The Governor of Uttarakhand, Dr K K Paul has said that the higher education of the girls belonging to families with limited resources should be ensured with the help funds available under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme of companies. The governor gave this order to the Additional Principal Secretary, S Ramaswamy on Monday. He said that these girls should be provided hostel facilities with the help of the CSR funds. The meeting was called by the governor to expedite all pending cases concerning state Universities. He said that special arrangements should be made for creating an environment of research in the universities of the state. The governor directed that the hostel facility in the horticulture and forestry university Bharsar, Pauri should be set up. He said that the students would take admission in the university situated in one of a remote area of the state only when the residence facility is made available to them.
It is worth mentioning here that the governor is taking special quarterly meeting with the Vice Chancellors of state universities. In these meetings measures like strengthening the infrastructure, up-gradation of existing facilities and development of universities on the lines of renowned national and international universities are discussed. On Monday, the governor undertook a point wise review of the orders given in past by him on the issues which needed immediate attention.