Nalanda University
New Delhi: Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the new campus of Nalanda University at Rajgir on June 19, 2024.
Modi will visit the ruins of Nalanda around 9.45 am and thereafter at around 10.30 am, he will inaugurate the Nalanda University in Rajgir. There he will also address the gathering on the occasion.
The University is conceived as a collaboration between India and East Asia Summit(EAS) countries. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the inauguration ceremony will be attended by several eminent people including the Head of Missions of 17 Countries.
The new campus has two academic blocks with 40 classrooms having a total seating capacity of around 1900. It has two auditoriums with a capacity of 300 seats each. It has a student hostel with a capacity of around 550 students. It also has various other facilities including an International Centre, an Amphitheatre that can accommodate up to 2000 individuals, a Faculty Club and a Sports Complex among others facilities.
The campus is a ‘Net Zero’ green campus. It is self-sustainable with solar plants, domestic and drinking water treatment plants, water recycling plants for reusing wastewater, 100 acres of water bodies, and many other environment-friendly facilities.
It may be mentioned that Nalanda University has a deep connection with history. The original Nalanda University, established around 1600 years ago, is considered to be amongst the world’s first residential universities. In 2016, the ruins of Nalanda were declared as a United Nations Heritage Site.
Before arriving in Nalanda and Rajgir, Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency, Varanasi, on June 18, where he will participate in the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Sammelan.
After being sworn in as Prime Minister for the third time, Modi signed his first file authorising the release of the 17th instalment of PM Kisan Nidhi ( PM-KISAN) towards farmer welfare. In Varanasi, he will release the 17th instalment amounting to more than Rs 20,000 crores to around 9.26 crore beneficiary farmers under PM-KISAN through Direct Benefit Transfer. So far, more than 11 crore eligible farmer families have received benefits of more than Rs. 3.04 lakh crore under PM-KISAN. During the event, the Prime Minister will also grant Certificates to more than 30,000 women from Self Help Groups (SHGs) as Krishi Sakhis.
Krishi Sakhi Convergence Programme (KSCP) aims to transform rural India through the empowerment of rural women as Krishi Sakhi, by imparting training and certification of Krishi Sakhis as Para-extension Workers. This certification course also aligns with the objectives of the “Lakhpati Didi” programme.
Modi will also witness Ganga Aarti at Varanasi’s Dashashwamedh Ghat at around 7 pm and thereafter perform pooja and darshan at Kashi Vishwanath Temple at around 8 pm.
– global bihari bureau
