The State has a culture university, three culture colleges and one culture school functioning under the Culture Department, but none of them has got National Assessment and Accreditation (NAAC) status as of now.
Culture Minister Ashok Chandra Panda informed this in the State Assembly in response to a question of BJP MlA Dillip Ray on Friday.
The Utkal University of Culture, Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalay, Government College of Arts and Crafts, Khallikote, Bibhuti Kanungo College of Art and Crafts, Bhubaneswar and Vikarm Deb Government School of Arts and Crafts, Jeuypore are operating under the department.
According to information furnished by the Minister, many posts are lying vacant in these institutes. While eight teacher posts are lying vacant in the Utkal University of Culture, 18 teaching and three non-teaching posts in the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalay, three teacher posts in the BK College of Art and Crafts, six teacher and 10 nonteaching posts in Govt College of Art and Crafts and two teacher and one nonteaching posts are lying vacant in Vikram Deb College of Arts and Crafts.
Similarly, the Principal post of the BK College of Art and Crafts is lying vacant.