Fee hike proposal to be tabled before PU Syndicate today

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 30

LLB three-year students at Panjab University may have to shell 200 times more in fee from the next academic session. The proposal for the hike in fee will be tabled before the Syndicate meeting on May 1.

As per the proposal, the department of laws has suggested Rs 3,175 as fee per annum. The existing fee is Rs 1,050 per annum. The department has also added two more charges- Rs 300 for the maintenance of the institution and Rs 1,000 as convocation fee- in the fee structure. These will taken from all first-year students.

A steep hike in the law review fee has also been suggested. It has been raised from Rs 120 to Rs 500 per annum. The department has also proposed a hike in the library and reading room fee. It has proposed to increase it to Rs 600 from the current Rs 480 per annum.

The issue related to the temporary extension of courses at the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, will also be tabled for approval before the Syndicate.

The Medical Council of India has recommend the renewal of the MBBS course. Besides, temporary affiliation for MD pulmonary medicine and psychiatric nursing courses will be also tabled for the final nod of the Syndicate.

Panel to submit report in sexual harassment case

The report of a special committee constituted by Panjab University to investigate into allegations of sexual harassment against Daljit Singh, a senior technician at the department of physics, will be tabled before the PU Syndicate for further action tomorrow.

The panel headed by AK Bhandari, Dean, University Instructions, included the PU Registrar, Chief Vigilance Officer and the Secretary to the Vice-Chancellor.

The committee, on the basis of a report of the Panjab University Committee Against Sexual Harassment (PUCASH), had issued a show-cause notice to the employee on February 4, 2016, but till date, no reply has been filed by Daljit Singh. The committee had recommended that an increment of Daljit be withheld as per the service rules of the university.

However, the committee was informed that Daljit was retiring in May 2016 and the next increment was due only in September this. So, the committee recommended that his pay be fixed an increment below his present salary.

The committee also pointed out that findings of the PUCASH were accepted by the Vice-Chancellor on July 30, 2015, but action could not be taken against him due to a delay in receiving the report from the legal cell. Notably, the PUCASH had found allegations against Daljit true.