‘Action will be taken against corrupt officials in univs’
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 10.03.2018
Vellore: The government would take necessary action against the ineligible candidates appointed in state universities, higher education minister K P Anbazhagan said on Friday. It would also take appropriate measure against officials indulged in malpractice.
“The government will not hesitate to take action against any person, who indulge in malpractices, at any given point of time. If the issues of malpractice and appointment of ineligible candidates are brought to my notice, immediate action would be taken against the concerned person,” said the minister after attending the 13th convocation of Thiruvalluvar University on Friday at Serkadu. On the occasion, governor Banwarilal Purohit awarded 49,789 candidates with degrees. Of these, 33 UG and 16 PG rank holders honoured with prizes.
On the failure of officials of Thiruvalluvar University to maintain the records of assets and audit objections to the tune of several crores of rupees, he said, “In case the authorities have not maintained the records, we will discuss the issue immediately and take appropriate action.”
The government has been introducing measures to improve the quality of education and infrastructure of educational institutions, he said, adding, that the government had established 65 new colleges and offered 961 new courses during 2011-2016.
Earlier, he said that the state was in the forefront when it comes to gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education. “The GER of the state is 46.9% as against the national GER of 25.2%. The number of girl students pursuing higher studies is also high when compared to the nation’s GER,” he said and pointed that the GER of women pursuing higher studies is 45.6%, while the country’s GER is 24.5%.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 10.03.2018
Vellore: The government would take necessary action against the ineligible candidates appointed in state universities, higher education minister K P Anbazhagan said on Friday. It would also take appropriate measure against officials indulged in malpractice.
“The government will not hesitate to take action against any person, who indulge in malpractices, at any given point of time. If the issues of malpractice and appointment of ineligible candidates are brought to my notice, immediate action would be taken against the concerned person,” said the minister after attending the 13th convocation of Thiruvalluvar University on Friday at Serkadu. On the occasion, governor Banwarilal Purohit awarded 49,789 candidates with degrees. Of these, 33 UG and 16 PG rank holders honoured with prizes.
On the failure of officials of Thiruvalluvar University to maintain the records of assets and audit objections to the tune of several crores of rupees, he said, “In case the authorities have not maintained the records, we will discuss the issue immediately and take appropriate action.”
The government has been introducing measures to improve the quality of education and infrastructure of educational institutions, he said, adding, that the government had established 65 new colleges and offered 961 new courses during 2011-2016.
Earlier, he said that the state was in the forefront when it comes to gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education. “The GER of the state is 46.9% as against the national GER of 25.2%. The number of girl students pursuing higher studies is also high when compared to the nation’s GER,” he said and pointed that the GER of women pursuing higher studies is 45.6%, while the country’s GER is 24.5%.
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