ENCSU serves April 30 deadline to government

Dimapur, April 5 (EMN): The Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) has once again reminded the state government of what the student body said was “numerous anomalies” detected during its recent tour of eastern Nagaland. In a memorandum addressed to the director of Higher Education, the ENCSU has drawn the attention of the government to said anomalies which, it reminded, were published in the local newspapers on March 20 last. The ‘grievances’ contained in the memorandum has been reproduced here: Principal and teaching faculty

1. The union detected that many teaching faculty members are not performing their duties regularly which is 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. Please intimate action taken report to the union for further necessary in the interest of all concerned.
2. It is also found 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. Therefore, the department and the government should cancel all these attachments within 25 days in line with our press release on 20th March 2017.
3. All the four government colleges in our areas are running with insufficient teaching staff which is creating numerous difficulties to the teachers as well as the students. The department and the government should therefore, appoint regular assistant professors as per the norms of the University Grants Commission (UGC) immediately.
4.  The chemistry department of Sao Chang Government College, Tuensang is run by one assistant professor only since its inception. The government should appoint the 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. Library upgrade
5. 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. Therefore, the full fledged Librarian should be appointed immediately in these two government colleges. The ENCSU also request the department and the government to upgrade the library in all the four colleges in accordance to the syllabus of the Nagaland University. Infrastructure
6. The Zisaji Presidency Government College, Kiphire is running in a thatch building. The new college building has been completed long back but it is not functioning due to the lack of transportation and other basic necessities. The union requests the department and the government to take immediate action so as to start the next semester in the new building. Failing to address this demand will compel the union to take extreme actions without any hesitation.
7. The ENCSU also demands immediate sanction of college bus 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.
8. The ENCSU also requests the department and the government to take immediate action on Sao Chang College, Tuensang. The building of the college is on the verge of collapse and it is not safe for teacher as well students for any classes and other activities. It is likely to collapse any time soon and once it happens, there will be much causality. If the government fails to take precautions and any untoward fate befalls on the building, the government will be solely held responsible. The union also demands that the government should construct staff quarters in all the four colleges since there is no quarter available till date with exception of principal quarters.
9. Till date, none of the four government colleges has hostel facilities due to lack of hostel staff and kitchen utensils even though the buildings are constructed. Therefore, the ENCSU requests the department and the government to take necessary actions to make the Hostels function from next semester onwards with all necessary facilities. The union has requested the state government and the department of Higher education to fulfil the demands of the union on or before April 30 next, “in the event of failing to fulfil the Union’s demands within the stipulated time, the union will take its own course of action.”