The state minister for higher education Dhan Singh Rawat has directed the district magistrates (DM) to earmark land for construction of new colleges in 21 blocks of the state. These blocks don’t have any college at present. The chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat had recently announced that there would be at least one government college in every block in the state.
There are a total of 106 government degree colleges in the state but there are 21 such blocks out of total 95 blocks in the state where there is not even a single college. On the orders of CM, the higher education department has started the process to open these colleges.
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
