Union Education Minister inaugurates new campus of Central University of Punjab virtually

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank inaugurates the new campus and newly constructed building of the Central University of Punjab.

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has inaugurated the new campus and newly constructed buildings of the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda virtually. The inauguration was done in the presence of the Lok Sabha MP Harsdimrat Kaur Badal. The ten new buildings and the University Insignia Monument, dedicated to 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan and Jai Anusandhan', at the CUPB new campus have been built at the cost of Rs 203.78 crore.
The foundation stone of the new CUPB campus was laid in September, 2015, by the then Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Zubin Irani and the then Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Parkash Singh Badal.

While speaking at the occasion, the Education Minister said that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the world has taught us that a "Self-reliant India" (Atma Nirbhar Bharat) is the only path to move ahead and 'National Education Policy' (NEP-2020) will guide us to achieve our mission of making India a 'Global Knowledge and Innovation Centre' of the world.

Ms Harsimrat Kaur Badal, congratulated the CUPB employees, students and people of Punjab on the inauguration of CUPB. Bhatinda city will be known as the “ education hub of Punjab”, Ms Badal said.

The Education Minister will also be inaugurating two new facilities at IIT Jodhpur -- Innovation and Incubation Center and Sports Complex. Mr. Pokhriyal will virtually inaugurate the facilities on October 16.

State Education Minister Sanjay Dhotre, Jal Shakti Mantri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will be present in the event, an official statement said.

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