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| Azad welcomes increase in retirement age of medical faculties | | | Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, June 20 : The leader of opposition and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday welcomed the decision of State Government to enhance the retirement age of all the teaching faculties in Universities. Azad termed it as a great decision of government adding that it will, in particular, ensure availability of faculty in the Medical Colleges of the State which were under severe strain due to shortage of faculty. "While I was persistently trying to persuade the State Government as Health Minister of the country for the last many years, knowing the difficulties that our Medical Colleges were facing in fulfilling the norms of Medical Council of India (MCI), at last State Government has taken the right step and I congratulate them for this much needed decision," said Azad. Azad was addressing the people at Mogul Maidan, Chatroo, Chingham in Inderwal Constituency on the fourth day of his tour to the Chenab Valley to express gratitude to the people, as also galvanize public support for his party in upcoming Assembly elections. Emphasizing that Chenab Valley has tremendous hydro-power potential, Azad said that as Chief Minister, his Government in April 2008 took a landmark decision of laying down the policy framework for the development of Hydro-power in the State which led to the introduction of 'Tariff-Based Bidding' for the first time in the setting up of power projects in the State. Azad further said that to fast-track the development of power generation and to bring in investment in the Power sector of the State in a Joint Venture mode, his Government took the decision to set up Chenab Valley Power Projects Corporation and subsequently MOU in this regard was signed with NHPC by the State Government in October 2008 on the eve of inauguration of Baglihar Hydel Project.Stressing that youth is the future of our society; Azad said that if elected to power, Congress Party will launch a massive skill development drive under the Skill Development Mission launched by the UPA Government. Responding to the aspirations of the Party workers and people of the area, he stressed the voters to ensure victory of all Congress candidates in the forthcoming Assembly elections so that we can restart the developmental boom in the State and make governance people- friendly and efficient. Advising Congress Ministers to focus on all the constituencies for the overall development and not to remain confined to their own constituency, Azad observed that Ministers of the coalition Government have to be accessible to the people of entire State. |
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