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Discussion on retirement age of varsity teachers postponed
THE EXECUTIVE committee meeting of the Gorakhpur University has postponed the proposal for extending service span of university teachers to 65 years and it would be discussed in future after clarification from the government. Besides, the committee passed a budget of Rs 24 crore for the financial year 2006-07.
THE EXECUTIVE committee meeting of the Gorakhpur University has postponed the proposal for extending service span of university teachers to 65 years and it would be discussed in future after clarification from the government. Besides, the committee passed a budget of Rs 24 crore for the financial year 2006-07.
The significant meeting of the executive committee was convened here to discuss the 44-point agenda but hectic discussion over some disputed issues forced the committee members to postpone the issue for the next meeting.
Regularisation of services of 11 teachers and 26 employees would also be discussed later. The committee, however, approved the promotion of teachers in Philosophy, English and in Department of Defence Studies.
The meeting was significant since seven teachers who were on the verge of retirement were expecting relief from the decision of the executive committee to implement the government order regarding enhancement of service length of teachers in higher education.
The meeting also has to discuss proposal for appearance of male candidate as private students in graduate and postgraduate classes and introduction of Career and Advancement Scheme in various department. It was also significant that four newly elected members of the council, including SP MLC Ganesh Shanker Pandey, former MLC Devendra Pratap Singh, and Advocate Indubhushan Srivastav were to participate in the meeting for the first time.
Important and controversial issues were postponed by the council. Teachers who were looking forward to their services to be regularised were disappointed. The next meeting of the executive committee would be held on July 22.
Washington team visits hospital
BAHRAICH: A team of the Futures Group from Washington DC visited the district hospital and enquired about medical facilities on Saturday. They also held a meeting with the chief medical superintendent and discussed medical facilities.
The team comprised Jefferson Bobby, Aditi Mukherji and additional director, Uttar Pradesh Health System Development Programme (UPHSDP), Dr Chandrakanta Singhal. The team visited the emergency ward, the outdoor patient ward, X-ray, radiology and cardiology wards of the hospital.
It may be noted that the Futures Group has taken responsibility of improving medical services in the state.
Talking to HT, Bobby said the district hospital would be modernised on Washington’s pattern. The entire hospital would be computerised and connected through a main server so that anybody could obtain any inquiry about the hospital, patients and medical services within a few minutes, Bobby said.
Dr Singhal said the Bahraich hospital was selected for a pilot project by the UPHSDP.
He said other hospitals taken under the UPHSDP would be upgraded.
