SHILLONG: Chief Secretary WMS Pariat on Saturday said that State Government is currently exploring ways and means to enroll students of the CMJ University in other universities in the State.
“The attempts of the government will come to a positive conclusion,” Pariat said, while informing that the Directorate of Higher and Technical Education has already issued a notice to all the concerned students of CMJ University to submit their documents to the office of the Directorate.
“The Government is concerned about the welfare of the students and will make all efforts to ensure that their careers are not jeopardized,” he added.
When asked whether the State Government has taken up the matter with the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Chief Secretary said, “Things word on the peace pact is yet to come from the Centre.
In the absence of regular Cabinet meetings, the Government is yet to decide on whether the CMJ University affairs should be handed over to the CBI for a thorough probe eves as the Government is yet to take any tough stand to arrest the Chancellor of CMJ University, Chandra Mohan Jha, who is still camping in Bihar according to his lawyer. After the Assembly decided to further amend the flawed Meghalaya Lokayukta Bill, there has been no visible progress on the matter.
As far as effective implementation of programmes and policies of the Government are concerned, not a single meeting of the State Planning Board was held as only the Chairman, SC Marak, has been appointed so far.
The four lane road project from Umiam to Jorabat is in limbo as also the Umroi and Baljek airports.
The Government seems to be obsessed with the Integrated Basin Development and Livelihood programmes and Aquaculture Mission closing its eyes on other development initiatives.
Though a resolution was passed in the Assembly regarding the need to construct the new Assembly at an alternate site, the Government is yet to constitute the Search Committee to select a new site for the Assembly.