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Punjab cabinet approves constitution of State Higher Education Council

Chandigarh, Aug 21 (UNI) The Punjab cabinet, led by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, has approved the constitution of Punjab State Higher Education Council by bringing a bill in Vidhan Sabha.
The move is aimed at ensuring planned and coordinated development of higher education in the state. The Council to be headed by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh will have the Higher Education Minister as its Vice-Chairman and Administrative Secretary, Higher Education as Member Secretary.
The move, which would fulfill one of the pre-requisites of the next phase of Rashtriya Uchchtar Shiksha Abhiyan-2 (RUSA) for the state to be eligible for receiving grants under the Central scheme, was primarily aimed at ensuring quality higher education in Punjab’s institutions by facilitating optimum sharing of resources between universities and colleges, specially for research purposes, academic and governance reforms besides monitoring and evaluation of higher education institutions.
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