Lok Sabha Question No. 1341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Anti-National Activities in Campuses
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, RATTAN LAL KATARIA, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1341 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## Anti-National Activities in Campuses

## †1341. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

## SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

## SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has noticed that the situation of law and order is under threat due to anti-national activities and also under the garb of student politics in some of the premier education  institutes  including  the  Jawahar  Lal  Nehru  University,  National  Institutes  of Technology and other higher educational institutes in the country;

(b) if so, whether the Government has appointed high level investigation team to look into the matter of said institutions and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken against persons found guilty in this regard, institution-wise and the steps taken by the Government to check recurrence of such incidents;

(c) whether these activities have adversely affected the academic session and if so, the steps taken by the Government to complete academic work in prescribed work days and getting examinations done on time;

(d)  whether  the  Government  is  also  aware  that  students  are  migrating  from  certain universities in Kashmir and if so, the steps taken by the Government to provide security to such students and complete the academic session as well; and

(e) whether the Government is likely to take services of the officers associated with reputed educational institutes of the country to include contents of nationalism in the syllabus and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (e) There  are  reports  of  isolated  undesirable  incidents  from  certain  institutions including Jawaharlal Nehru  University (JNU), New  Delhi  and  National Institute of

Technology (NIT),  Kashmir which have been dealt with by the authorities of the institutions and local administration responsible for Law and Order. JNU has reported that a High Level Enquiry Committee (HLEC) was constituted by the University authorities to investigate the event and action was taken against those students who were found guilty for the misconduct and indiscipline.  However, the academic session was not affected due to the incident. In case of NIT, Srinagar, a team was sent by this Ministry to take stock of the situation and the State Government  has  been  requested  to  take  all  necessary  measures  to  ensure  the  safety  and security of all the students.  The examinations were conducted at NIT as per the schedule in April 2016 and for those students, who missed them, they are again scheduled in May, 2016. It  is  pertinent  to  mention  here  that  these  autonomous institutions  are  established  under the respective  Acts  of  Parliament  and  are  competent  to  take  action  in  the  academic  and administrative matters of the institutions.

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