Nagaland Governor, P.B. Acharya, who has been vocal on streamlining the education setup, said there was an urgent need for a total overhaul in the system, as most of the institutions were still practising the colonial British rule system.
Addressing the silver jubilee cum 25th freshers’ social of Pranabananda Women’s College (PWC) here on Tuesday, Acharya also expressed serious concern by the way some universities were luring youths with mere degrees instead of equipping them with skills.
This he said has rather created more educated unemployed youths and termed it as “act of crime”.
Such universities depend solely on government funds and lack productivity, resulting in students hunting for jobs desperately with some even going to the extent of paying bribes, he said.
He highlighted Centre’s initiative under the leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which had earmarked Rs 12,000 crore, to impart skill oriented education. The scheme, to be implemented in all the colleges (sixth semester), would equip graduating students to be independent once they pass out from their institutions.
Acharya said, this scheme was specifically targeted at creating more self-reliant students and not just students with mere degrees.
He lauded the college for attaining a milestone and for playing an exemplary role as one of the leading colleges for women in the state. The governor further called upon the people to change their perception towards women and daughters, who he said were often regarded as liabilities.
He urged upon the wealthy people to come forward in helping out in various social services and also to the Nagas residing elsewhere, to come and help their people. “It is them who can make the state a better place and that they shouldn’t wait for someone else to do it on their behalf,” he added. During the event, the Governor inaugurated the college magazine ‘Pranab Vision’ while his wife, Kavita Achraya inaugurated the ‘Wall Magazine’.
Earlier, Padmashree Sentila T Yanger was felicitated for her achievement. In her short speech, Sentila encouraged the women folks to work harder to achieve their goal, saying “their fight was not over yet”. She lamented that disparity between men and women still persisted in the society and opined that the state assembly clear the 33 percent reservation for women. She said that women were trapped in the patriarchy and that had been keeping them from coming out and realizing their full potential.
Meanwhile, the programme was chaired by Themneingah Hanneng, introductory speech was made by PWC joint secretary Swami Chinmayanandajee Maharaj while the principal Uma Bhowmick delivered the welcome address.
It may be mentioned here that since its inception in the year 1991, the college has produced more than 2,000 graduates so far.
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