All the universities inBiharwill introduce courses in Disaster Management from the next academic session (2023-24).
This was announced by the Education departments additional chief secretary Dipak Kumar Singh at a meeting convened by the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority (BSDMA) in collaboration with the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), New Delhi, here on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by the vice-chancellors of Patna and Open universities, principal secretary to the governor,NIDMrepresentative and other officials of the State Government. The vice-chairman ofBSDMA,Uday Kant Mishra, presided.
The state universities were asked to prepare a work plan for introduction of these courses. The universities will have to seek approval of their statutory committees like board of studies, academic council, syndicate and senate for introducing the courses. The final assent to the ordinance and regulations of these courses would have to be obtained from the governor.
The BSDMA authorities assured the universities that all necessary help would be extended to the universities and their constituent colleges in training the supporting TEACHING and non-teaching staff to be engaged in the courses.