Kasargod: Pallam Raju Lays Foundation for Central University
Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (VM)
Kasargod, Jan 6: The central government has been focusing more on ensuring quality in education, said union minister for HRD Pallam Raju.
He was addressing the gathering after laying the foundation stone for a central university at Periya here.
Universities will be set up in various places so that people need not go abroad for higher education, said Pallam. "As people of Kasargod district are dependent on Mangalore for medical education and facilities, a medical college will be setup here. For this purpose, money will be allotted from the 12th Five Year Plan," he added.
On the recent cases of crimes against women, he said the central government is taking all possible steps to prevent such incidents from recurring.
The programme was presided over by Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy. He said that the central and state governments have chalked out various development projects for Kasargod. "More land will be allotted for the central university in the future," he assured.
On the occasion, Shashi Tharoor, assistant minister for HRD released the master plan of the central university. The university is being constructed on 310 acres of land.
Vice-chancellor Dr Jancy James welcomed the gathering while registrar Dr Abdur Rasheed delivered the vote of thanks.
E Ahammed, state minister for foreign affairs, MP P Karunakaran, Dr V L Chopra, chancellor of central university, P Abdurab, state education minister, K Kunhirehaman, Uduma MLA, NA Nellikunnu, Kasargod MLA, E Chandrashekaran, Kanhangad MLA, K Kunhi Rehman, Trikkaripur MLA, Cherkalam Abdulla, former minister, K Krishnan, Kanhangad block panchayat president, CT Ahmed Ali, PP Shyamaladevi, zilla panchayat president, CK Aravind, Hasina Tajuddin, Mohammed Kunhi, district commissioner PS Mohammed Sagir, Anoop PV among others were present.