Raipur, 21 June 2025
Chief Minister Shri Vishnudev Sai performed the Bhoomi Pujan of the 250-seater Nalanda campus to be built at a cost of Rs 4.37 crore at Saliatoli village of Kunkuri in Jashpur district. On this occasion, while wishing the youth, he said that the aim of the state government is to provide quality education in every district. For this, Nalanda campuses are being established in all the district headquarters. Nalanda campuses are being constructed at two places in Jashpur district. Nalanda campus will be equipped with state-of-the-art library, teaching resources and technical facilities. This campus will remain open 24 hours to ensure uninterrupted studies of the students.
Chief Minister Shri Sai said that to ensure transparency in citizen facilities, the government is making the services of all departments online through e-office. 10 new revolutionary initiatives have been implemented in the revenue sector, due to which processes like registry and transfer have now become simple and accessible for the common man.
Chief Minister Shri Sai said that keeping in mind the interest of the students, CBI investigation is being conducted against those who indulge in corruption in examinations like PSC. Also, Medical College, Agriculture College, Horticulture, Nursing, Naturopathy and Physiotherapy College will be established in Jashpur district.
Nalanda Campus: State-of-the-art facilities, dedicated centres for 24×7 study
On the lines of metros, the Nalanda campus will have study facilities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It will have indoor and outdoor study zones as well as an oxy reading zone to connect with the natural environment. This campus will be based on the autonomous model and will be operated with solar energy, giving priority to environmental protection. Electricity consumption will be minimal in this eco-friendly design campus and more than 50 species of native plants will be planted. Keeping in mind the overall development of the youth, facilities like youth tower, sports court, cafeteria, ATM and health zone will also be developed in the campus. Self-financing model will be adopted for operation. More than 50,000 books, digital library, Wi-Fi zone and competitive exam books will be available in the library. Also, there will be a provision of RFID based entry system, biometric ID, RFID for tracking of books and software based book management system.
On this occasion, District Panchayat Chairman Mr. Salik Sai, Kunkuri District Chairman Mrs. Sushila Sai, Vice President Mr. Baleshwar Yadav, Collector Mr. Rohit Vyas, Senior Superintendent of Police Mr. Shashi Mohan Singh, District Panchayat CEO Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Mr. Bharat Singh, Mr. Krishna Kumar Rai, public representatives, officers, employees and a large number of villagers were present.
