A model degree women's college is to come up in latehar. There is no degree college for women in this tribal dominated district. latehar district has only two affiliated degree colleges where there is co educational facilities. And these two colleges are more than a 100 kilometer apart from each other.
Sources said the HRD Department has directed the Nilamber Pitamber University to find out the possibility for it. VC of NPU AN Ojha, Pro VC Bijay Singh, two Deans and the Registrar met DC latehar B Jha and discussed he issue thread bare. later speaking to The Pioneer Pro VC Bijay Singh said the DC was cooperative and had done the preliminary work by identifying a government girls middle school for the start of the model degree women's college right at the centre of latehar town.