Central University to be set up in Ladakh

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the establishment of a central university in Ladakh at a cost of Rs 750 crore, said the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur.

The new institution, he said, will correct regional imbalances and improve the quality of higher education in the Union Territory since both Jammu and Kashmir have one central university each. The jurisdiction of this university will cover the regions of Leh and Kargil.

The Education Ministry is expected to bring two amendments to the Central Universities Act, 2009 for this purpose. According to sources, the amendment Bill will be introduced in Parliament next week. “If Parliament approval comes through in this session, then the university will come into effect from the date of the notification of the amended Act. Most likely this should happen by next month,” said a ministry official.

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