Nationalism by order was the outcome when the Vice-Chancellors of 42 Central universities agreed to fly the national flag on their buildings to counter the rising tide of what they perceived as anti-nationalism sweeping the campuses.
The proposal of the Vice-Chancellors, who met in Surajkund had the endorsement of the Ministry for Human Resource Development.
Confusion prevailed over the dimensions of the flag. The Vice-Chancellors said details are to be worked out. It is learnt the tri-colour will fly on 207-ft. high masts.
The Flag Code of India, 2002, provides the specifications of the national flag, and when it is to be flown on public buildings.
The meeting was called to discuss the issues of discrimination on campuses and the setting up of an ombudsman to look into specific complaints.p>
Some of the resolutions passed addressed optimising academic output of the student community through an active monitoring system and transparent proactive mechanism for grievance redress of the varsity community.
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