Governor Mangubhai Patel has said that universities should prepare year-wise action plans to achieve the target of gross enrollment under the new education policy. Patel said that the universities should make effective efforts to provide the opportunities given under the policy to the deprived sections of the society. Governor Patel was addressing the fourth governing body meeting of the Dr B R Ambedkar University of Social Sciences, Mhow, at Raj Bhavan on Monday. Members of the governing body and Vice Chancellor of the university were present in the meeting. Governor Mangubhai Patel said that development of all communities is necessary for the all-round development of the State. He said that education is the basis of all-round development. For those who have the responsibility of education, it is necessary to have positivity in their thinking and sensitivity in their heart.

 

We all feel proud when a child from our state makes an achievement. Efforts should be made to identify the talents and encourage them. He stressed the need to provide structural strength to the research activities in the university. He urged the university to take initiatives under Corporate Social Responsibility, in co-ordination with industries, to encourage meritorious students and to seek co-operation in research work. The Governor was informed that the university had 5 schools at the time of its establishment. Today, it has been upgraded to 11 D.Lit courses from the year 2020-21 in subjects including Women’s Studies, Education, Library Science, Management, Commerce, Social Sciences. At present, 8 candidates are studying in DLit. The University has 9 Honorary Chairs. Along with this, two Peeths namely Babu Jagjivan Ram and Dr Ambedkar have been established by the Central Government and two others Jannayak Tantya Bhil and Veerputra Maharana Pratap have been established by the state government. Intensive work is being done in 5 villages of Mhow region under Atmanirbhar Bharat. The university is active in 12 villages under Beti Bachao.