Orissa: Government fails to keep its promise

Merinews, 31st March, 2008

manoj kumar das, 31 March 2008, Monday

WITH A central university being planned, thousands of tribals in Orissa’s poverty ridden, Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput (KBK) districts may soon have access to better higher education.
The human resource development (HRD) ministry, Monday said, it was weighing the state government’s proposal to set up, such a university in the region.
Orissa, being one of such states (without a central university), its request for establishment of a central university in the tribal-dominated KBK region shall receive due consideration.
“Further, a bill for setting up a central tribal university, is in the process of being introduced in the current session of parliament,” Purandeswari informed the Rajya Sabha. The proposed university shall have power to establish its regional centres in areas inhabited by tribals.
The HRD ministry had earlier said, there is a proposal for setting up 16 central universities in states where there is no such university.