LG chairs 20th University Council meeting of SKUAST Jammu

Jammu, Sep 26: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired the 20th University Council Meeting of SKUAST Jammu at Raj Bhawan today.

The meeting was attended by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Shailendra Kumar, Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department; Santosh D. Vaidya, Principal Secretary, Finance Department; Dr. Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to the Lt. Governor; Dr B.N. Tripathi, Vice Chancellor, SKUAST Jammu; Prof. Nazir A. Ganai, Vice Chancellor, SKUAST Kashmir; Prof. P.L. Gautam, Pro-Chancellor, Career Point University Hamirpur; Dr M.C. Sharma, former Director, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly; Prof. Anil Kumar, Registrar, SKUAST Jammu; and other senior officers, both in person and through virtual mode.

The University Council, headed by the Lt. Governor, deliberated on key challenges in agriculture and allied sectors, along with strategies to take research and innovation from the lab to the field to increase productivity.

The Lt. Governor stressed that the university should adopt modern and sustainable agricultural practices, focusing more on developing interfaces with the farming community and implementing e-office systems.

The meeting also commended the university’s performance under the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP).

The Council granted in-principle approvals to various agenda points presented during the meeting, including the adoption of UGC-based qualifications for the posts of Assistant Registrar, Assistant Comptroller, and ICAR norms for the posts of Subject Matter Specialists.

Dr B.N. Tripathi, Vice Chancellor of SKUAST Jammu, presented the university’s progress report, highlighting significant improvements in research, patents, and publications.