Centre should consult state govt for appointment of VC of NEHU: Ampareen

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaNovember 26, 2024

Cabinet minister and MDA government spokesperson Ampareen Lyngdoh on Tuesday asserted the need for the Central government to consult the state government on matters of appointments especially the vice chancellor of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU).

Speaking to reporters, Lyngdoh said, “It is very unfortunate…Maybe it is important for the central government to always have a close consultation with the state government on matters of appointments especially the VC. Because if you consult and take the suggestions of the state government then you avoid a friction of this nature and you are able to have the correct academic ambience in the entire University.”

The minister also hope that the two-member committee constituted by the Ministry of Education will come up with strong recommendations to address the concerns and issues raised by the students’ fraternity.

“I am sure that students have been tolerating this imbalanced for a very long time and I’m sure that the students have been pushed into this crisis because of the tolerance of so many weeks, months, years maybe,”she said.

“I appeal to all concerned stakeholders especially the visiting team that has come with the authority from the ministry to go back and come up with a final decision and the need to include the state in matters of selection of VC to ensure whenever a candidate is selected, they should be suitable to come to a place like the state of Meghalaya which is very different and unique from other States,” the minister stated.

She further added, “It is important for Government of India to take this message that the people of the state of Meghalaya are unique in many ways, particularly the student community. “

Asked, the minister said that it would be in the fitness of things to allow the local communities, particularly who are qualified to “assume positions that our best suited for the people of our state”.

“Central Government set up such these institutions in various states not to benefit themselves but to benefit the beneficially state, they have to set this in order. They have to try and correct the anomalies that are being alleges, I am not privy to the depth of truths in any of the allegations because we are dislocated from NEHU. It is a central university which is managed by the center but the state government is watching closely and having been party to agreeing for the setting up of the NEHU in our own state.

We should be privileged to decision taking on a lot of these matters which affect us,”she stated.

Further, Lyngdoh said, “I hope that it will be resolve, I am happy that the Chief Minister, the education minister are well seized of this problem and have both put in pressure to the Government of India to take necessary action to resolve this matter at the earliest and allow a smooth functioning of the university.”

“We depend solely on this university for almost all causes, and it is not in the correct way which things are getting done and I appeal to the government of India to take note and take corrective measures, permanent corrective measures,” she added.