All the vice-chancellors were speechless when Chavan, a product of the prestigious Birla Institute of Technology, raised basic questions over the deteriorating standard of the universities. Chavan asked the VCs to leave the question of retirement age of principals, constitution of academic and management councils and affiliation of colleges to the registrars and concentrate on enhancing the credibility of universities and education standard.
Chavan observed that it was shocking that not one of the universities figured in the list of top 200 institutes in the world. Universities in Maharashtra were nowhere near one of the leading centres, although the state government was spending a massive amount on them, he added. At a juncture when there is an economic slump, it was expected that Maharashtra's universities would provide innovative leadership to tackle the crisis. Unfortunately, the universities miserably failed on that front, Chavan felt.
It appears that universities in Maharashtra were unable to tap the human resource, which could help tide over the situation. Shockingly, not a single university in Maharashtra had approached a global forum for ranking, which has been a practice globally. Chavan expected that such conferences of the VCs should be result-oriented.
Guv angry with 'frequent-flyer' VCs
Governor K Sankaranarayanan also came down heavily on the "frequent-flyer" vice-chancellors (VCs).It was found that Raj Bhavan was flooded with applications from VCs seeking permission to travel abroad for conferences, seminars and to observe the functioning of universities.
It was found that some VCs visited abroad on many occasions and their stay ranged from five days to many months. Shockingly, not a single vicechancellor hassofar submittedhis report either to the governor or the higher and technical education department on the outcome of such foreign visits. It appears that all such visits are pleasure trips and there is no accountability. Sankaranarayanan, felt that foreign tours should be minimized. The governor made it clear to the VCs that their foreign stay should not exceed 20 days in the entire term. A veteran bureaucrat felt that Raj Bhavan must assert and ensure that frequent-flyer VCs are taken to task.
Health check
Minister of state for medical education D P Sawant has set a new example.A month ago,when his80-year-old mother needed urgent treatment, the department of medical education made complete arrangements in a leading hospital.
Sawant sought information from his staff on whether his mother can be treated in a government hospital. Then a search began for a government hospital in Mumbai and it ended when J J Hospital dean T P Lahane assured the minister that the institute is on a par with any other hospital. A day after Lahane's assurance, Sawant 's mother was admitted to J J Hospital and successfully operated upon for an orthopaedic procedure by Sujit Gawhale and Nitin Mahahan. Sawant never believed that one of the most difficult operations could be performed in the government-run hospital. It's high time that Sawant imposes a ban on ministers and senior bureaucrats from availing treatment in "five-star" hospitals, says a professor.
If the ban is imposed successfully, then the state exchequer's burden will be reduced by more than Rs 75 crore, which the government is spending on ministers, bureaucrats and IPS officers receiving treatment in such hospitals. In the recent past, it was found that ministers, bureaucrats and IPS officiers were approaching private hospitals even for treatment of routine ailments.
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