UGC approves building layout for 13 new colleges in Punjab

Updated on: Friday, February 05, 2010

Chandigarh: Punjab government is all set to open 13 new colleges in the state with University Grants Commission approving building layout for them.

Chairing a meeting of six-member delegation of UGC yesterday Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said that the design pattern of all the colleges had been approved to give a homogeneous look to these upcoming institutions at a cost of about Rs 104 crore.

Moreover, seven new Polytechnics at a cost of Rs 84 crores will also be established in Fatehgarh Sahib, Barnala, Nawan Shahar and Mansa.

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