Union HRD Minister assures Central Universities of maximum support

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New Delhi : Union HRD Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ chaired a meeting with Vice Chancellors of all the Central Universities in New Delhi on June 13, 2019. Secretary, Higher Education, R Subrahmanyam, was also present at the meeting.

The HRD Minister reviewed the progress and the best practices of the universities. He also reviewed their present infrastructure, maintenance, and human resource related aspects. The Minister gave assurance to the chancellors to extend maximum support for the development of the universities.

The Minister was concerned over the vacancies and directed UGC to develop a mechanism to fill them quickly so that young generation may get quality education. Dr Nishank also asked all the universities to prepare a blueprint to improve their rankings. The Minister hoped that by providing quality education and research, India can become a world leader in the field of education.

The HRD Minister said the Universities should focus on skill based and job oriented education to overcome the challenge of unemployment in the country. He also congratulated the best performing universities for the good work, according to a PIB release.