Against the backdrop of a forceful appeal made by NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra Government on Wednesday decided to restore reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs in vocational courses of private educational institutions in the state. NCP, a constituent of the DF government in the state along with Congress, expressed satisfaction with the decision after it was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet in Mumbai.
The Pakistani authority has announced policies on several key issues on private higher education. The government agreed to expedite the establishment of 9 engineering universities with partnering countries such as Austria, Germany, Japan, etc. While these countries will handle administration and personnel of the universities, the Pakistani government will fully take care of the finance. Another issue concerns illegal and substandard universities run by the private sector. The government directs the provincial authorities to close down any private universities illegally operating and downgrade any institutions that fail to improve their standard.
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