Unaided colleges in KBK to get block grants

The Pioneer, 13th December, 2008

All the unaided colleges in the KBK districts would be given block grants, announced Higher Education Minister Samir Dey in the State Assembly on Friday.In response to a motion moved by Congress member Nimai Sarkar on providing grants to the colleges, Dey said those colleges which have not got a single pie would be included under the block grant scheme on a priority basis. “A notification to this effect would soon be issued this month,” he said, adding that no college exists in five blocks of Kalahandhi.He further said that steps are being taken by the SC and ST Development Department to open colleges in these blocks.Earlier participating in the discussion, members Brundaban Majhi, Joghendra Behera. Bir Sipka, Sananda Marandi, Parameswar Sethi, N Naryan Reddy, Draupadi Murmu and others urged the Government to provide block grants to all the unaided colleges of KBK.