Pune, April 07 To enable the children of ex-servicemen and widows of army personnel to get higher and better quality education, the Department of Sainik Welfare, Maharashtra, has proposed two professional colleges predominantly for them. Slated to be on the lines of the Army Institute of Technology (AIT), the department plans to construct the colleges and hand over their management to the Army. The Southern Command GOC-in-C Lt Gen Noble Thamburaj has said that he will discuss it with the Ministry. Department director Col Bhagatsinh Deshmukh (Retd) has suggested a proposal to the Southern Command for the two institutes in Kolhapur and Pune, with at least 50 per cent of the seats reserved for the children of ex-servicemen. “The land is available with the department in both the locations. We have offered to construct the colleges on the site. We have suggested that the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) should run the colleges,” said Deshmukh.
On 07 April 2007, while addressing retired veterans of Bombay Sappers, Southern Command GOC-in-C Lt Gen Noble Thamburaj stressed the importance of education among the wards of the army personnel. “We have received the department’s proposal and it’s definitely feasible. However, the department’s demand about the percentage of reservation needs to be discussed with the AWES,” said Thamburaj.
“The institutes will be on the lines of the Army Institute of Technology (AIT) located here in Dighi Hills,” said Deshmukh. “However, we have proposed that the children of ex-servicemen hailing from Maharashtra be entitled to 50 per cent of the seats, while the remaining can be thrown open to children of serving officers and ex-servicemen from other states,” he added.
Two colleges for children of ex-servicemen planned
AIT
Comment: A noble idea and 18 months have elapsed since birth of the concept. When is the expected date of the two Institutes becoming a reality?
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