Rayaraddi inaugurates new college buildings in Aland

Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayaraddi inaugurated new buildings of Government Polytechnic College and Government First Grade College, at Aland on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayaraddi on Saturday inaugurated the Government Polytechnic College building, constructed at a cost of ₹8 crore, and the Government First Grade Degree College building, constructed at a cost of ₹5.26 crore, on the college campus in Aland.

The polytechnic building was constructed under the Technical Education Scheme for 2017-18, while the first grade college building was built under the Macro/Micro component of the Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board (KKRDB) scheme for 2023-24.

Mr. Rayaraddi said the State government had earmarked ₹55,000 crore, or 11.6% of its total Budget of ₹4.48 lakh crore, for the education sector. To improve the quality of higher education, the government would soon fill vacant teaching posts in colleges and universities on the basis of merit, he said.