Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today approved setting up of 38 degree-level colleges in 35 Assembly constituencies of the state.
It was announced in the budget that degree-level colleges would be opened phase-wise in every Assembly constituency by 2022, an official release said here.
Based on the announcement made in the budget, the Chief Minister has approved to open one degree college in 35 Assembly constituencies as well as three more colleges in other regions of the state, the release said.
The deputy commissioners of the constituencies would soon be instructed to provide land to implement it, the release said adding five colleges would be opened under Ranchi University, ten colleges under Vinoba Bhave University, eight colleges under Sidhu-Kanhu University, six college under Nilambar Pitambar University and five colleges under Kohan University.
The officials of the Higher and Technical education department have identified the 35 Assembly constituencies, where no degree-level college exist, after discussions with the authorities of the Universities following the announcement made by the Chief Minister in the Budget.
Establishment of one degree college each in Pirtand, Mahagama and RSP2 Dhanbad have been approved, the release said.
