The Haryana Government has taken a big step in spreading quality education in the state, saving the students opting for higher education to travel to other states. It has proposed to set up a university at an estimated cost of Rs.700 crore in this regard in Gurugram which is a known place for having the best schools in India. The main campus of the state university will come up at village Kankarola located at a distance of about 15 km from Gurugram. It will be other than the 3 government colleges in the city in which 18,000 students are studying. This decision was taken in order to meet the huge number of students opting for higher education and to achieve gross enrollment ratio. And for this educational institutions would have to be doubled by 2020.
Haryana Government To Set Up A University Here
The Haryana Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar gave its approval for the bill on Tuesday for setting up a state university at Gurugram which will be placed in the upcoming session of Vidhan Sabha, an official spokesman said. He further said that the university will impart education, training and research in multi-disciplinary fields. 373 kanals and 19 marla of land belonging to Gram Panchayat Kankarola will be handed over to the proposed university at Gurugram on lease basis ofr it to initiate its construction process at the earliest. It is believed that there is a huge growth possibility with the new university opening new vistas, horizons and opportunities of higher education for the students of the region and the state, where at present an estimated 60,000 girl students alone from the city commute to Delhi for higher studies. It is a good initiative, hope many more follow suit and see the light of the day at the earliest.
