Government Approves Setting Up Of Central University In Ladakh

The Union Minister Anurag Thakur said the new central university at Ladakh will work as a model for other educational institutions in the region.

The Centre on Thursday approved the establishment of a central university and an integrated multi-purpose infrastructure development corporation for Ladakh, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi said will ensure all-round development of the newly-created UT and provide a range of opportunities to the dynamic youth there. The decisions to set up the central university at a cost of Rs 750 crore and the corporation with a fund of Rs 25 crore for Ladakh were taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by the prime minister. Information and Broadcasting Minister c said the university will be set up with a total outlay of Rs 750 crore and will cater to all areas of the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh that include Leh and Kargil. Mr Thakur said the university will help reduce the imbalance in the region on the education sector and students of Ladakh to get quality higher education opportunities. It will help in intellectual development and better higher education and will help improve the quality of education, he said at a press conference. The Union Minister said the central university will work as a model for other educational institutions in the region.