Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 7: After a long wait of 26 years, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Regional Centre Jammu got its own campus here.
Established at Rajinder Vihar Housing Colony, Phase-I, Bantalab, Jammu, the state of the art campus has a built-up area of around 6800 sq ft, built on a parcel of land measuring 14.5 kanals.
Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, inaugurated the campus building today through virtual mode.
The campus was dedicated in the presence of Prof Nageshwar Rao, Vice Chancellor, IGNOU; Dr Srikant Mohapatra, Pro Vice Chancellor, IGNOU; Dr U C Pandey, Director Regional Services Division, IGNOU and Dr Alok Chaube, Registrar (Administration), IGNOU.
Finance Officer, J D Gangwar; Dr M Shanmugam, Regional Director, IGNOU RC Madurai; Dr Joginder Kumar Yadav, Regional Director, IGNOU, RC Shimla; Er Rajan Sharma, AEE (E), IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi; Prof Bechan Lal, Vice Chancellor, Cluster University of Jammu; Prof Ashok Aima, former Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu; Dr Rajeev Rattan, Professor & Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Jammu; Dr Jasbir Singh, Head, Deptt of Economics, JU; Dr Sangita Gupta, Head, Deptt of Library & Information & Information Sciences, JU and others graced the occasion.
Dr Jai Prakash Verma, Regional Director, IGNOU Regional Centre Jammu, informed that the cumulative figure of enrollment at the Regional Centre Jammu since its establishment is around six lakh learners.
The new campus building has a high tech Electric, Electronic, CCTV, Solar, Intercom, EPABX, Fire Alarm, Fire fighting Downcomer systems with passenger lift, DG Set and Panels. The entire construction work has been carried out by the CPWD.
Jammu Regional Centre of IGNOU has been operating from the premises of Government College of Commerce, Canal Road, Jammu ever since its establishment in the year 1998 in an area of around 2000 sq ft only.
Dr Asha Upadhyay, ARD, RC Jammu compeered the event. Dr Vikram Singh, ARD, RC Jammu presented the vote of thanks.
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