Opening up fresh avenues of technical and sports education in the State, Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Thursday gave orders to open Engineering College in Palamu, also directing the officials to take adequate steps for setting up Sports Academy and Spots University in the state.
“The state government is determined for providing quality education for technical studies in the state as several talents of the state remains devoid of it, since they cannot afford the expenses required for higher education outside the state,” said the CM. Presently, the students have to go to the engineering colleges located in other states for technical education, CM added.
CM, ordering for the construction of State Engineering College in Palamu, has directed Palamu DC to identify land for the same. As soon as the process of identification of land is done, infrastructural development will be started immediately. Meanwhile Das, while holding a meeting with the officials of department of Art, Culture and Youth Affairs, directed them to ensure setting up of Sports Academy as well as a Sports University in the state soon. The CM has also directed the officials to table a proposal regarding it before the ministry.
The CM also said that there was no dearth of talent in the field of sports in this state; they only need proper guidance and training to achieve new heights in their fields. According to CM, apart from the regular training of sports in the sports academy and sports university, it also needs to have arrangement of their regular education from class I – IX. “Generally the parents are concerned about their education as the children also need to have quality education along with their sports talent,” said the CM.
A presentation was also given by JINFRA, reacting on which the CM said that basic infrastructure in the form of Khel-Gaon is already available with the state and needs to be patronized, which could only be possible by regular use of the premises.