Vijayan demands withdrawal of circular allowing colleges to increase seats without Keralam Govt nod
The CPI(M) veteran said a September 11 circular issued by the Higher Education Department had made prior government approval mandatory for introducing new courses and increasing seats in government, aided and autonomous colleges
Kerala Assembly Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan has demanded that the state government withdraw a circular permitting autonomous aided and self-financing colleges to increase seats without receiving prior approval from the government. Vijayan accused the government of allowing commercialization of education after succumbing to the pressures from private college management.
He criticized the September 11 circular issued by the Higher Education Department, which required prior government approval for introducing new courses and increasing seats in government, aided and autonomous colleges. Vijayan stated that the government's decision to relax the norms conflicted with existing provisions ensuring strict scrutiny and regulation at the government level.
He warned that allowing colleges to increase seats at their discretion would lead to the commercialization of education and undermine the educational rights of ordinary people, especially the poor.
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