Patna: Announcement conducted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi almost six years ago about the establishment of a central university on the historic site of Vikramshila University in Bhagalpur has not been formed.
The central government has also allocated Rs 500 Crore for that purpose.
The source claims that everything moves at the speed of the snail which is suspected of being official apathy.
This committee was conserved by the Ministry of Union HRD more than 18 months ago to choose the final site for the proposed university to submit its report to the recent center.
Minister of State Education Vijay Kumar Choudhary told this newspaper on Tuesday, “the center has asked Bihar to provide 500 hectares of land to establish a university.
However, the state government expressed its inability in the acting of this much land in Bhagalpur and offering 200 hectares for purposes Because most of the land is agriculture and fertile.
The central government accepts proposals and asks the state to provide two to three alternative locations.
“The state government in December 2018 completes the details of three locations in Kadaggaon Circle from the Bhagalpur district.
The Ministry of HRD Union is a five-member committee consisting of a Joint Secretary of the Ministry, Secretary of UGC, Chancellor of the South Bihar Central University, the main secretary of the State Education Department and the Chief Engineer of the Central Public Works Department to choose the site.
But maybe because of the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the committee cannot visit the site on time and submit the report.
The Minister said, “The entire project is monitored by the Ministry of BM and the State Government has provided all facilities required to the center.
In addition, funds allocated Rs 500 Crore have not been accepted by the State to date.” Minister, however, hopes that as a pandemic Normalize, things will move fast and the central university proposed on the Vikramshila site will soon see the daylight.