Parliamentary Panel Flags ‘Govt’s Retreat from Public Education’, Shift Towards Contractual Posts
Sravasti Dasgupta | 06 February 2025 | The Wire
A parliamentary standing committee, in its report tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday (February 4) flagged the “government’s retreat from public education and the increasing influence of neoliberal policies” while noting that most universities, especially those under the central government have a “higher amount of contractual workforce”.
The committee has also expressed concern that the draft Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) bill – that seeks to replace the UGC (University Grants Commission) as a single regulator – will remove state control and “would indirectly fuel privatisation especially in rural areas.”…