Dimapur, Dec 13: Governor PB Acharya convened a meeting of Vice Chancellors of Nagaland University, ICFAI and Global Open University and few heads of educational institutions at Raj Bhavan on December 10 to discuss about the digital payment following demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000, skill addition and Jan Dhan Yojana.
Addressing the meeting, the Governor stressed that the universities should play a vital role in creating cashless society by motivating people. In this connection, he said, seminars and other awareness practices should be adopted to reach out to the weaker sections of the society to create awareness on cashless transactions.
Acharya stated that demonetisation was a correct step taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop counterfeiting of the current bank notes allegedly used for funding terrorism as well as to crack down on black money in the country.
The Governor also explained about the need to introduce skill education in the sixth semester of the academic session as mandatory subject which is one of the prime policies of Central Government. He emphasised that the universities must identify the relevant skill subjects and introduce the same on priority.
Saying that the universities should also be the nodal agencies for development in the State, he said there should be regular dialogue with the industry and commerce to find out the requirement. Moreover, indigenous achievers should be recognised by the universities on convocation day, he added.
The Governor further appealed to the universities and educational institutions to get involved in promoting and motivating welfare schemes of Central and State governments like Jan Dhan Yojana, One Rupee Insurance etc.
Vivek Alva, Managing Trustee of Alva’s Education Foundation, Moodebidri, Mangalore was also present in the meeting. He expressed of the institute’s desire to associate with the North East region, especially Nagaland.
