States »NortPosted at: Jul 7 2021 9:08PM 18-member delegation of PSC visits NIT Srinagar
Srinagar, Jul 7 (UNI) Asserting that technical institutions have more responsibilities towards the society, Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports on Wednesday said there is a need to explore more employment options.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar said that 18 member PSC on Wednesday visited NIT and held a meeting with the members of the senate, administrative officers, and faculty members of the Institute.
The delegation, headed by Rajya Sabha member and Chairman Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports Rajendra Agrawal, said technical institutions have more responsibilities towards our society and there is a need to explore more employment options for our youth.
"We have to move beyond bookish knowledge and help our students in creating new employment opportunities in the region. They can focus in their local areas to ease the sufferings of people and help them in getting technology at their doorsteps," he said.
Mr Agrawal said there can be research on saffron, apple whether they can be grown in warm temperatures without compromising on their quality. ''We can preserve apple for more time or off seasons but there is less research on such technologies,'' he said.
Lok Sabha (LS) member, Mr Gopal Narayan Singh said the main purpose behind the setting of NIT in Kashmir was aimed at bridging a gap between the people and technology.
"Each year, around hundreds of students complete their courses from NIT Srinagar and faculty members should train them in a way that can go back to their respective places in a way, they self sustain themselves and create more employment options," he said.
While LS member Vishnu Datt Sharma also suggested travel, tourism and food processing areas can be explored so that people can get benefit from such projects.
During the meeting, LS Member, Ms Arpita Ghosh urged Director NIT Srinagar that steps should be taken to encourage girl education on the campus.
While other members including T N Prathapan, Mr Dharambir Singh, Mr Asit Kumar Mal, Mr Gopal Narayan Singh, Dr Sasmit Patra, Mr Jagannath Sarkar, Mr Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Mr Chandeshwar Prasad, Dr Dhal Singh Bisen, Mr S Venkatesan, Dr Vinay P Sahasrabuddhe, Mr Vishambhar Prasad Nishad, Ms Arpita Ghosh, Mr Santokh Singh Chaudhary, Mr Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande, Mr Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayulu and Mr Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod suggested some points for research for the institute during the meeting.
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