Opening a new chapter of development in State higher education, Punjab Government will set up 13 new Government Colleges.Out of these, two would be professional, two Model Degree and nine would be Degree colleges. These colleges would impart quality education to the students of rural and border area, said the State Higher Education and language Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra on Thursday.
He said that one professional, two model degree and nine other colleges would be started from the current session 2016-17. “The two professional and two model degree colleges would start in collaboration with Rashtriya Uchttam Siksha Abhiyan (RUSA),” he added.
It was informed that the two professional Government colleges, Punjab Arts and Sports College, Jalandhar, and Punjab Aeronautical College of Engineering, Patiala, would be opened with the investment of Rs26 crore each.
“Punjab has contributed excess share of Rs6.47 crore besides contributing its share in proportion to the ratio of 60:40 as the Centre and state share,” he said. He added that the 70 per cent construction work of Punjab Arts and Sports College, Jalandhar, has been completed and the academia session would start from the current session. Although the construction of Punjab Aeronautical College of Engineering, Patiala, would be completed this year, the academia would start from the next session, said Rakhra.
The Minister informed that two model degree colleges are opened in Pathankot and Ferozepur with investment of Rs12 crore each with the collaboration of RUSA.
“Besides these four colleges, the State Government would open nine more Government colleges to impart higher quality education to the rural students. The Government has demarcated rural areas and towns to open these new government colleges that will be set up in Dharamkot (Moga), Sujanpur (Pathankot), Dhuri (Sangrur), Kishankot (Gurdaspur), Bahadarpur (Mansa), Barnala, Phillaur (Jalandhar), Nakodar (Jalandhar), Moonak (Sangrur),” he said.