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Rohtak Finally Gets Health Varsity, PGIMS Admn Receives Govt Notification

By Dikshit Dass, Section News
Posted on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 12:16:18 AM EST

 It's official now. The Haryana government has set up a university of health sciences in Rohtak. The Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences Rohtak Act, 2008, has got the assent of the state Governor.

A notification issued by the state government's Legislative Department in this regard on June 2 was received by the PGIMS authorities here today.

Confirming the receipt of the notification, PGIMS director S.S.Sangwan described the move as a big leap in the provision of systematic training and research facilities in modern as well as Indian systems of medicine in the region.

"Right now, our top priority is to implement the provisions of the notification in letter and in spirit," he asserted.

The Governor of Haryana, by virtue of his office, will be the chancellor of the university. He would appoint the vice-chancellor on the advice of the state government as per the norms laid down in the statutes.

According to the notification, the PGIMS director stands appointed the first vice-chancellor of the university until a regular appointment is made or for a period of six months, whichever is earlier.

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The chancellor, on the advice/recommendation of the state government, will appoint the university registrar and the PGIMS director.

Other key posts include the university's dean (academic affairs), the PGIMS dean, the PGIMS medical superintendent, the deans of faculties, the principal, Dental College, Rohtak, the controller of examinations, the controller of finance, the dean of students welfare and chief warden, the law officer and the librarian. The age of superannuation of the members in service in the university will be 62 years.

According to the notification, the PGIMS, Rohtak, will now cease to be an affiliated college of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) here and stand transferred to the new university.

Moreover, all colleges and other educational institutions of health sciences in the state, previously affiliated to MDU, Kurukshetra University or any other university, council or affiliating body, will now be deemed to be admitted to the privileges of or affiliated to Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak.

The colleges and institutions related to various disciplines of health sciences located in the state, on satisfying such conditions as laid down by statute or ordinances for the purpose of affiliation, will be affiliated to this university.

The new university will have a court, which will be an advisory body, an executive council, which will be the principal executive body, an academic council, the principal academic body, besides a finance committee and undergraduate as well as postgraduate boards of studies.

Source:  Sunit Dhawan From  Tribune News Service 11-Jun-2008

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