Union Secretary of Secondary Education and Higher Education has sent the following letters to the concerned authorities/institutions/organisations on the subject mentioned above.

Letter Dated  06/05/2000 
Letter Dated  11/06/2001
Letter Dated  13/07/2001
Responses Received from Various Universities and Institutions 
Letter Dated 16.04.2002 Continuance of Facilities During Academic Session 2002-2003

 

MOST IMMEDIATE

SECRETARY                  
Government of India              
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of Education         
06/05/2000                     

D.O.No.F.10-1/96-Desk(U)

Dear

          The hardships being faced by the Kashmiri migrants and the need to provide them assistance in the matter of admission to educational institutions in other parts of the country has been engaging the attention of this Ministry for quite some time.

2.         On the advice of this Ministry, institutions such as KVS, Central Universities and several State Governments have been providing some concessions.  However, it has been felt that these measures have not been adequate.

3.         Through this letter, I seek your personal intervention in the matter to ensure that adequate concessions are granted to mitigate the problems of the Kashmiri migrants relating to admissions in educational institutions.   Specifically, the following concessions may be extended for admissions in schools and Under Graduate/Post Graduate Programmes in Universities for the wards of Kashmiris displaced from their homes:

-   Extension in date of admission (by about 30 days)
-   Relaxation in cut off percentage (subject to minimum eligibility requirements)
    (upto 10%)
-   Increase in intake capacity (upto 10%)

4.          The State Governments may also positively consider provision of reservation for at least one seat in the merit quota in technical/professional institutions for the Kashmiri migrant students.  The state of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh have already taken a lead in this.  Besides this, waiving of domicile requirement and facilitation of migration in second and subsequent years in higher education courses will also go a long way in providing some relief to this community.

5.           I shall highly appreciate if concessions as suggested above are extended to the young girls and boys who have been uprooted from their homes in the Kashmir Valley and the Ministry of Human Resource Development is kept informed of the measures being taken.

             With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

sd/-      

(Maharaj Krishen Kaw)

1.      Secretary (Hr. Edn.) and Secy.(Tech.Edn.) of all States/UTs.
2.     VCs of all Central and State Universities

Copy for necessary action to:

    1.     Sh. Javed Choudhary, Secretary (Health), Government of India for extending similar benefits in
           respect of medical and other admissions.

    2.     Sh. R.S.Paroda, Secretary, Deptt. of Agricultural Research & Education, Ministry of
            Agriculture, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, for extending similar benefits in respect of
            Agriculture Universities.

    3.     Dr. (Mrs.) M.Sachdeva, Secy., Medical Council of India, Kolta Road, New Delhi. 110 002.

    4.     Sh. B.K. Chauhan, Secy.(ICAR), Room No. 105, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. 110 001.

sd/- 

(Maharaj Krishen Kaw)

Copy for information to:

     1.       Ministry of Home Affairs (Attn: Shri T.R.Kakkar, Special Secretary)
     2.      Resident Commissioner, Govt. of J&K, New Delhi.
     3.      Chairman, UGC or Hari Gautam.

sd/- 

(Maharaj Krishen Kaw)

Copy to:

      1.     Shri C.L.Gadoo, President, Kashmiri Samiti(Delhi), Kashmir Bhawan, Amar Colony, Lajpat
              Nagar,- IV, New Delhi: 110 0024.

      2.     President, All India Kashmiri Samaj, D-90, Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi: 110 023.

sd/- 

(Maharaj Krishen Kaw)

MOST IMMEDIATE

SECRETARY                  
Government of India              
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of Education         
June 11, 2001                     

D.O.No.F.10-1/96-Desk(U)

Dear

        Kindly refer to my d.o. letter No.F.10-1/96-Desk(U) dated 6.5.2001 regarding provision of certain concessions for the wards of Kashmiri migrants in the country.  As the situation in Kashmir has not changed much and the Kashmiri migrants continue to face hardships, it would be necessary to provide concessions to their wards for their admission during the coming academic session also.

2.      I, therefore, seek your personal intervention to ensure that the following concessions are provided to the Kashmiri migrant students in the matter of their admission in your institution during the academic session 2001-2002.

1. Extension in date of admission by about 30 days;
2. Relaxation in cut off percentage upto 10% subject to the minimum eligibility requirements;
3. Increase in intake capacity upto 5% - course-wise;
4. Reservation of at least one seat in merit quota in technical/professional institutions;
5. Waiving of domicile requirement;
6. Facilitation of migration in second and subsequent years.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

Sd/-

(Maharaj Krishen Kaw)

Vice-Chancellors of all Universities.
Copy to Prof. R.S.Nirjar, Chairman, AICTE for issuing similar instructions.

(Maharaj Krishen Kaw)

SECRETARY                  
Government of India              
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of Education         
July 13, 2001                     

D.O.No.F.10-1/2001-Desk(U)

Dear

        Kindly refer to my d.o. letter of even number dated 11th June 2001 regarding provision of certain concessions for the wards of Kashmiri migrants in the matter of their admission to the educational institutions in other parts of the country. We have since received queries from a number of institutions with regard to the procedure to be adopted for providing reservation of one seat to the Kashmiri Migrants in technical / professional institutions.

2.      In this connection, the following clarifications are made:

1. In non-technical / non-professional programmes, reservation of supernumerary seats upto a maximum of 5% of the total sanctioned seats may be made for Kashmiri migrants. Reservation applies both to UG and PG programmes.
2. As regards admission in technical/professional institutions, reservation of one seat is to be made in each institution and not in each course conducted by the institution.
3. Each institution should, therefore, call for applications from the Kashmiri migrants and there should not be any discrimination between the migrants settled locally and those coming from outstation in the matter of their admission in a particular institution.
4. The reservation should be given to the most meritorious student amongst the applicants and he should be given admission to the course of his/her choice.
5. In case, there is no seat available in a certain course, an additional seat may be sanctioned on supernumerary basis to accommodate the choice of the concerned student.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

Sd/-

(Maharaj Krishen Kaw)

1.Vice-Chancellors of all Universities.

2.Secretaries (Hr. & Tech. Edn) in all States (List attached), 

Copy to Prof. R.S.Nirjar, Chairman, AICTE for issuing similar clarification to the professional and etchnical colleges directly instructions.

Sd.      
(Maharaj Krishen Kaw)

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Responses Received from Various Universities and Institutions Who Have Considered According Special Dispensation to the Children of the Kashmiri Migrants in Response to MHRD Guidelines

S.P.Gaur
Joint Secretary to Government of India 
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of Secondary Education and Higher Educaton
Tel.No. 338 4359
Dated the 16^th April, 2002

D.O.No. 10-1/2002-Desk(U)

Dear Sir,

Kindly refer to d.o. letter No.F.10-1/2002-Desk(U) dated June 11, 2001 from Shri Maharaj Krishen Kaw, then Secretary (Secondary & Higher Education) regarding provision of certain concessions for the wards of Kashmiri migrants in the matter of their admission to the educational institutions in other parts of the country during the academic session 2001-2002. As the situation in Kashmir has not changed much and Kashmiri migrants continue to face hardships it would be necessary to provide concessions to their wards for their admission during the coming academic session also.

2. I have been directed to request you that Govt. of India have decided to provide following concessions to the Kashmiri migrant students in the matter of their admission in your institution during the academic session 2002-2003.

1. Extension in date of admission by about 30 days.
2. Relaxation in cut off percentage upto 10% subject to minimum eligibility requirement.
3. Increase in intake capacity up to 5% - course-wise.
4. Reservation of at least one seat in merit quota in technical/professional institutions.
5. Waiving of domicile requirements.
6. Facilitation of migration in second and subsequent years.

3. You are kindly requested to ensure the same.

With kind regards,

To
Vice-Chancellors of all Universities.
Copy to:
(i) Dr. R.Natrajan, Chairman, AICTE for issuing similar instructions.
(ii) JS (TE) for information and necessary follow up.