eight new gandhian study centres to be established during tenth plan

Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Lok Sabha

UGC has so far approved 8 new Gandhian Study Centers in the following Indian Universities during the Xth Plan:


i) Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar

ii) Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

iii) Shivaji University, Kolhapur

iv) University of Calcutta, Kolkata

v) University of Jammu, Jammu

vi) Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

vii) Mangalore University, Mangalore

viii) Bundelkhand University, Jhansi


The above are in addition to the Gandhian Study Centres already existing in 14 other universities.

An amount of Rs. 4.70 lakh per annum as recurring grant and Rs. 3.50 lakh as one time non-recurring grant, has been approved for each center.

This information was given by the Human Resource Development Minister, Shri Arjun Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.