WEB DESK
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all universities across India ensure the safety of Kashmiri students on their campus
The direction came following incidents of alleged attacks on them after the Pulwama terror attack.
The Human Resource Development Ministry yesterday had directed the UGC to issue an advisory to all the universities to ensure that the security of Kashmiri students is not compromised.
“In the context of reports being received through various media regarding the safety of students from Kashmir studying in various higher educational institutions, all universities and colleges affiliated to them are advised to ensure the safety and protection of the students on the campus. They may keep a watch on the situation and seek support of law and order machinery in case of any untoward incident,” the UGC in a letter to varsities said.
The letter also urged vice-chancellors “to look into the matter personally for the safely of the students and maintaining peace and harmony in universities/colleges”.
Forty Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on February 14 when a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into their bus.
AICTE chairman Anil Sahasrabuddhe said, “From the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) also we have checked with all the regional officers about the students who have been sent on scholarships and there has been absolutely no problem.”
“Every college where there are students admitted under the Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) (scholarship to help Kashmiri students), we have asked one of the faculty members to be a counsellor so that there is no fear psychosis. That process of integration has been started two years back,” he added.