Sunday, May 11, 2008

Narasingha demands Central university at Balangir

The Pioneer, 11th May, 2008


The Central Government should establish at least one model school in each of the 89 blocks of the KBK districts to provide excellent standard of education to students of the region, observed deputy leader of Opposition in the Assembly Narasingha Mishra speaking to mediapersons here on Friday.
As education is vital for development, qualitative and standard educational institutions should be established in this backward region of India, he said.
It was a matter of regret that even after 60 years since Independence, 87 per cent of people in the KBK region were living below poverty line, as per the CAG report of 2007-08, he pointed out.
The proposed Central University for the State should be established at Balangir so that people of Balangir and nearby districts would get quality education.
Moreover, the proposed IIT should also be established anywhere in the KBK region, he said further.
He has written letters in this regard to Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh, Governor MC Bhandare and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, he said.
The vacant teachers' posts at the primary, upper primary and high school levels should be immediately filled up, he also demanded.

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