A total of 18 new Government colleges have started functioning in the Science, Commerce and Arts stream in different parts of the State during the current academic session.
With this the total number of Government colleges in Chhattisgarh has touched 199, an official statement issued here on Tuesday said.
The new educational institutions had been opened in the State to remove the regional imbalance in the spread of educational institutions across the State.
As a result, the new colleges have been opened in Pali of Korba district, Mainpur and Fingeshwar (Gariaband), Frasgaon ( Kondagaon), Bhairamgarh (Bijapur), Batauli (Surguja), Tokapal (Bastar), Sarona, (Kanker) North Bastar, Ramchandrapur (Balrampur-Ramanujganj), Dumaria Jarhi (Surajpur), Manchgua and Belodi (Balod), Salhewara (Rajnandgaon), Pipariya (Kabirdham) and Jobi in Raigarh district.