Only orders, no efforts to strictly implement âNasha Mukt Bharatâ campaign in J&K UT
Decision on key aspects yet to be taken by panel
Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, Dec 24: The national campaign of the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment aimed at reduction in drug demand and its abuse has largely remained confined to the official orders only in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with negligible activities on the ground.
For want of serious approach particularly at the level of Apex Committee no decision could be taken on key aspects of the campaign, which otherwise would go a long way in eradicating the fast spreading menace to the large extent.
MUMBAI: After quotas in admissions, there is a move to introduce quotas for living on campus too. The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, under a financial assistance scheme, has proposed to carry out new construction and upkeep of hostels for Scheduled Caste students.
The ministry has directed all the engineering colleges in India, the ones that figure in the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) rating, to carry out a “comprehensive” need assessment/demand survey, to calculate the number of hostels that would be required for SC candidates. Details have been sought on the number of operational hostels for SC candidates, the count of such students on their college rolls, and the gap in the availability of hostels for SC candidates, apart from land for constructing exclusive hostels for SC students.
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