Saturday, July 21, 2001
HIGHER EDUCATION IS OPEN TO PRIVATE SECTOR
In a major policy initiative, the United Democratic Front (UDF) today decided to open up higher education to the private sector. The UDF High Power Committee (HPC), which met this evening, recommended to the Government that the private sector be allowed to open professional higher education institutions offering medical, dental, para-medical, engineering, MBA and MCA courses.
The decision is a clear deviation from the LDF Government's policy which had favoured professional institutions in the cooperative sector. It also marks a deviation from the previous UDF Government's line of promoting self-financing institutions in the Government sector. The HPC also urged the Government to take steps to prospectively pay salary to all eligible teachers whose appointments had been cleared by the Government, but were not receiving it during the last few years owing to the failure of the LDF Government to take timely decisions.
The UDF had examined proposals submitted by its sub- committee on education in this regard. The HPC felt that in view of the continuing financial crisis, the Government should consider the proposal to impound salary arrears into their provident fund accounts, even while paying their salary prospectively.
In a major policy initiative, the United Democratic Front (UDF) today decided to open up higher education to the private sector. The UDF High Power Committee (HPC), which met this evening, recommended to the Government that the private sector be allowed to open professional higher education institutions offering medical, dental, para-medical, engineering, MBA and MCA courses.
The decision is a clear deviation from the LDF Government's policy which had favoured professional institutions in the cooperative sector. It also marks a deviation from the previous UDF Government's line of promoting self-financing institutions in the Government sector. The HPC also urged the Government to take steps to prospectively pay salary to all eligible teachers whose appointments had been cleared by the Government, but were not receiving it during the last few years owing to the failure of the LDF Government to take timely decisions.
The UDF had examined proposals submitted by its sub- committee on education in this regard. The HPC felt that in view of the continuing financial crisis, the Government should consider the proposal to impound salary arrears into their provident fund accounts, even while paying their salary prospectively.
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