Higher

Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyay Emphasizes Expansion of Education Based on

Antyodaya

Kashi

Naresh College in Bhadohi to Become University, Purvanchal to Get New

Educational Center

Path

Cleared for Swami Sukhdevanand University in Shahjahanpur

Major

Reforms in Higher Education Since 2017, Aim to Establish Universities in Every

District

Rural

Youth to Get New Opportunities for Education and Employment at Local Level: Higher

Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyay

Lucknow,

16 Feb (HS): In a significant step towards expanding higher education during

the 2026-27 budget session of the Assembly, the Yogi government passed the

Uttar Pradesh State University (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Uttar Pradesh

State University (Second Amendment) Bill, 2026. Both bills, presented by the

state's Higher Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyay in the House, were passed

by a majority.

Presenting

the motion in the House, the Higher Education Minister stated that the Yogi

government's goal is to extend higher education to the last person in society.

Referring to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay's philosophy of Antyodaya and Integral

Humanism, he said that the government is working with the belief that education

is a powerful medium for social change. Under the leadership of the Yogi

government, concrete decisions are continuously being taken to establish

universities in rural, backward, and deprived areas, ensuring quality education

for youth in their own regions.

Minister

Upadhyay informed that under the amendment bill, Kashi Naresh Post Graduate

College, located in Gyanpur, Bhadohi district, will be upgraded and developed

into a university. This will enable the affiliation of 23 nearby colleges and

provide thousands of students in the region with better opportunities for

higher education, research, and innovation. This decision is a crucial step

towards developing Purvanchal as a new hub for higher education.

Through

the second amendment bill, the path has been cleared for the establishment of

Swami Sukhdevanand University by upgrading the educational units of Mumukshu

Ashram Trust in Shahjahanpur. The Minister stated that the Trust has

collaborated in establishing the university by transferring its movable and

immovable property and resources to the government through an MoU. This will

lead to the affiliation of 60 regional colleges and provide new opportunities

for education and employment to youth at the local level.

Minister

Upadhyay informed the House that since 2017, the Yogi government has brought

about extensive reforms in the field of higher education. Where earlier there

was a lack of government universities in many divisions, new universities are

now being continuously established. Under the government's higher education

promotion policy, the goal has been set to establish universities in every

district, ensuring balanced and decentralized development of education.

He

said that the Yogi government is not limited to merely increasing the number of

institutions but is also paying special attention to quality improvement,

international cooperation, research, and skill-based education. The increasing

number of foreign students and new educational opportunities in the state are

proof of this change. The government is committed to strengthening Uttar

Pradesh's position on the national and global education map by linking higher

education with employment, innovation, and self-reliance.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi