Minister promises ` 27 crore for govt engineering colleges

To provide basic facilities to 10 government engineering colleges in the State, Rs 27 crore has been released, said Minister for Higher Education and Tourism R V Deshpande, here, on Wednesday.

Speaking at a programme held at Hassan government engineering college, he said, additional facilities will be extended to the engineering college from the next academic year. The government has prioritised the construction of full-fledged laboratories in all engineering colleges. Vacancies of teaching staff will be filled soon, he said.

Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda announced Rs 25 lakh from his MP fund for the construction of women’s hostel at the postgraduate centre of the University of Mysore (UoM) in Hassan. He said, Rs 5 lakh each will be contributed by all MLAs of the district, under MLA funds.

Commenting on the status of the postgraduate centre, he said, even though the centre was started in 1991-92, it was yet to witness any notable development, in terms of students using the facility.

“Since, the centre is located on the outskirts of the city, girl students are not keen on joining it. Therefore, a hostel for women will help attract more girl students,” he said.
Deshpande promised that the State government would extend all facilities required for the centre. Rs 1 crore will be sanctioned for the construction of the hostel, he said.

Rs 50 crore sought
Holenarsipur MLA H D Revanna sought Rs 50 crore for the construction of a workshop at Hassan government engineering college.
DH News Service