Rs 40.5 cr UGC funds for new colleges in J&K
The UGC has released Rs 40.5 crore for the construction of four new colleges in Jammu and Kashmir and will be providing foundation training courses for principals at Bangalore.
By PTI |
JAMMU: The University Grants Commission has released Rs 40.5 crore for the construction of four new colleges in Jammu and Kashmir and will be providing foundation training courses for principals at Bangalore.
Around 50 percent of funds would be released during the current financial year for the upcoming colleges at Uri and Bijbehara in the Kashmir valley and Ramban and Billawar in Jammu division, it was decided at a meeting convened by UGC secretary R K Chauhan here today.
He said it was granting Rs 5-6 crore assistance per college at the national "but for Jammu and Kashmir, the percentage is much higher".
There was a proposal for opening 30 universities across the country and keeping in view its border location, one such university would come up here so that the benefits of higher education reach the weaker sections and minorities, Chauhan said.
Around 50 percent of funds would be released during the current financial year for the upcoming colleges at Uri and Bijbehara in the Kashmir valley and Ramban and Billawar in Jammu division, it was decided at a meeting convened by UGC secretary R K Chauhan here today.
He said it was granting Rs 5-6 crore assistance per college at the national "but for Jammu and Kashmir, the percentage is much higher".
There was a proposal for opening 30 universities across the country and keeping in view its border location, one such university would come up here so that the benefits of higher education reach the weaker sections and minorities, Chauhan said.
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