Following the instructions of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Higher Education Department formed a five-member committee on June 3 to strengthen the rules and regulations in hostels of educational institutions.
Assam: Committee Formed To Strengthen Rules In Hostels
The following are the members of the committee formed by the department:
- Dr. Alak Buragohain (Chancellor of Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Azara)
- Dr. Mridul Hazarika (Former Vice Chancellor of Gauhati University)
- Dr. Biren Das (Registrar of Tezpur University)
- Prof. Shikhar Kumar Sarma (Department of Information Technology in Gauhati University)
- Prof. Utpal Sarmah (Department of Instrumental and USIC in Gauhati University)
The committee has been formed to suggest measure for strengthening the discipline, rules and regulations in hostel, particularly to enforce in and out time from hostels, complete prohibition of use of alcohol by students, prohibition of extended stay by ex-hostellers and promotion of healthy community life within the hostel.
The committee has been directed to submit the detailed report within three months. The formation of the committee comes two days after Himanta Biswa Sarma asked the Education department for instituting a high-level enquiry in view of the Jalukbari mishap.
