Govt Oks revised cost of more than Rs 3600 cr for 13 new Central Univs

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved an expenditure of Rs 3639.32 crore for the 13 new Central Universities for recurring cost and creation of necessary infrastructure for completion of the campuses.

“The work will be completed within a period of 36 months. These new central universities will increase access to higher education and set exemplary standards for other Universities to emulate,” Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said here. “It will also help in minimising the regional imbalances in educational facilities,” he added. The Cabinet has also given ex-post facto approval for an amount of Rs 1474.65 crore, being the amount spent over and above the earlier Cabinet approval of Rs 3000 crore for these Central Universities. The new Central Universities in the States of Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir (Two), Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu were established under Central Universities Act, 2009.

These include–

Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, Bihar Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh Central University of Jammu, Jammu

Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga Central University of Kerala, Kasargod

Central University of Orissa, Koraput

Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda

Central University of Rajasthan, Bandersindri, Rajasthan Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur Central University of Gujarat, Gujarat

Central University of Himachal Pradesh

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