Union cabinet approves Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University in Telangana

NEW DELHI: The union cabinet has approved the setting up of Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University in Mulugu, Telangana. The decision was taken by the union cabinet, which approved

an amendment to the Central Universities Act, 2009, for setting up the Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University in the State of Telangana.

Directorate general of Press Information Bureau (PIB) took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to inform the public about the decision.

#Cabinet approved Amendment to the Central Universities Act, 2009 for setting up of Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University in the State of Telangana. #CabinetDecisions

— Manish Desai (@DG_PIB) October 4, 2023

The union government will make a provision of funds of Rs 889.07 crore for setting up the new university. “It will not only increase access and improve the quality of higher education in the State but also promote avenues of higher education and advance knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in tribal art, culture and traditional knowledge system for the benefit of the tribal population in the State. This new university will also create additional capacity and will strive to remove regional imbalances,” a government press release said.

Named after tribal goddesses

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday had announced during a rally that a Central Tribal University will be established in Telangana, a promise mentioned in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act.

The university has been proposed to be set up in Mulugu district and it will be named after tribal goddesses ‘Samakka’ and ‘Sarakka’. The issue of setting up a tribal university in the state has been a bone of contention between the Bharatiya Rashtra Samiti and the BJP.

The prime minister on Sunday laid the foundation stone for several developmental projects and inaugurated other finished structures, in total worth more than Rs 13,500 crore in Mahabubnagar district in Telangana, where he addressed a public meeting later.