Dear Editor,
I have written a letter on 16/03/2022 related to poor functioning of Tata CIIT center, Polytechnic College Vikram Chowk Jammu. I would like to add few more points after I visited the CIIT center to meet Principal few days back:-
- Tata CUT center at Polytechnic Jammu which started in April 2021 to provide training to students is not functioning properly at present. The center has machinery and equipments worth cost of more than 190 crore to train approx. 2000 students per year from engineering, Polytechnic, ITI, industries background in various three month courses per year. But as per sources, only less than 50 students had received 3 months training till date in last one year.
When I tried to highlight the issue with college principal, Reetu jamwal 2-3 times, she was not available or did not want to listen as she said she is busy in exam in college. The admission website of CUT Jammu is also not functional for last more than 6 months. Many students who took admission last year applied for refund of fee as they did not received the training and still some students are approaching the college for refund of their fee deposited last year. Efforts are required to make this center a hub of skill development of J&K youth.
The principal may be asked to furnish the data related to trainings of students in last one year from engineering college, Polytechnics, ITIs and industries which will give a clear picture of poor functioning of center. Many MoUs have been conducted with various engineering colleges and industries by earlier principal but no action has been taken as a part of MoUs. - As per sources, the hi-tech machinery installed which is lying idle and is not functioning properly now due to poor maintenance by college. As per sources, the present principal had no vision to run this prestigious center and only visit the center, during if any visit from the higher authorities.
The center was functioning only due to sincere efforts of HOD mechanical who was incharge of CIIIT center, but unfortunately the principal had removed him as incharge of CIIT and replaced him with HOD from architecture branch, inspite of fact most of the machinery and equipments is from mechanical engineering.
This step speaks volume about the vision of principal to run this center. The staff from tata is not provided with any facilities like stationay, material etc. - The college bus provided by the TATA for students is also lying idle.
The log book of the bus may be checked to verify how many visits are conducted by bus for CIIT students and staff.
There is one small electric vehicle also provide by tata for practical work of students and that vehicle without registration is misused by the college authorities and is used by the principal for her personal work outside college, which may be verified. - In 2021, all polytechnics of J&K had 100 per cent admission, but Jammu college could not achieve 100 per cent admission and many students were denied admission last year in this college, so students suffered a lot and later took admission in private or other colleges. There are no activities conducted for students in last one year and to provide placement to students no job fair and students activities organized in college in last more than 1 year.
- The construction of Hostel is not completed yet for students which in finishing stage in 2021, inspite of funds availed with college. Many ongoing works in the college had been stopped.
The work on one lab for automobile students which was started but later stopped for last one year, repair of college canteen, sports ground, drain work, buildings repair etc are not completed yet and many funds for repair are surrendered by college. - As per sources, the auction of defunct equiments, furniture and books lying in college, the lists of which was finalized and approved by committee for last more than one year is still pending and many labs and library are junk yard at present.
The college principal simply write to higher authorities whenever there is any issue without taking any decision on her own, due to which many students and college staff suffer. - Further, this principal has served only in Jammu district for last 29 years and only one tenure of 1 year in Reasi college. She had managed her postings every time due to her link with various politicians, media houses etc, while there are many principals who had never got chance to serve in Jammu and few retired without serving in Jammu which is great injustice for other principals who are working outside Jammu district last many years.
Ajay Kumar (Social activist),
Channi Himmat.