The Centre is enjoying with the way forward for six lakh college students by repeatedly transferring senior officers of upper and technical training departments of Delhi authorities, Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister, Delhi said. Sisodia talked about this within the Delhi Assembly whereas replying to the dialogue over the frequent transfers of senior officers of the technical training division.
According to Saurabh Bhardwaj, MLA, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), 9 principal secretaries and 7 administrators have been modified within the Department of Training and Technical Education at fast succession within the latest previous.
“The directors and secretaries of higher and technical education departments have been transferred within two-three months. Admissions are going on in Delhi government’s universities at present but no one has been appointed to the post of director of Higher Education for 22 days after the transfer of the previous director,” Sisodia mentioned.
Sisodia accused Delhi Lieutenant Governor of utilizing the companies division to stall works of the Arvind Kejriwal authorities. The opposition BJP defended the newly appointed LG, saying he was working as administrator and guardian of Delhi and the AAP was accusing him of “abuse of power” out of “narrow minded” view.
“The present government at the Centre in 2015 shamefully snatched Services department. The shifting of officers like pack of cards has hit the higher and technical education most,” he charged.
When Leader of Opposition Ramvir Singh Bidhuri mentioned that sooner or later AAP can even recognise that the current LG was outstanding, Sisodia replied, “We know he is a very good person but he is destroying it (education).” Bhardwaj claimed that the junior engineers of the constructing division in MCD sat there for seven years, however the principal secretary of the upper training division was transferred each different day.
“In future, people will laugh that the Central government had given transfer powers to the LG who used to transfer the directors of higher education department every two months,” he mentioned.
BJP’s Bidhuri mentioned the AAP ought to patiently wait as they appealed within the Supreme Court for management over the companies division until the courtroom got here out with its verdict. Sisodia mentioned the facility of Kejriwal to switch of officers or take motion in opposition to these discovered misusing energy was taken away, with the Centre snatching away it and handing it over to the LG.
Kejriwal has labored tirelessly to enhance the training system of the state and introduced in new schemes which have constructed new universities, elevated seats in current universities, created new campuses of universities, developed new talent centres to make use of the scholars, he said.
“By illegally snatching the services department from the Delhi government, the Centre has tried to obstruct its works in every way possible,” he charged.
Sisodia additionally sought to know on what parameters the frequent transfers of upper training and technical division officers had been being carried out though the AAP authorities was taking good care of training in Delhi.
“Why are transfers taking place every two months? An official working in the Higher Education or Technical Education department might not be good in his area of responsibility. On what parameters, you’re deciding who has a command over a certain field or domain?” he requested.
The Prime Minister typically talks about ‘Skill India’ and the LG can be doing the identical, however he has “no clue” as obtain the target of the mission (National Skills Development Mission), Sisodia mentioned.
“Certainly, we won’t be able to up-skill our youth if you keep transferring the director of Technical Education every two months as if they are making them play musical chairs,” he mentioned.
The officers answerable for the administration of skill-based studying at ITIs, Polytechnics, DTU, IGDTU, IIITU and NSUT have been transferred since 2018 after intervals of 1 to 6 months, he mentioned.
“Eight secretaries of Skill and Technical Education Department have been replaced since then and the ninth secretary is also at your mercy and can be changed any day. You should be ashamed of that but instead, you’re asking to thank the LG,” he lashed on the Leader of Opposition.
Sisodia hoped that the authorities making selections to switch the officers of Delhi authorities in a haphazard method would take note of the individuals who get affected resulting from their motion.
With inputs from PTI.
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