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The States identified for setting up these universities in the next five years at an estimated cost of Rs 5,000 crore-in addition to the annual grants are Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Punjab.
Last week during his one day visit to Jammu, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced one Central university for Jammu and Kashmir.
Dr. Singh's initiative for improved university system came in June when he announced at least one Central university for each State and a degree college for every district following a meeting on higher education with Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh, and Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram
Union Human Resource Development Ministry's Draft Bill Ready
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