The number of students in schools and colleges will be determined by preparing digital data after Geo-tagging the catchment area.
The Government would consider opening a new college, only if the number of students in college is 500. The colleges with less than 100 students will be rationalised.
If the number exceeds 5,000 in a college, it will be further strengthened.
This was informed by Higher and Technical Education Minister Umashankar Gupta in the State assembly, while replying to the discussion on budgetary demands of his
department.
Gupta in his statement said that there is plan to open new women’s colleges in 10 districts of the state and in 41 old women’s colleges
all three streams would be started.
One university and two colleges will be developed to the international standards out of which one will be a women’s college.
The honorarium of the guest lecturers has been raised from Rs 200 to 275 per class. Through the personality development cell in every district an all students union can be organised every year.
For better hostel facilities for students’ hostel service management portal will be opened.
Private hostel guarantee scheme will be set up for students in which rent for 25 to 50 seats will be taken care by the government.
Students will receive beneficiary schemes with other scholarships as well.
For improving Higher education the soft loan taken from word bank is 2060 crore (430 million dollar).
Under National Higher Education Campaign, it has been decided to upgrade Shehdol’s PG college to the university status. Besides, new Ideal colleges will be introduced in Jhabua, Sheopur,
Harda, Dindori and Umaria districts.
The colleges will also get amount for infrastructure development. To promote the research works, a research and development coordination cell will be constituted, Gupta added.
After the reply of the Minister, the budgetary demands of Higher and Technical Education departments were passed with
voice vote.