To give a boost to higher education in the state, Haryana Government has approved 22 new Government colleges. Besides, five new government colleges have been opened during the academic session 2015-16.
Chief Minister Manohar lal on Thursday held a meeting of Higher Education Department to review its functioning. During the meeting, it was informed that the department has proposed to provide financial assistance to those aspirants belonging to Haryana who would clear preliminary examination of Indian Administrative Service and Haryana Civil Service.
The Chief Minister directed the officers of the Department to take up the matter regarding the setting up of Sanskrit College with the Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board, Panchkula on priority basis. Apart from this, he also directed to get a survey conducted for finalising the site for the setting up of a State University in village Kakrola, district Gurgaon. The new Government colleges have been approved in Gurgaon, Kaithal, Hisar, Jind, Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendragarh, Sonipat, Sirsa, Faridabad, Yamunanagar, Palwal, Panchkula.
The five new Government colleges which have been opened during the academic session 2015-16 included Government College, Kheri Gujran in Faridabad, Bhuna in Fatehabad, Government College for Women Punhana in district Mewat, Government College for Women, Sirsa and Ateli in district Mahendragarh.