Tamil Nadu to get one more 'Government University', announces K Palaniswami

According to the latest reports, on Wednesday, i.e. September 16, 2020, Chief Minister K Palaniswami announced in the Assembly that a new university will be set up at Villupuram by bifurcating the state-run Vellore based Thiruvalluvar.

Tamil Nadu government to open one more university in the state. According to the latest reports, on Wednesday, i.e. September 16, 2020, Chief Minister K Palaniswami announced in the Assembly that a new university will be set up at Villupuram by bifurcating the state-run Vellore based Thiruvalluvar. The new university would start functioning from the current academic year, he said, adding the move follows Villupuram people's long time request in addition to the plea of Law Minister C Ve Shanmugam who hails from the region.

The minister recalled that the Late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa gave importance to higher education and established a slew of colleges including arts, polytechnic and engineering. Following the footsteps of Jayalalithaa, the government carried on with the initiative to set up new institutions besides upgrading the infrastructure of existing facilities. The minster further noted that in view of such initiatives, the Gross Enrolment Ratio in Tamil Nadu stood at 49 per cent, while the national average was 26.3 per cent. Replying to DMK deputy leader Duraimurugan on splitting the Thiruvallur varsity, Mr Palaniswami said as Villupuram was backward, the move taken by the government was aimed at facilitating the higher education of students from that region. Talking about the effectiveness of the administration, he added, the administration would be more efficient only if universities were restructured in keeping with the establishment of more and more affiliating colleges. In Tamil Nadu, there are at least 20 state-run universities including separate ones for medicine, law, sports, fisheries and music.

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