New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval to an expenditure of Rs 3,639.32 core for 13 new Central Universities, including Central University of Orissa, Koraput, for recurring cost and creation of necessary infrastructure for completion of the campuses.
According to a statement released from the Cabinet, the work will be completed within 36 months. It has also given ex-post facto approval to Rs 1,474.65 crore expenditure incurred over and above the earlier Cabinet approval of Rs 3,000 crore for these Central Universities.
The statement further said this would increase access to higher education and set exemplary standards for other Universities to emulate. It will also help in minimising the regional imbalances in educational facilities.
