No proposal to shut any public universities earlier than the federal government, says D.Ok. Shivakumar

D.Ok. Shivakumar
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“There is no such thing as a proposal to shut any public college within the State earlier than the federal government. Nonetheless, when the BJP authorities was in energy earlier, universities have been established solely to create the put up of Vice-Chancellor,” Deputy Chief Minister D.Ok. Shivakumar mentioned.

Talking after laying the muse stone for a brand new Educational and Analysis Constructing on the Jnanabharathi campus of Bangalore College underneath the PMUSHA scheme, he mentioned that the BJP had given solely ₹2 crore every to the 9 universities established throughout its tenure. “ Is it attainable to determine a college with a grant of simply ₹2 crore,” he requested.

“A college can’t be established only for namesake. Many college students from Mandya and Kodagu need to examine at College of Mysore. They’ve requested that it might be an awesome honour for us to review at UoM the place former President of India Radhakrishna and Jnanapeetha awardee Kuvempu have been. Employees should not prepared to maneuver to new universities as a result of their seniority shall be misplaced. On this context, a Cupboard sub-committee was fashioned and a report was submitted. Some individuals are preventing as a part of a political conspiracy,” mentioned Mr. Shivakumar.