Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has sanctioned Rs 1.73 crore for 11 colleges and one university under the ‘Ama Gourav Ama College’ scheme.
According to sources in the Higher Education Department, the funds will be used to modernise infrastructure and enhance academic opportunities for students.
The educational institutions which will benefit from the state funding are — Ravenshaw University, Agalpur Panchayat Samiti Degree College, Bijepur Degree College, Salepur Autonomous College, Biren Mitra Memorial Women’s Degree College, Panchayat Degree College (Kalla), Hindol Degree College, Mahima Degree College, Belaguntha Science Degree College, Naktideul Degree College, Government Autonomous College Phulbani, and Jasoda Bishnu College.
Development works such as strengthening library resources, construction of laboratories, development of sports and academic complexes, and installation of Wi-Fi connectivity and CCTV surveillance systems will be taken up once the funds are made available to the institutions.
