'375 principals, 2160 asst principals to be appointed'

Minister Rayareddy at inauguration of Ajjampura College building

Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy said that the process of filling the posts of principals in 375 colleges and 2,160 assistant professors will be completed shortly.

He admitted that the post of principal is vacant in 412 degree colleges in the state. He was speaking after inaugurating the new building of the Ajjampura Government First Grade College on Sunday.

Stating that 102 colleges in the state are not functioning on their own buildings, the minister said that over 600 building works are pending in the colleges that have their own buildings. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been appealed to, to release Rs 5 crore to each college to complete such pending works.

Rayareddy said that 1.5 lakh first year degree students will be given free laptops by August. The state government is mulling the imparting of free education to female students from first standard till graduation. The final decision will be taken shortly, he added.

Building quality

He said that the issue of poor quality of the buildings inaugurated has been taken up seriously across the state. If poor quality work is proved, then action will be taken against the contractor, he warned.

Department of Collegiate Education joint director M K Narayanaswamy said that, to increase the enrolment in higher education, the government has decided to start colleges at hobli-level as well.

MLA G H Srinivas appealed to Minister Rayareddy to sanction a diploma college to the taluk along with Rs 20 lakh grant for the development of Ajjampura college.