Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Monday virtually inaugurated the ultramodern New University Campus and newly-constructed buildings of the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, (CUPB) through video conferencing. Former Union Minister and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal also attended the virtual ceremony.
A total of 10 buildings and University Insignia Monument (dedicated to ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan and Jai Anusandhan’) at CUPB New Campus, built at the cost of Rs 203.78 crore was inaugurated by the Union Minister.
Spokesperson said that these construction works comes under ‘Phase-1A’ of the development plan of CUPB new campus, the foundation stone of which was laid on September 7, 2015, by the then Union Minister of Human Resource Development Smriti Zubin Irani and the then Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
The names of buildings to be inaugurated are Aryabhatta Academic Block, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Guest House, Shaheed Bhagat Singh PG Boys' Hostel, Mata Gujari PG Girls Hostel, APJ Abdul Kamal Residential Complex, among others.
“The present situation in the world taught us that a ‘self-reliant India’ (Atma Nirbhar Bharat) is the only path to move ahead and National Education Policy (NEP-2020) will guide us to achieve our mission of making India a ‘Global Knowledge and Innovation Centre’ of the world,” said Pokhriyal.
Appreciating that the Central University of Punjab is doing remarkable work in the field of education and research, the Union Minister also praised CUPB for implementing the best administrative and teaching practices which the University Grants Commission is considering to implement in other universities.
Harsimrat Badal congratulated CUPB employees, students and people of Punjab on the inauguration of varsity’s new campus, stating that Bathinda city will now be known as the education hub of Punjab as students from across the country and overseas will come here for quality education.