The Union Cabinet gave its approval to introduce a Bill in Parliament, namely, the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to amend the Central Universities Act, 2009 for setting up of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), the Minister said.
Railway University in Gujarat gets central varsity tag, to be renamed Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya
Union Minister Anurag Thakur has announced that the Railway University, Vadodara has been granted the central status by the Union Cabinet. The University which is in Gujarat has been renamed a Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya. The Union Cabinet gave its approval to introduce a Bill in Parliament, namely, the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to amend the Central Universities Act, 2009 for setting up of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), the Minister said.
He further said that "the amendment would help in converting the National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), a deemed-to-be university into Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, a Central University." At present, the NRTI offers BSc in transportation technology, BBA in transportation management courses, and MSc in railway system engineering and integration.
"Since the government is planning to pump in INR 100 Lakh crore in projects related to rail, road and sea infrastructure, the university will provide the necessary research and skilled manpower. The infrastructure sector in the country is going in for a major expansion under the Narendra Modi government," he asserted.
He further said that the Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya is envisioned to be a key enabler for expanding the transportation sector which is strategically critical for India’s economic growth and development. "The sector requires a stable supply of highly trained personnel and state-of-the-art technology. The University will fill these gaps," he added.
"The scope of the university will extend beyond the Railways to cover the entire transport sector to support its ambitious growth and modernisation. It will integrate and utilise the extensive network of training facilities owned by the Indian Railways and the institutes of other sectoral ministries like road transport and highways, civil aviation, ports, shipping and waterways," the minister said.
Union Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw also tweeted from his personal handle, "This Guru Purnima, the nation gets state-of-art education, skilling & research centre for developing Aatmanirbhar transportation and logistics sector. Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya in Vadodara, Gujarat, approved by #Cabinet today."
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