With a view to setting up new polytechnics in the un-served district of the states, the Centre has approved four new polytechnics for Punjab.
Disclosing this here today, Punjab technical education and industrial training minister Swarna Ram said that these new polytechnics would be established in districts Kapurthala, Bhagat Singh Nagarr (Nawanshehar), Barnala and Fatehgarh Sahib.
A sum of Rs12.30 crore per polytechnic would be provided by the Centre whereas the land and development charges would be borne by the State government.
Out of Rs12.30 crore, Rs8 crore would be spent on civil works and Rs4.30 crore would be spent on equipment, machinery, furniture, transport and learning resource material.
The first installment of Rs2 crore per district has already been released by the Centre, he added.
The minister said that the emphasis should be given to enhance hardware courses in electronic and electrical courses.
The admissions in these polytechnics would be made along with the other polytechnics of the State, as per admission procedure criteria and guidelines, he added.
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