Govt focusing on education: CM
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that his government was focusing on education and private educational institutes have greatly contributed in the field. The CM was addressing a programme at his official residence (5, Kali Das Marg) on Tuesday.
At the programme, Yogi distributed letter of intent to 28 companies/individuals for setting up private universities in Uttar Pradesh.
The Chief Minister said that the state government was setting up universities, degree colleges and other education institutes to ensure standard and qualitative higher education to students.
“We distributed 28 letters of intent for setting up private universities to fulfill the larger aim of improving quality of education by creating competitive atmosphere among universities in UP,” the CM said.
Yogi said that now students would not have to wander for continuing their higher studies outside the state as higher education institutes would be available in each district of UP.
“An investment of Rs 3,000 crore has been proposed in setting up of these private universities and it will will also create job opportunities,” he said.
Taking a jibe at the previous SP and BSP governments, Yogi said that a total of 27 private universities were set up between year 1947 and 2017, while the BJP government started the process of setting up of 28 universities during its three year regime.
The CM further said that between 1947 and 2016, a meagre 12 medical universities were set up in the state while the process of setting up of 29 new medical universities was underway in the present BJP regime. Yogi suggested that the officials should look for the possibilities of setting up private medical universities in UP.
