent reservation is given for the students coming from other universities.

The new policy will ensure free flow of students from one university to another, enabling them to study a subject of their choice in any university in the state.

“Talks are on with the Planning Commission and the Finance Department to provision for funds in the budget for the annual grants proposed by the varsity and release them at one go. Some works are pending in the varsity as the funds are released in a phased manner. The provision of funds for development of infrastructure and academic activities would be made in this,” he added.

Solution to garbage disposal soon: CM
Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Sunday said the government was making all efforts to find a permanent solution for waste disposal in the city.

He told reporters here, he said a number of steps were being taken to dipose off waste. Besides the Mandur landfill, four to five other places had been identified for waste disposal.

He said several firms have come forward to generate power and produce fertiliser from waste and some had already been granted permission.

Some more firms would be granted persmission at the next cabinet meeting, he said,adding some others had also agreed to collect garbage at the doorsteps.