The Haryana Government has decided to set up research chairs to commemorate the memory of prominent personalities in various universities of the State.
As per the new policy, big industrial and corporate houses or any other institution that intends to get a chair instituted in any University of the State in the name of any prominent personality, would have to pay a specified amount to be fixed by the State Government.
A decision in the regard was taken in a meeting of Higher Education Department held under the Chief Minister Manohar lal on Friday.
The Chief Minister said that these research chairs would prove to be beneficial only when extensive research is carried out on the themes decided by the respective institutions.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister also approved a Sanskrit University and various new Government Colleges in the State. It was also decided in the meeting to get all the colleges of Rewari District affiliated with Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari.
The Sanskrit University named after Maharshi Valmiki would be set up in village Mundri of Kaithal District. Similarly, the new Government Colleges included Government College at Sonipat, Shahzadpur in district Ambala, Uklana and Ugalan in Hisar and village Alewa in district Jind.
Manohar lal also directed the officers concerned to explore the possibilities for setting up a Martial Art College in the State having training facilities of all combative sports like Judo, Taekwondo, Martial Art, Karate, Kick Boxing and fencing. He said that there are very few colleges of Martial Art around the world and we intended that such college be set up in Haryana.
Apart from this, the Chief Minister approved the proposal to run evening law classes in the existing buildings of Government College, Kosli in Jhajjar and Government College, Tigaon in Faridabad. He also accorded his approval for starting MA classes in Government College, Tigaon.
Besides, he asked the officers to carry out a feasibility study for the setting up new Government colleges at Nilokheri in Karnal and Ismailabad in Kurukshetra.
The Chief Minister said that special emphasis is being given on the promotion of Sanskrit in the State.
It was informed that a law University in the name of Baba Saheb Dr Bheem Rao Ambedkar is being set up at Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Kundli in Sonipat and work has already been allotted for the same.
Manohar lal also directed to promote self-finance educational institutions in the state. 24 such institutions were opened in Haryana during the year 2015-16.