Uttar Pradesh is all set to get two new universities (Forensic Science and Ayush) to produce experts and help the state make a mark. Besides, the government also changed the name of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu-Arabi-Farsi University (Lucknow) to Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Bhasha University.
The state cabinet, which met on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, gave its approval to the proposal. Bills of both the universities will be presented in the ongoing budget session of the state legislature. Sources said that Uttar Pradesh Police and Forensic Science University will be set up in Lucknow with an aim to produce scientists and experts in this field. It will not only impart education but also open avenues of vocational training.
At present, UP has five forensic laboratories in Lucknow, Agra, Varanasi, Ghaziabad and Moradabad while six more are coming up in Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Kannauj, Aligarh, Gonda and Jhansi. “With the number of crime cases needing forensic intervention going up, there are not enough hands to carry out the tests, as a result of which the probe gets delayed. This university will produce national and international-level scientists,” an official said.
He said students of neighbouring countries such as Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka can also get admission to this university.
The cabinet also gave its approval to setting up of State Ayush University that will control Ayurvedic, Unani and Homoeopathy colleges. At present, there are eight state-run and 59 private Ayurvedic college controlled by Ayurved Directorate besides two state and 13 private Unani collages and nine government & three private homoeopathy colleges. These colleges come under respective state-run universities.
“The universities do not have expertise to control medical colleges so that the government decided to set up Ayush University. It will also bring uniformity in the syllabus and academic calendar of Unani, Ayurvedic, and Homoeopathic colleges,” the official said.
Justifying the decision to drop Urdu-Arabi-Farsi from Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti University, the official said that besides these three languages, others like Hindi, Sanskrit and Pali are also taught there.
“Besides, foreign languages like French, German and Japanese will also be introduced in near future. Thus, the name of the university was changed to Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Bhasha University,” he added.
In another decision, the government authorised the Resident Commissioner, New Delhi, for maintenance and furnishing of offices taken on rent in the national capital. UPRNN was made the nodal agency. The government has allocated Rs 636.60 lakh for this project.
The cabinet approved a land for construction of a bus stand at Baberu in Banda district and also gave its assent for providing piped drinking water in fluoride, arsenic and encephalitis-hit regions of Bundelkhand and Vindh regions. It will include seven districts of Bundelkhand and two of Vindh regions. The total cost is expected to be Rs 15,722.89 crore.
The government approved Noida Apartment Act and also decided to bring Trade Federation Act that will bring down registration period from 90 days to 45 days. The government also decided to waive interest on fine of cable network operators under GST.