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AU lags behind in implementing quota policy: UGC
Rajiv Mani, TNN 12 November 2009, 10:59pm IST
ALLAHABAD: Allahabad University and its constituent colleges lag
behind regarding appointment of Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes,
states a
report prepared by a committee of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
The committee has communicated a message to university authorities,
asking them to advertise the backlog vacancies, as mentioned in the
report, within three weeks and fill the same within three months.
It is worth mentioning that a committee comprising LB Mannikatti,
(retired IAS), RP Gangurde, (former additional secretary, UGC) and
Ashok Kumar Saroya, under secretary, UGC, visited AU and its
constituent Colleges on October 8, 9 and 10. The committee inspected
the status of implementation of reservation policy for SC/STs in
appointments on teaching and non-teaching posts and admission to
various courses.
The report of the committee signed by Saroya states that Allahabad
University and its nine constituent colleges lag far behind regarding
implementation of the reservation policy. Although situation at AU is
a bit better, the the constituent colleges have to go miles in
complying with the government reservation policy.
The report regarding AU, states that out of 330 posts of lecturers,
only nine have been filled by appointing SC candidates while for 151
posts of readers, only one SC candidate was appointed. In the case of
professors, as against 59 sanctioned posts, no person belonging to
SC/ST is appointed. Only one SC candidate is appointed as a reader.
Thus, number of backlog vacancies under SC are 71 and that under ST
are 41, mentions the report. Likewise, in terms of implementing the
reservation in non-teaching posts, there are 68 vacancies of SCs and
96 of STs which comes under the backlog.
The committee also found that in the selection committees, SC/ST
member has been nominated as an observer instead he should have been
nominated as a regular member so as to allow him to play his role
effectively in the matter of selection of SC/ST candidates. The
committee appreciated the steps initiated by university to centralise
the admission to protect the interests of SC/ST by providing 15 per
cent and 7.5 per cent representation to SC/ST respectively but certain
constituent colleges have failed for complying the same.
Similarly, in terms of representation of SC/ST students, the committee
found that of the total 37,997 students admitted to different courses
at UG and PG levels, 4,265 students belong to SC and 112 to ST
categories. Which comes out to be 11.23 per cent for SC and 0.39 for
ST. likewise, out of 78 seats for PhD, seven seats are assigned to SC
candidates and none to ST candidate.
The committee observed that the colleges have not maintained roster
registers in respect of appointment of lecturers and non-teaching
staff which they should do immediately and filling the backlog.
It also mentions that some of the colleges running self-finance course
are receiving fees from SC/ST students despite instruction not to do
so. The colleges are required to provide reservation to SC/ST
candidates in such courses and the fees on this account may be charged
at the subsidised rate.
Regarding the status of reservation for appointment of lecturers in
colleges, the committee observed that in the nine constituent
colleges, there are 376 sanctioned positions of lecturers out of which
54 and 24 should have gone to SC/ST candidates but five SC and no ST
candidates have been appointed.
Recommendations of the committee:
* The backlog vacancies meant for SC/STs may be filled before April 30, 2010.
* A SC/ST member should be nominated in the selection committed as a
member for appointment of the teaching and non-teaching posts and not
an observer.
* An advisory committee to oversee the implementation of reservation
policy may be constituted with V-C as chairman.
* The university may organise a workshop for principals of the
constituent colleges for preparation of rosters for SC/STs and
sensitisation of faculty members regarding problems faced by the
SC/ST.
* Steps may be taken to ensure timely crediting of scholarship amounts
under post-matric scholarship and payment of fellowship under Rajiv
Gandhi fellowship programme.
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