An amount of Rs 3.45 crore had been allocated for the upgradation of equipment in the three laboratories of Govcernment Polytechnics in Sukma, Jashpur and Kanker districts in the current financial year, officials informed.
The authorities have upgraded the equipment in all the polytechnic colleges and have proposals to provide the colleges with their own buildings. Two Polytechnic Colleges have their own buildings at present.
The work on ten other college buildings are in various stages of completion. The colleges will have their own buildings in the next academic year.
Notably , the Central Government has accorded approval for establishing polytechnic institutes in 11 districts of the State including Koriya, Jashpur, Kanker, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Bijapur, Ramanujganj, Bilaspur, Raipur, Bastar and Surajpur, officials informed.
Presently, there are 51 polytechnic colleges in Chhattisgarh, which includes 31 government and 20 non-government polytechnic institutes.
With the establishment of these newly-approved 11 polytechnic institutes, the total number of polytechnic college will reach 62.
Notably, the Central Government has Sub-Mission On ‘Polytechnic Under The Coordinated Action For Development’ to open polytechnic colleges in the areas/districts of the country where there are no polytechnic institutes.
Under the scheme, polytechnic colleges are being opened in 11 districts of Chhattisgarh.
The Central Government has sanctioned Rs 12.30 crore for establishing each polytechnic institute.
The construction of buildings for 7 out of 11 newly-approved polytechnic colleges have been started in Bijapur, Narayanpur, Kanker, Bilaspur, Koriya, Jashpur and Ramanujganj districts from December 2016, which will be completed by year 2018. Construction of remaining buildings will begin soon.