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03 Greater Kashmir SRINAGAR | March 12, 2016, Saturday Fate of 5 Medical Colleges for JK hangs in balance GoI empowered committee yet to give final approval: Commissioner Secretary BIVEK MATHUR Jammu, Mar 11: The fate of pro- posed five medical colleges for Jammu and Kashmir is hanging in balance as the Empowered Commit- tee (EC) of Government of India (GoI) is yet to give its final approval for the institutions. “The matter is lying with the Gov- ernment of India now as we had to give a power point presentation about various requirements set by the Gov- ernment of India to establish these colleges in the state. Our presentation was also okayed by the GoI but they are yet to make a decision on this,” M K Dwiwedi, Commissioner Secretary, Health and Medical Education depart- ment told Greater Kashmir. Dwiwedi said there is an Empow- ered Committee within the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Gov- ernment of India that accepts the power point presentations from vari- ous states and after studying various parameters, it gives final approval for the establishment of medical colleges. “In the meeting of EC, we also participated and gave a power point presentation in which we gave detailed resume of availability of land, progress in the land acquisi- tion and various other requirements. Our presentation was also accepted by the EC but it is yet to give its final approval,” Dwiwedi said. He said after the approval of EC, GoI will release funds in favour of the state for setting up of five new medical colleges. He said the Centre will bear 90 percent expenditure while 10 percent is to be borne by the state govern- ment (of the total cost for the estab- lishment of these colleges.) “Five medical colleges will be established in Anantnag, Baramulla, Rajouri, Doda and Kathua districts of the state at the cost of around Rs 180 crore each,” he said. On the basis of funding pattern, a total amount of Rs 900 crore will be required for setting up of five new medical colleges and out of the total amount, the share of Jammu and Kashmir will be around 90 crore. Pertinently, former Union Health and Family Welfare Min- ister Ghulam Nabi Azad in 2014 announced to establish five new medical colleges with a proposal of increasing 500 medical seats in the state (100 seats for each college). The new medical colleges will be established under the centrally sponsored scheme “Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing district and referral hospitals”. Under the Scheme, Dis- trict and referral hospitals will be upgraded. KU to start 2 nd shift in PG courses to ‘stop student brain-drain’ SYED RIZWAN GEELANI Srinagar, Mar 11: In a sig- nificant development, the Uni- versity of Kashmir is starting a supplementary session for some selected PG courses from this academic session, a top varsity official said on Friday. The supplementary session will be started as second or evening shift for students who will be selected on the basis of their merit in the recently- held PG entrance exams. According to officials, this session will be started to accommodate maximum number of students in vari- ous departments for which the concerned Heads of the Depart- ments (HoDs) have agreed to double the intake capacity in their respective departments. Dean of KU’s Academic Affairs Prof M A Wani said introducing supplementary session will “stop brain drain of students as most of the students move outside state and land in shady institutions after failing to make it to the varsity in view of the limited intake capacity.” Wani said: “Establishing a new University is not an easy job which can be done over- night. Minimum we can do it to double the human and infra capital to respond to the cru- cial demand of the society.” The KU authorities started PG entrance examinations from February 20 for which the results are also being declared on Saturday. “And the new academic session will positively start from last week of March,” Wani said. He said the varsity has received more than 17000 applications this year but only 3000 aspirants are accommodated given the present intake capacity. “Maximum aspirants can be accommodated within the state itself by introducing more shifts and reschedul- ing timings,” he said, adding the 10 am to 4 pm timing for university is “outdated”. “University should func- tion 24x7 to respond to the educational aspirations of our human capital,” he said. He said the HoDs were taken on board before taking a final call on the initiative and fee structure for all the PG subjects will be available on official website of the varsity. “Fee structure for second shift students will be slightly more than that of first shift stu- dents,” Wani said, adding that for science subjects fee will not be less than Rs 50,000 given the investment for setting up new laboratories and make other facilities available. “Students selected under payment category will be accommodated in first shift,” he said. About the accommodation and transport facilities for the second shift students, the Dean Academic Affairs said they have taken up the matter with the local transporters who have agreed to provide facilities for second shift stu- dents coming from different areas of Srinagar city. “We are able to accommo- date only 10 percent of stu- dents in hostels due to short- age of space. Students gener- ally stay at rented accommo- dations and same will apply for the second shift students as well till we have our own accommodation facilities in place,” he said. Uri hospital ‘critical’ in absence of doctors JK ignores AICTE norms for diploma courses’ eligibility Day 4: Protests in Qaimoh, but life limps back to normal GK NEWS NETWORK Kulgam, Mar 11: After observing complete shutdown for four con- secutive days to pay homage to Hizb militant Dawood Ahmad Sheikh, life started limping back to normal in Qaimoh area of this South Kash- mir district. However, protest demonstrations and minor clashes were reported after Friday prayers. Sheikh—a most wanted militant—died in a brief gunfight with gov- ernment forces in Buch- roo village of the Kulgam on Sunday night. Shops remained open while traffic also plied normally. Kaimoh, Khudwani, Redwani, Frisal and Yaripora areas had observed shutdown for four consecutive days to pay homage to Dawood. Witnesses said after Friday prayers, people held pro-freedom demon- strations. “People also assem- bled at the graveyard where Dawood was laid to rest and offered prayers for him.” Minor clashes were reported in Khudwani area. However, there were no reports of any injury to anyone. Several people had been injured during past four days in violent clashes that had erupted following killing of Dawood, with many of them sustaining pellet injuries. SYED RIZWAN GEELANI Srinagar, Mar 11: The Jammu and Kashmir gov- ernment is overlooking the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) norms for entry in diploma courses in various Polytechnic colleges, thereby depriving thousands of students from pursuing the courses. As per the AICTE norms, all the students aſter qual- ifying the class 10 exams with 35 percent are eligible for qualifying exams to pursue three-year diploma courses in polytechnic colleges across state. However the state government has over- looked the AICTE standards and kept 40 percent marks as eligibility criteria for entry to diploma courses in Engineering and Technology which, according to officials, mars the admission oppor- tunities of hundreds of students coming from weaker sections of society. Also, the eligibility criteria for SC and ST stu- dents has been kept as 37 percent by state gov- ernment which otherwise is lesser than that in AICTE guidelines. “We have a big chunk of students coming from weaker sections who qualify class 10 exams with below 40 percent marks but they government has made flawed modification which will mar the future of students,” an official said, adding that these stu- dents study amid hard shiſts without having proper guidance and facilities in the schools. Officials said the government schools in far- off areas particularly those situated in Gujjar and Bakarwal areas produce students with low percentage and later the same lot is termed ineli- gible for their entry to diploma courses. “Both government and private polytechnic col- leges wrote to the commissioner about the issue but no changes are made till date,” the official said. As per the officials, there are around 18 govern- ment-run polytechnic colleges in state and a dozen of such colleges are run by private owners as well. Commissioner/Secretary Technical Educa- tion department, Hirdesh Kumar said the move has been proposed to keep JK merit at par with AICTE. “We want to have quality products in tech- nical education and have good merit in polytech- nic colleges,” Kumar said. He said various delegations are approaching the department with different perspectives for deciding the entry level in polytechnic colleges. “The maer is under consideration yet and a final decision will be taken while considering all the aspects,” he said. Of 22 sanctioned posts of MOs, only 3 in place; DHSK says ‘all is well’ IDREES BUKHTIYAR Uri (Baramulla), Mar 11: Though J&K’s Health department claims that it is providing effective health care in rural areas of the Valley, the Sub-District Hos- pital Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district is facing acute shortage of doctors which is badly hitting the patient-care. On March 1 this year, the Block Medical Officer (BMO) Uri shot a letter vide no EST/BMOU/735-36 to the Director Health Ser- vices Kashmir regarding un- authorized absence of doc- tors and shortage of medicos in the hospital. The letter in possession of Greater Kashmir reads that 16 among 22 sanctioned posts of Health Officers are lying vacant in the hospital. “Of total twenty two (22) posts of Medical Officers sanctioned in Block Uri, only three are physically in place and three Health Offi- cers are absconding from their duties. Rest 16 posts are vacant,” the letter reads. The letter also mentions the names of doctors who are “absconding without any station permission.” “Dr Khursheed Ahmad Parra (Medical Officer) has joined the Block on 13-06- 2014 but is absconding from his duties since 07-03-2015. Dr Enayat Ali (Medical Officer) joined the office on 13-05-2013 but the said doctor is absconding since 01-12-2013. Dr Shah Ahtish- am (Medical Officer) has joined Apollo hospital New Delhi in the department of medical oncology as resi- dent DNB and is absconding since 28-02-2016,” it reads. “It is pertinent to men- tion here that one post of B grade surgeon and one post of pediatrician is vacant. It is requested that at least four medical officers, one B grade surgeon and one pedi- atrician may be posted in Block/ Community Health Centre (CHC),” the letter further reads. Locals told Greater Kash- mir that they are compelled to travel to Baramulla hos- pital because of unavailabil- ity of staff in the only public hospital in Uri. “We are facing immense problems as there are no doctors available in the hospital. Now everybody here prefers to visit district hospital Baramulla,’ said Manzoor Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Nambla village. Block Medical Officer (BMO) Uri, Muhammad Ramzan admitted that there is “critical short- age” of staff in the hospital which was hampering its normal work. “I have taken up the matter with Director Health Services who assured me that new doctors will be posted in the hospital in coming days,” the BMO said. Director Health Services Kashmir, Sameer Matoo however told Greater Kash- mir that ‘all is well’ in Uri hospital. “There is adequate staff at Uri hospital. Actually they are demanding addi- tional staff for the hospital,” he claimed. 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03Greater Kashmir SRINAGAR | March 12, 2016, Saturday
Fate of 5 Medical Colleges for JK hangs in balanceGoI empowered committee yet to give final approval: Commissioner Secretary
BIVEK MATHUR
Jammu, Mar 11: The fate of pro-posed five medical colleges for Jammu and Kashmir is hanging in balance as the Empowered Commit-tee (EC) of Government of India (GoI) is yet to give its final approval for the institutions.
“The matter is lying with the Gov-ernment of India now as we had to give a power point presentation about various requirements set by the Gov-ernment of India to establish these colleges in the state. Our presentation was also okayed by the GoI but they are yet to make a decision on this,” M K Dwiwedi, Commissioner Secretary,
Health and Medical Education depart-ment told Greater Kashmir.
Dwiwedi said there is an Empow-ered Committee within the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Gov-ernment of India that accepts the power point presentations from vari-ous states and after studying various parameters, it gives final approval for the establishment of medical colleges.
“In the meeting of EC, we also participated and gave a power point presentation in which we gave detailed resume of availability of land, progress in the land acquisi-tion and various other requirements. Our presentation was also accepted by the EC but it is yet to give its final
approval,” Dwiwedi said.He said after the approval of EC,
GoI will release funds in favour of the state for setting up of five new medical colleges.
He said the Centre will bear 90 percent expenditure while 10 percent is to be borne by the state govern-ment (of the total cost for the estab-lishment of these colleges.)
“Five medical colleges will be established in Anantnag, Baramulla, Rajouri, Doda and Kathua districts of the state at the cost of around Rs 180 crore each,” he said.
On the basis of funding pattern, a total amount of Rs 900 crore will be required for setting up of five new
medical colleges and out of the total amount, the share of Jammu and Kashmir will be around 90 crore.
Pertinently, former Union Health and Family Welfare Min-ister Ghulam Nabi Azad in 2014 announced to establish five new medical colleges with a proposal of increasing 500 medical seats in the state (100 seats for each college).
The new medical colleges will be established under the centrally sponsored scheme “Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing district and referral hospitals”. Under the Scheme, Dis-trict and referral hospitals will be upgraded.
KU to start 2nd shift in PG courses to ‘stop student brain-drain’
SYED RIZWAN GEELANI
Srinagar, Mar 11: In a sig-nificant development, the Uni-versity of Kashmir is starting a supplementary session for some selected PG courses from this academic session, a top varsity official said on Friday.
The supplementary session will be started as second or evening shift for students who will be selected on the basis of their merit in the recently-held PG entrance exams.
According to officials, this session will be started to accommodate maximum number of students in vari-ous departments for which the concerned Heads of the Depart-ments (HoDs) have agreed to double the intake capacity in their respective departments.
Dean of KU’s Academic Affairs Prof M A Wani said introducing supplementary session will “stop brain drain of students as most of the students move outside state and land in shady institutions after failing to make it to the varsity in view of the limited intake capacity.”
Wani said: “Establishing a new University is not an easy job which can be done over-night. Minimum we can do it to double the human and infra capital to respond to the cru-cial demand of the society.”
The KU authorities started PG entrance examinations from February 20 for which the results are also being declared on Saturday. “And the new academic session will positively start from last week of March,” Wani said.
He said the varsity has received more than 17000 applications this year but only 3000 aspirants are
accommodated given the present intake capacity.
“Maximum aspirants can be accommodated within the state itself by introducing more shifts and reschedul-ing timings,” he said, adding the 10 am to 4 pm timing for university is “outdated”.
“University should func-tion 24x7 to respond to the educational aspirations of our human capital,” he said.
He said the HoDs were taken on board before taking a final call on the initiative and fee structure for all the PG subjects will be available on official website of the varsity.
“Fee structure for second shift students will be slightly more than that of first shift stu-dents,” Wani said, adding that for science subjects fee will not be less than Rs 50,000 given the investment for setting up new laboratories and make other facilities available.
“Students selected under payment category will be accommodated in first shift,” he said.
About the accommodation and transport facilities for the second shift students, the Dean Academic Affairs said they have taken up the matter with the local transporters who have agreed to provide facilities for second shift stu-dents coming from different areas of Srinagar city.
“We are able to accommo-date only 10 percent of stu-dents in hostels due to short-age of space. Students gener-ally stay at rented accommo-dations and same will apply for the second shift students as well till we have our own accommodation facilities in place,” he said.
Uri hospital ‘critical’ in absence of doctors
JK ignores AICTE norms for diploma courses’ eligibility
Day 4: Protests in Qaimoh, but life limps back to normal
GK NEWS NETWORK
Kulgam, Mar 11: After observing complete shutdown for four con-secutive days to pay homage to Hizb militant Dawood Ahmad Sheikh, life started limping back to normal in Qaimoh area of this South Kash-mir district. However, protest demonstrations and minor clashes were reported after Friday prayers.
Sheikh—a most wanted militant—died in a brief gunfight with gov-ernment forces in Buch-roo village of the Kulgam on Sunday night.
Shops remained open while traffic also plied normally.
Kaimoh, Khudwani, Redwani, Frisal and Yaripora areas had observed shutdown for four consecutive days to pay homage to Dawood.
Witnesses said after Friday prayers, people held pro-freedom demon-strations.
“People also assem-bled at the graveyard where Dawood was laid to rest and offered prayers for him.”
Minor clashes were reported in Khudwani area. However, there were no reports of any injury to anyone.
Several people had been injured during past four days in violent clashes that had erupted following killing of Dawood, with many of them sustaining pellet injuries.
SYED RIZWAN GEELANI
Srinagar, Mar 11: The Jammu and Kashmir gov-ernment is overlooking the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) norms for entry in diploma courses in various Polytechnic colleges, thereby depriving thousands of students from pursuing the courses.
As per the AICTE norms, all the students after qual-ifying the class 10 exams with 35 percent are eligible for qualifying exams to pursue three-year diploma courses in polytechnic colleges across state.
However the state government has over-looked the AICTE standards and kept 40 percent marks as eligibility criteria for entry to diploma courses in Engineering and Technology which, according to officials, mars the admission oppor-tunities of hundreds of students coming from weaker sections of society.
Also, the eligibility criteria for SC and ST stu-dents has been kept as 37 percent by state gov-ernment which otherwise is lesser than that in AICTE guidelines.
“We have a big chunk of students coming from weaker sections who qualify class 10 exams with below 40 percent marks but they government has
made flawed modification which will mar the future of students,” an official said, adding that these stu-dents study amid hard shifts without having proper guidance and facilities in the schools.
Officials said the government schools in far-off areas particularly those situated in Gujjar and Bakarwal areas produce students with low percentage and later the same lot is termed ineli-gible for their entry to diploma courses.
“Both government and private polytechnic col-leges wrote to the commissioner about the issue but no changes are made till date,” the official said.
As per the officials, there are around 18 govern-ment-run polytechnic colleges in state and a dozen of such colleges are run by private owners as well.
Commissioner/Secretary Technical Educa-tion department, Hirdesh Kumar said the move has been proposed to keep JK merit at par with AICTE. “We want to have quality products in tech-nical education and have good merit in polytech-nic colleges,” Kumar said.
He said various delegations are approaching the department with different perspectives for deciding the entry level in polytechnic colleges. “The matter is under consideration yet and a final decision will be taken while considering all the aspects,” he said.
Of 22 sanctioned posts of MOs, only 3 in place; DHSK says ‘all is well’
IDREES BUKHTIYAR
Uri (Baramulla), Mar 11: Though J&K’s Health department claims that it is providing effective health care in rural areas of the Valley, the Sub-District Hos-pital Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district is facing acute shortage of doctors which is badly hitting the patient-care.
On March 1 this year, the Block Medical Officer (BMO) Uri shot a letter vide no EST/BMOU/735-36 to the Director Health Ser-vices Kashmir regarding un-authorized absence of doc-tors and shortage of medicos in the hospital.
The letter in possession of Greater Kashmir reads that 16 among 22 sanctioned posts of Health Officers are lying vacant in the hospital.
“Of total twenty two (22) posts of Medical Officers sanctioned in Block Uri, only three are physically in place and three Health Offi-cers are absconding from their duties. Rest 16 posts are vacant,” the letter reads.
The letter also mentions the names of doctors who are “absconding without any station permission.”
“Dr Khursheed Ahmad Parra (Medical Officer) has joined the Block on 13-06-2014 but is absconding from his duties since 07-03-2015. Dr Enayat Ali (Medical Officer) joined the office on 13-05-2013 but the said doctor is absconding since 01-12-2013. Dr Shah Ahtish-am (Medical Officer) has joined Apollo hospital New Delhi in the department of
medical oncology as resi-dent DNB and is absconding since 28-02-2016,” it reads.
“It is pertinent to men-tion here that one post of B grade surgeon and one post of pediatrician is vacant. It is requested that at least four medical officers, one B grade surgeon and one pedi-atrician may be posted in Block/ Community Health Centre (CHC),” the letter further reads.
Locals told Greater Kash-mir that they are compelled to travel to Baramulla hos-pital because of unavailabil-ity of staff in the only public hospital in Uri.
“We are facing immense problems as there are no doctors available in the hospital. Now everybody here prefers to visit district hospital Baramulla,’ said Manzoor Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Nambla village.
Block Medical Officer (BMO) Uri, Muhammad Ramzan admitted that there is “critical short-age” of staff in the hospital which was hampering its normal work.
“I have taken up the matter with Director Health Services who assured me that new doctors will be posted in the hospital in coming days,” the BMO said.
Director Health Services Kashmir, Sameer Matoo however told Greater Kash-mir that ‘all is well’ in Uri hospital.
“There is adequate staff at Uri hospital. Actually they are demanding addi-tional staff for the hospital,” he claimed.
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