Lucknow, 29

Oct (HS): Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, efforts to

encourage private investment in the field of higher education and to establish

quality educational institutions are continuously gaining momentum. In this

sequence, on Wednesday, operating authority and letter of intent were provided

to three private universities. In these, operating authority (Letter of

Authorization) was provided to Radha Govind University, Chandausi (District

Sambhal) and Bodhisattva University, Barabanki. At the same time, 'Letter of

Intent' was handed over to Anglo Sanskrit College, Fatehpur, the sponsor of

Thakur Yugraj Singh University, Fatehpur.

State Higher

Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyaya handed over the operating authorizations

and letters of intent to these universities at his residence in Lucknow. On

this occasion, he said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath, the state government is continuously striving to expand higher

education institutions, provide skill-based education, and provide quality

learning opportunities for youth at the local level. He said that private

universities will play a complementary role in the state's education landscape,

providing advanced education, research, and employment opportunities to local

youth.

The name of

Radha Govind University, Chandausi has been included at serial number 52 in Schedule-2

of the Act under the Uttar Pradesh Private University (Fifth Amendment)

Ordinance, 2025 and the name of Bodhisattva University, Barabanki has been

included at serial number 50 under the Third Amendment Ordinance, 2025.

Notifications and operating authorizations have been issued by the government

for the operation of these universities.

In the

'Letter of Intent' issued by the state government for the proposed Thakur

Yugraj Singh University in Fatehpur district, it has been directed that the

sponsoring institution will have to create a permanent endowment fund of Rs 5

crore, duly acquire a minimum of 20 acres (urban area) or 50 acres (rural area)

of land, and construct a floor area of ​​24 thousand square meters and install

educational equipment, furniture and laboratory materials worth a minimum of Rs

2 crore in it. On this occasion, Principal Secretary M.P. Agarwal, Secretary

Amrit Tripathi, Special Secretary Girijesh Tyagi and university officials were

present.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi