Bihar gets Rs 76 crore for Ed-infra growth

Updated on: Thursday, February 10, 2011

Union science and technology ministry has sanctioned Rs 76 crore for the next five years for infrastructural growth in the field of science and technology in high schools and colleges in Bihar.
This information was given to the Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar by Syed Ehtesham Hussain, Vice-chancellor of Hyderababd university and member of the standing committee for special package for Bihar, state Human Resources Development Principal Secretary, Anjani Kumar Singh said.
   
Hussain had also informed that there would be student exchange programme in science and technology.
   
Kumar had sought more grants for the purpose, Singh said.

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