Sunday, January 22, 2017

Haryana to open 24 new government college

Chandigarh, January 22
Determined to make quality higher education equitable, affordable and accessible, especially to girls and the underprivileged sections of society, the Haryana Government has decided to set up 24 new government colleges across the state. 
The expansion plan is in perfect sync with the vision of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, who feels that avenues of higher education should be taken closer to people's doorsteps, and made available to one an all.
Disclosing this here today, the Education Minister, Mr Ram Bilas Sharma, said the 24 new colleges would be so located as to considerably reduce the distance and travel time.
 For the first time, the department shall be experimenting with centralised and synchronised foundation stone-laying ceremony through video-conferencing by the Chief Minister, using IT as a tool to showcase e-governance in higher education.
These will be set up at Manesar (Gurugram), Gulha-Cheeka (Kaithal),Uklana(Hisar), Alewa (Jind), Ugalan (Hisar), Shahzadpur (Ambala), Jundla (Karnal), Kurukshetra, Kanina (Mahendergarh), Sonipat, Chhilro (Mahendergarh), Kalanwali (Sirsa), Rania (Sirsa), Mohna (Faridabad), Bilaspur (Yamunanagar), Radaur (Yamunanagar), Badoli (Palwal), Raipur Rani (Panchkula), Mandkola, Nacholi (Faridabad),Taraori, (Karnal), Punhana (Nuh), Bhuna (Fatehabad), and Loharu (Bhiwani).
 Out of these, exclusive colleges for girls will be opned at Punhana, Gulha-Cheeka, Sonipat, Jundla, Shahzadpur, Kurukshetra, Kanina and Loharu. The construction work on buildings of six government colleges at Gulha- Cheeka, Alewa, Ugalan, Shahzadpur, Sonipat and Uklana has already begun.
The Chief Minister will lay stones of the buildings of 16 new government colleges shortly through video-conferencing at Manesar, Jundla, Kurukshetra, Kanina, Chhilro, Kalanwali, Mohna, Bilaspur, Radaur, Badoli, Raipurrani, Nacholi, Mandkola, Tarori, Loharu and Punhana shortly.
It has been decided to lay the foundation stone of building of Government College at Assandh which was started in 2014 along with additional buildings/classrooms in government colleges at Jatauli Haily Mandi (Gurugram), Kanwali (Rewari) and Chhchrauli (Yamuna Nagar). The cost of construction of buildings of these colleges would range from Rs. 12 crore to Rs 19 crore each. 
 Mr Sharma said the Department of Higher Education had completed all formalities regarding identification/transfer of land and started making arrangements for e-launching of the projects. The trial run will be conducted tomorrow.

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