Kolkata, April 8. Faculty members of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) are companies in their opposition to the Union Human Resource Development Ministry’s move to reduce taxes.

Prof. Asish K. Bhattacharyya, Dean (planning and management) of IIM-C and spokesperson of the Faculty, told Business Line, the Faculty of the opinion that the tax was cut under the autonomy of the Institute, which is registered by the association as a body independent, and not a hotel.

Professor Bhattacharyya said that there is an option of the Faculty, have resorted to legal measures. “We are considering all options. The judicial process is not a privileged, but we are obliged for such a measure as a major group of IIM-C,” he says. ”

“We also ask, Mr YC Deveshwar, president of the Governing Council on its draft resolution on reducing fees. IIM-C Faculty strongly believes that the Department of command on the subject was not a” mandatory “At the Institute. Approval for the new session at the IIM-C would begin in late May or early April.

Mr. Deveshwar, it is scheduled for April 16 Faculty.

In addition, the Supreme Court today directed all six IIMS to submit their comments on the issue of reducing costs by 16 April. The summit also court fixed the hearing of the public interest litigation on the subject, the same day. IIM-C response to the Supreme Court directive on the fee reduction would be completed early next week, according to the Institute of sources.

Prof. Bhattacharyya said: “We are discovering, through legal formalities, if we ever move the court”.

Regarding the issue of autonomy of the Faculty representatives pointed out that the memorandum of freedom of association and rules of IIM-C had clearly stated that “the general superintendence, direction and control over business of society (IIM-C-Gesellschaft) their income and property is vested benefits to the board of directors of the company, which bears the name “Board of Governors.”

The Faculty Council has estimated that the chairman of the Board of Governors, has been specially assigned by which they make, the resolution, Mr. Deveshwar could not as a “compromise” the autonomy of the committee. “The Institute of revenue, academic freedom, decisions concerning the students’ teacher-report and the curricula could not part of the area of the state,” he observed.

Prof. Bhattacharyya also pointed out that the IIM-C Faculty had a position paper of the Government in question to move in a reduction of taxes and the question of autonomy over a month ago, was the distribution to the officers.

From silence discussions on the four walls of a campus, the dimensions of ragging have now reached the social status of an argument in Kerala. Such a question to suffer a silent death inside the campus in recent years. In some extreme cases, victims have buckled under pressure to the relocation of their vocational training centre lesson plans or decided at the end of their lives. But with the legal provisions in force, at least two students have shown the courage to guard against the “barbaric acts in the name of ragging.”

The story of a nursing student, was allegedly sexually abused by older and the School of Medical Education in Kottayam has triggered a serious debate on ragging to the State. As the investigation is always the case, The Hindu-Education has attracted more assets on legal and institutional aid for victims of ragging.

Committees

It is clear that immediate steps must be taken to educate students on legal provisions that Kerala under the prohibition of Ragging Act of 1998.

Sensing the need to fight against ragging campus, the government now has a number of measures, including the creation of a global review of the threat. The Minister of Education, E.T. Mohammed Basheer, said the Hindu-Education More than the “Government not tolerate such acts on campus.

“We have all the legal measures taken to ragging. The provisions of the anti-ragging law for the introduction of measures to be taken against the culprits in cases related to ragging. School children and teachers have an important role to play in this process, “he said said.

On the administrative level, the government decided Campus committees of the fight against ragging in educational institutions. The originator of the Ministry of Higher Education, which holds the presidency would take responsibility at the state level, with the Collegiate director of education and training as CTO members.

“The directors of various institutions that will guide the college committees. Payer is to designate one of the heads of departments to the Committee on the function of Director. The school is a woman to the commissions, representatives of the Faculty, “says PJ Thomas, Senior Secretary, Higher Education Department.

Highlighting “cordial dialogue” with the Union HRD ministry as a “solution” for tax interface and autonomy, the Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad) has decided to “maintain the status quo in its structure charges for the costs Charge “, and said it” will consider a revision only after holding conversation. ”

On the question of whether the status quo has meant it to guard against the HRD Ministry’s instruction at the helm of honorary chairman of the IIM-A Board of Governors and Infosys chief N. R Narayana Murthy, circumvention of a direct response, told journalists he would be the status quo in the fee structure and a revision is envisaged that following discussions with the ministry. ”

Mr. Murthy said: “the Board of Governors, met today that do not have the PIL before the Supreme Court or details on IIMS are invited to be a party to them. We do not know what will be the decision, but will hold talks with the ministry. ”

“Maintaining the status quo means that the structure of the tax of 1.58 lakh R is the same. Interviews with HRD, there is a ministry of PIL and based on the results of these events, the board will consider the revision, “A Murthy said.

The centre IIM a president also categorically rejected reports that “the migration of a tax was proposed to take over the company, took place yesterday in his presence.”

However, two representatives of governments not to participate in the meeting. The IIM-A unanimously yesterday, the company had “authorized the president to take a decision on the fees structure and also the possible consequences of legal measures, IIM, if the discussion with the government, no progress has been done. ”

Mr. Murthy, said yesterday, “There is hereby established a committee consisting of a dialogue with the government earlier.”

Regarding migration on the amount of need Based scholarships, IIM-A director Bakul Dholakia said: “The number of visitors and financial aid, the Commission says packages are offered to students who need … . The students belong to reduce income groups and the process of identifying these students and the definition of requirements, with the entry of the offer itself. ”

He spoke on June 1, IIM-A would like to know how many students have scholarships and how much and June 10, the Admissions Committee will decide the exact amount paid to scholarships.

New Delhi: The government latent comment on a procession of IIM-A non-compliance with its decision dumping charges students RS RS 30000 to 1.50000 per year.

“We can not comment until after receiving and reviewing their communication, especially since the issue was also in court,” a senior official of the Ministry of Human Resources Development said.

KOCHI: The legislative commission has invoices for individuals of the city Corporation to provide a detailed report on measures taken against officials and contractors who are not in the fight against the threat of waste incineration in the city.

At a meeting on Wednesday here, the group recommended public participation in solid waste management programmes. The participation of people must be ensured, Saju Paul, MLA, head of the committee, said.

The people who participate in the proposed meeting, decentralization of waste management, management system of the city. The key for other ways to solve problems related to the compensation of waste. Other proposals contain legal measures against the dumping of waste found at public places and subsidies for the creation of biogas plants.
Lack of funds

Mayor Mercy Williams said the case had affected Corporation 3 crore for the transport of waste.

She said civil rights was facing the body lack of waste disposal.

K.V. Thomas, MLA, said that legal measures should be taken to manage solid waste treatment units for housing complexes and buildings.

Corporation gentlemen of the Council expressed support for the introduction of legal measures to examine waste from hospitals and chicken stalls in the city.

Experts from the School of Environmental Studies in Cochin University of Science and Technology specifies how solid waste treatment of a wastewater treatment plant among them.

Later, members of the panel visited the proposed site for solid waste from a sewage treatment plant in Brahmapuram.

Interviews with people on issues related to the construction of the facility.

Child labour and related topics were discussed in detail at a training programme organised by the State chapter of the Campaign Against Child Labour (CACL) at the Rajagiri College of Social Sciences last week.

District Labour Officers, faculty members of the Master of Social Work programmes, lawyers and representatives of Mahilamandiram, Observation Home and Childline participated in the programme that was inaugurated by Ranjan Mohanty, national convener of CACL.

They discussed `Child Labour in India’ and its main causes. A decision to launch a concerted effort against this social evil was taken at the meeting. There were also discussions on the lacunae in the existing laws against child labour and on the legal measures needed to check it.

The CACL programme decided to extend all possible help to a survey on child labour.

Papers were presented on the laws and verdicts related to child labour.

. A panel discussion on rehabilitation measures was part of the programme.

Students of the St. Xavier’s College, Aluva, narrated their personal experiences on issues related to child labour. S. Srinivasan, State Labour Commissioner, who was the chief guest in the valedictory session, said that rehabilitation measures would be taken on the basis of the inferences gathered from a survey conducted at the district-level. He said that organisations like the CACL would be participated in the rehabilitation programmes.

Mr. Srinivasan said that the directives would be issued to the district labour officers to include social work colleges in the district-level survey.

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The Cochin University of Science and Technology is considering a proposal to introduce a postgraduate programme in tourism studies. A Syndicate meeting held recently appointed a sub-committee to prepare a detailed report on the proposed programme.

The university has sought the cooperation of the Government in formulating the tourism course. A Board of Studies on Tourism is likely to be formed as part of the new initiative.

A detailed course module and content will be prepared after receiving inputs from experts in the tourism sector. The number of seats for the course will be decided later. Admission to the course will be according to the procedures followed by the varsity.

The sub-committee is planning to hold a seminar to explore the possibility of new academic programmes in the tourism sector. Representatives of the tourism sector, including those from the hotel and aviation industry, will be invited for the seminar.

The university is also planning to extend the services of the Foreign Languages Department while implementing postgraduate programmes in tourism. Candidates enrolling for tourism courses will be given training in foreign languages including French and German.

The number of seats for the programme and other details regarding its course content will be finalised after a series of meetings to be held in the coming days. The varsity has sought the cooperation of educational institutions conducting tourism-related programmes before formulating a final syllabus.