Rohtak, October 21
Maharishi Dayanand University (MDU) has evolved an unusual style of administration through resignations. The Pro-Vice Chancellor, who has been entrusted with the job of securing resignations of top echelons in the administration, has been termed as ‘Minister of State for Resignations’ by the university faculty.
The MDU continues its tradition of doing something different.
It introduced the BEd correspondence course in 1988 and enrolled more than 40,000 students. The statutory central government bodies like the UGC and the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) had to intervene and limit the intake to 250 students only. Even these seats have not been filled for the past two years because of a stay order issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
It is quite unusual to have two Lt-Generals, one Maj-General and one Brigadier as the Vice-Chancellor of MDU during the past 15 years. Lt-General G. C. Aggarwal (Retd.) was appointed Vice-Chancellor of MDU in 1988 but he could not complete his term.
He was originally from the Survey of India cadre and was succeeded by Brigadier O.P. Choudhary in 1991, who was succeeded by Mr Vivek Sharma in 1994.
Subsequently, Gen. Kaushik took over. He was succeeded by Maj-Gen Bhim Singh Suhag whose term will expire in June next year.
This university, which came into existence in 1976, has the distinction of having nearly 20 vice-chancellors in the past 26 years. Similarly, this university has had nearly two dozen registrars since its inception.
This is also perhaps the only university in the region which has almost the entire administration on ad hoc basis. The Registrar, the Dean Colleges, Director Distance Education, Librarian, DYW, Finance Officer and Director, MDU National Law College, Gurgaon, all have been appointed on ad hoc basis.
In fact, the entire faculty of the National Law College, Gurgaon has been appointed on contract basis and are paid consolidated wages.
The students of Public Administration of MDU would learn a new method of administration through ‘Minister of State for Resignation’ theory, a senior faculty member told the ‘NCR Tribune’ on condition of anonymity.
According to the source, the Pro-Vice Chancellor has till date sought the resignations of several teachers starting from Dr S.B.Dahiya as Director, Distance Education, who was later also removed from the post of Dean, Faculties of Education at the instance of ‘Minister of State for Resignation’.
After that, he sought the resignation of Dr Neelima Dahiya, Dean Student Welfare and also the resignation of Dr K.P.S. Mahalwar from headship of the Department of Law. When Dr Mahalwar refused to oblige, he was removed.
The ‘Minister of State for Resignation’ went to National Law College, Gurgaon and sought the resignation of Dr L.C.Dhingra, Director of the college.
Dr Dhingra has made representation against this to the university authorities. Dr Dhingra was appointed Director by a duly constituted selection committee and by following own rules and regulations.
The Pro-Vice Chancellor had conducted inquiry into the complaint against Dr Satpal Singh Dahiya, then Registrar of the University, indicted him and got his resignation. Lastly, he has secured resignations of Dr Dalip Singh, Director, Distance Education and Dr D.S. Dahiya, Dean Colleges Development Council.
The Department of Distance Education (DDE) is also in a shambles. During the past two years, the department had as many as five directors, starting from Dr M.G. Gandhi, Dr S.B. Dahiya, Dr S.P. Dahiya, Sr Amar Singh and Dr Dalip Singh.
Following the resignation of Dr Dalip Singh, the Maharishi Dayanand University Non-teaching Employees Association has reportedly urged the Vice-Chancellor to appoint Deputy Registrars as Director, DDE and also Dean College Development Council.
