Tahir
Mushtaq
JAMMU,
Apr 20: Higher Education Department has come up with a noval idea to lower down
the pressure on the libraries in the educational institutions, it is planning
to upload the study material of various subjects on the Website
www.jkhighereducation.in, so that students can access and download it.
Officials from the department said that keeping in view the lack of infrastructure in the newly opened Degree colleges in the state which were made functional without provision of proper infrastructure, the department has decided to use the website as public library.
It is pertinent to mention here that scarce infrastructure, no permanent staff and contractual teachers without remuneration for the entire academic year sum up the plight of the newly opened government degree colleges across the Jammu and Kashmir.
It is pertinent to mention here that since 2002, J&K government went on ‘Degree college construction spree”, with successive government with the help of Central government establishing nearly 40 degree colleges, particularly in rural and far-flung areas of the state.
“What can government do, the colleges were constructed and opened in hurry without provision being made to provide basic infrastructure. Though putting study material on the website will not benefit students in rural areas as there is no net connection, it could given them just an option”, said a official from the education department.
Government colleges are grappling for basic infrastructure. Most of these don’t have even a building at their disposal what to speak of other amenities.
Minister for Higher Education, Abdul Gani Malik that they are also concerned with the lack of infrastructure in certain colleges but steps are being taken in this regard.
“The website will be updated regularly so that students can access the study material. It will be great help to them”, Malik said.
About the infrastructure problems being faced by the colleges, he said that necessary funds have been earmarked for the same and central government has also assured the additional funds will be provided to the state.
However while the colleges were opened, but most of them have little infrastructure, which has defeated the basic idea of these for which they were established.
Officials from the department said that keeping in view the lack of infrastructure in the newly opened Degree colleges in the state which were made functional without provision of proper infrastructure, the department has decided to use the website as public library.
It is pertinent to mention here that scarce infrastructure, no permanent staff and contractual teachers without remuneration for the entire academic year sum up the plight of the newly opened government degree colleges across the Jammu and Kashmir.
It is pertinent to mention here that since 2002, J&K government went on ‘Degree college construction spree”, with successive government with the help of Central government establishing nearly 40 degree colleges, particularly in rural and far-flung areas of the state.
“What can government do, the colleges were constructed and opened in hurry without provision being made to provide basic infrastructure. Though putting study material on the website will not benefit students in rural areas as there is no net connection, it could given them just an option”, said a official from the education department.
Government colleges are grappling for basic infrastructure. Most of these don’t have even a building at their disposal what to speak of other amenities.
Minister for Higher Education, Abdul Gani Malik that they are also concerned with the lack of infrastructure in certain colleges but steps are being taken in this regard.
“The website will be updated regularly so that students can access the study material. It will be great help to them”, Malik said.
About the infrastructure problems being faced by the colleges, he said that necessary funds have been earmarked for the same and central government has also assured the additional funds will be provided to the state.
However while the colleges were opened, but most of them have little infrastructure, which has defeated the basic idea of these for which they were established.
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