Ludhiana, October 22, 2016: Around 1000 Unaided Educational Institutions of Punjab remained closed on the second day of Punjab Bandh also. Joint Action Committee (JAC) submitted memorandum to Chief Minister, Punjab, Sh. Parkash Singh Badal and all the Cabinet Ministers of Punjab at various districts.
Dr. Anshu Kataria, Spokesman, Joint Action Committee (JAC) while briefing the compiled report of all the districts said that if the Government won’t release 480 Crore under Post Matric Scholarship meant for SC-OBC students in next 15 days than the ongoing stir would be intensified with the involvement of Staff and Management of all the Unaided Colleges of Punjab.
JAC team of Pathankot Distt submitted memorandum to the Chief Minister, Punjab, S. Parkash Singh Badal; Amritsar team submitted memorandum to Sh. Gulzar Singh Ranike; Barnala & Sangrur teams submitted to Sh. Parminder Singh Dhindsa; Bathinda team to Sh. Sikandar Singh Maluka; Faridkot team to Sh. Mantar Singh Brar; Fatehgarh Sahib and Mohali team to Dr. Daljeet Singh Cheema; Ferozpur & Moga team to Sh. Tota Singh; Fazilka team to Sh. Surjit Singh Jayani; Gurdaspur team to Sh. Bikramjit Singh Majithjia; Hoshiarpur team to Sh. Sohan Singh Thandal.
Jalandhar team to Ajit Singh Kohar; Kapurthala team to Chunni Lal Bhagat; Ludhiana team to Sh. Sharanjeet Singh Dhillon; Mansa team to Sh. Janmeja Singh Sekhon; Patiala team to Sh. Surjit Singh Rakhra; Rupnagar & Nawashahar team to Sh. Madan Mohan Mittal & Tarantaran team to Sh. Adeshpartap Singh Kairon.
Jagjit Singh, President, Federation of Self-Financed B.Ed college of Punjab questioned “What wrong have the unaided colleges done that they are running from pillar to post to get these funds released from last 2 years which is meant for the students?”
Dr. J.S Dhaliwal, President, PUTIA said that many colleges have been declared Non Performing Asset (NPA) by the banks because State Government has not paid the scholarship amount for 2015-16 year and many more would be declared NPA if Government would further delay in the release of scholarship funds” he added.
Rajinder Dhanoa, Gen. Secretary, Association of Polytechnic Colleges of Punjab said that earlier to this the Punjab Government has played various tactics to delay the funds by terming 10% drop rate as as “Bogus” or by inquiring the number of SC students a number of times in the Colleges and creating havoc with the unaided colleges by not paying scholarship of more than 2.85 lacs of 2014-15 and around 3 lacs students of 2015-16.
Amarjeet Walia, Ayurvedic Association further added that now Government is saying that Govt. will reimburse the scholarship at par the lowest fee structure of Govt. Colleges, which is clearly the violation of the central scheme. The Scheme states that the colleges will be reimbursed the paid seat fee, if such fee is decided by the state Govt. So all the unaided colleges shall be reimbursed the paid seat fee to all such colleges where there is a difference of fee in Govt. and private colleges.
Charanjit Walia, President, Nursing Colleges Association; Dr. Vikram Sharma, Dental Association; S. Nirmal Singh, ETT Federation; Jasnik Singh Kakkar, B.Ed Association (Panjab University); Satwinder Singh Sandhu, B.Ed Association (GNDU); Shimanshu Gupta, Private ITI Association; Gurmeet Dhaliwal, Chairman, Academic Advisory Forum; Sukhmander Singh Chatha, President, Punjab Unaided Degree Colleges, Association are also the members of JAC.