The State Government has sanctioned Rs 6 crore for the new academic council of the Rama Devi University here. Plans are afoot to make Rama Devi number one university in the entire country. For this, the State Government would extend all kind of help, said Higher Education Minister Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy while addressing the annual function of the Students’ Union and Drama Society of the university on Tuesday.
He said, “Efforts are on to make the university a centre of education excellence. The State Government has sanctioned funds for hostel accommodation, academic building and toilet complex. Besides, the State Government’s proposal of `55 crore for development of the Women’s University has been approved by the Centre. With this, work for the second campus of the university at Khordha would begin after land settlement.”
Former Information Commissioner Jagadananda Mohanty, former North Odisha University Vice-Chancellor Dr Sanghamitra Mohanty, Rama Devi University OSD Prof Padmaja Mishra and BMC Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena also spoke.
later, prizes were given away to students for winning various competitions. This was followed by enthralling cultural performances by the students.
University Registrar Chitrangada Samantasinghar and Students’ Union president Megha Kanungo and general secretary Anisha Subudhi were present. The celebration will conclude on Wednesday.