Utkal Varsity Platinum Jubilee: Improving Quality Education at All Levels Top Priority of Odisha Government, Says CM

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reiterated that improving the quality education at all levels of state’s education system is a top priority of his government. 

Speaking on the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Utkal University here on Saturday, the Chief Minister said that the Odisha Government has sanctioned Rs 100 crore to the university for opening six Centres of Excellence.

The University has already received Rs 40 crore in the current academic year. Besides, funds have also been provided for the infrastructure development of the University, Naveen said.

Utkal University has a pre-eminence in the National Higher Education Map of India. It has always taken the responsibility of leading the State’s educational aspirations by achieving academic excellence, the CM stated.

He said, “The university has also been serving the learning needs of the state and the nation through the creation of potential young minds. This reminds me of the contribution of Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati, Pandit Nilakantha Das and Pandit Godabaris Mishra among others who visualised the capitalisation of the State’s intellectual resources through this university. I pay my sincere tributes to these great sons of Odisha on this occasion”.

Teachers and students are the principal players in an institution like this. Teaching-Learning is an ongoing and evolving process. Management, infrastructure, learning resources and even curriculum are facilitating factors. The outcome of this entire exercise is quality human resource, the CM said.

The youth are the real potential of a nation. Their education, knowledge, creativity, innovation abilities and an undaunted spirit to conquer the world will decide the future of the nation, he further stated.

He said, “As Odisha is now moving on the path of an unprecedented development process creating global benchmarks in many fields, I would call upon you to join this movement making your presence felt at all levels of success and achievements”.

The Chief Minister also inaugurated the Central Instrumentation Centre and Digital Library Building of the university.

He also laid the foundation stone for the boundary wall project.