Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal has announced to provide Rs2 crore for opening a boys' hostel in Government Agriculture and Research Centre Bhatapara.
Agrawal attended annual function of the college as Chief Guest and distributed prizes to talented students. Vice-Chancellor of Indira Gandhi Agriculture University Raipur Dr. SK Patil presided over the programme. Chhattisgarh State Mineral Development Corporation Chairman and Bhatapara MlA Shivratan Sharma were present as special guests on the occasion.
On request of Sharma, Agriculture Minister Agrawal announced increase in number of seats for first year in college from 60 to 100. He also assured of providing wi-fi facility in the college campus for convenience of students. Besides, he also approved placing of Dau Kalyan Singh's statue in front of the new campus building under-construction.
In his address to the programme, Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal congratulated students on the occasion of annual function and assured of giving every possible support for development of the college.
On the occasion, he also remembered kindness of the great munificent Dau Kalyan Singh and his inclination towards agriculture. Government Agriculture College, research centre in Bhatapara and eight agriculture firms have been established on the land donated by Dau Kalyan Singh.
The land, on which Indira Gandhi Agriculture University is operating, was also donated by Dau Kalyan Singh. Vice-Chancellor of Indira Gandhi Agriculture University Dr SK Patil, Chhattisgarh State Mineral Development
Chairman Shivratan Sharma, and Dean of College Dr RB Tiwari also addressed the programme.
Director Research Cell Raipur Dr Vivek Tripathi, Joint Director Dr Nanda also attended the programme. In the prize distribution ceremony, winners of various in-house sports, academics, cultural and other activities organized in college were distributed prizes. Vote of thanks was proposed by Students Union President Satyanarayan Soni.