Notice to higher education director over staff shortage

Bijendra Ahlawat

Tribune News Service

Palwal, January 22

Taking suo motu cognisance of a news item published in The Tribune on January 15 regarding the shortage of teaching staff in a college in Hathin sub-division of the district, the Haryana Human Rights Commission has sought a report from the Director, Higher Education.

In the order passed on Tuesday, the Commission headed by Justice SK Mittal, Chairperson, Justice KC Puri and Deep Bhatia, members, quoted the news report titled ‘One lecturer for 181 students in Palwal College’ and said that if these facts are correct, then it is a serious violation of the human rights of the students who are studying in that college. “Therefore, the Commission takes suo motu cognisance of the matter and seeks report from the Director, Higher Education, Haryana, within eight weeks.” The next date of hearing has been fixed for March 19.

There was just one regular lecturer, who is available only for three days a week, for classes at the Government College at Hathin.

The college offering BA and BCom degree courses has no subject specialist teacher except the one who is a lecturer in political science. The students who had opted for other subjects like commerce, maths, economics, geography and history have no teacher and have to depend on private coaching.