Dehradun, Sept. 21 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 18 Sep: The participation of women students has been ensured at 50 percent in student union elections to be held in state-run universities and their affiliated colleges across Uttarakhand. In this regard, the state government has issued directions to the Vice-Chancellors of all state universities to amend the existing student representation system.

According to the letter issued by Higher Education Secretary Dr BVRC Purushottam, all Vice-Chancellors have been directed to amend the student representation structure in the student union constitution and reserve 50 percent of the posts for women students. The revised system is to be implemented from the current academic session, and studen...