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Giving a direction to NEP aim of universalization of education and 100% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in school education policy by 2030, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Kattar on August 3, 2020 announced the opening of 11 new colleges.
Earlier the state was to open 10 new colleges. However, on the request of Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Kamlesh Dhanda, now 11 colleges will be opening. While addressing the meeting Khattar said that imparting education is a great gift and in the last five years, 97 new colleges have been opened in the state.
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Along with 100% GER in school education, it also aims to raise the GER in higher education to 50% by 2025, said Khattar. CM Khattar said, "The National Education Policy (NEP) will bring a drastic transformation in the field of education and will be job-oriented as well."
Areas where these colleges will be opened are :
- Morni Hills, Panchkula
- Isharwal, Bhiwani
- Goriwala, Sirsa
- Firozpur Jhirka, Nuh
- Chattar, Jind
- Ladna Chaku, Kaithal
- Rajaund, Kaithal
- Pratap Nagar, Yamunanagar
- Agroha, Hisar
- Bhainswal Kalan, Sonipat
- Baroda, Sonipat
At present, there are colleges at every 15 km of distance, but the aim is to have it in every 10 km radius. Two colleges will be opening in Baroda in the Sonipat district. Khattar also said that the campaign named 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' was initiated 5 years ago and the aim was to impart education at a large scale.
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Haryana Assembly Speaker, Gian Chand Gupta also addressed with his words, saying that so far there was no college in the remote hilly region of Morni Hills and these colleges will be a boon for the students of these areas. Besides this, the state also plans to establish 1,000 playschools, said Haryana Education Minister.
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