Appointment of Chancellors, administrative control of state varsities should be with CM, says Stalin
The administration of universities should be under the full control of state governments, which provide necessary infrastructure, and also the power to appoint its chancellors should vest with chief ministers, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Tuesday.
Stalin said the legal battle to restore the state’s education rights would continue.
Tamil Nadu accounts for 20 universities spread across the state and the posts of Vice-Chancellors in some universities are lying vacant.
The ruling DMK dispensation has been involved in a tussle with the Governor over the appointment of VCs.
“The Tamil Nadu government provides the necessary infrastructure for state universities. Should the Chancellor’s post be reserved only for someone appointed by the central government? That is our question,” Stalin asked after inaugurating the “Thirumathi Lakshmi Valar Tamil” library here.
Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram established the Tamil library with his own funds of Rs 12 crore in Alagappa University, Karaikudi, in Sivaganga district, on his mother’s name.
Speaking at the event, the Chief Minister said Tamil Nadu occupied the top spot in India with more than 49 per cent in gross enrolment ratio in higher education and this was double the national average. The state was gaining a prestigious position in higher education.