DIMAPUR, MARCH 5 (MExN): The Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) today submitted a memorandum to the Director, Higher Education reiterating its demands for addressing the various anomalies detected by the union during its recently held education tour.
A press note from the ENCSU demanded that their demands be addressed on or before April 30. “In the event of failing to fulfill the union’s demands within the stipulated time, the union will take its own course of action,” the ENCSU said.
It reminded that many of the teaching faculty members are not performing their duties regularly, creating numerous inconveniences to the students even up to the extent of sitting for examinations without completing prescribed syllabus.
“Therefore, the Department and the Government should ask Performance Report of all teaching faculty members of all the four colleges and take disciplinary action against absent members within 25 days,” the ENCSU asked, while also seeking intimation of the action taken.
Pointing out that many regular Assistant Professors posted in Eastern Nagaland areas are attached either at the Directorate or the Colleges in Kohima and Dimapur without any replacement, the ENCSU demanded that the department and the government cancel all these attachments within 25 days in line with the union’s earlier press release dated March 20.
It further stated that all four government colleges in the eastern area are running with insufficient teaching staff. It therefore asked the department to appoint regular Assistant Professors as per the norms of the University Grants Commission (UGG) immediately.
The ENCSU made particular reference to the Chemistry Department of Sao Chang Government College, Tuensang, which is being run by one Assistant Professor since its inception. It asked the government to appoint regular Assistant Professors as per the norms of the UGC before the start of the next semester. The Government should also appoint Laboratory Assistants immediately, it added.
Regarding library infrastructure, the ENCSU said that after the establishment and installation of the library in Sao Chang Government College, Tuensang and Wangkhao Government College, Mon, the department and the government have not appointed any Librarian till date despite several appeals made by the administration as well as the students’ community.
The union demanded that fully fledged Librarians be appointed immediately in these two colleges, while also asking the department to upgrade the library in all the four colleges in accordance to the syllabus of the Nagaland University.
Regarding general infrastructure, it informed that Zisaji Presidency Government College, Kiphire is running in a thatch building, as the new college building, which was completed long back, is not functioning due to the lack of transportation and other basic necessities. It sought immediate attention from the government to ensure that the next semester starts in the new building.
The ENCSU also demanded immediate sanction of college buses to all the four colleges before resuming the class after the end semester exam.
At least 2 buses each to Wangkhao Government College, Mon and Sao Chang Government College, Tuensang and 3 buses each to Zisaji Presidency Government College, Kiphire and Government Yingli College, Longleng should be provided anyhow, it added.
Meanwhile, pointing out that the Sao Chang College, Tuensang is on the verge of collapse, the ENCSU warned that “if the government fails to take precautions and any untoward fate befalls on the building, the government will be solely held responsible.” It also sought construction of staff quarters in all the four colleges since there is no quarter available till date with exception of Principal quarters.
The ENCSU further detected that till date, none of the four government colleges have hostel facilities due to lack of hostel staff and kitchen utensils even though the buildings have been constructed. It therefore demanded that the government take necessary actions to make the hostels functional from next semester onwards with all necessary facilities.
