In a bid to improve quality of education across Chhattisgarh, the State Government will be upgrading as many as 195 schools during the next financial year.
Of 195 schools, 80 high schools will be upgraded as higher secondary schools, 100 middle schools as high schools and 15 primary schools as middle schools. Continuing its drive, the Government is going to upgrade 14 colleges as post-graduate colleges in next financial year as a move to improve the quality of education. Moreover, the Government will also introduce new courses in around 62 UG colleges.
As per information received, the State Government has planned to allocate Rs 20 crore each to Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Kushabhau Thakre University of Journalism and Mass Communication and Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya for increasing their capacity.
Similarly, the Government will provide Rs 20 crore to Bilaspur and Durg University for building construction work. A provision in this connection has been made in budget 2016-17.
For improving higher education in Chhattisgarh, the State Government has started Swami Vivekananda Gyandeep Yojana, informed official sources.
Chhattisgarh has recorded five-fold growth in number of youths falling age group of 18-23 in higher education as compare to the number of youths studying in 2003-04, claimed officials.