Higher Education Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has said that it has been decided to encourage private sector participation to make higher education accessible, qualitative and job oriented in Madhya Pradesh.
An incentive policy has been proposed to ensure better institutional arrangements.
After the approval of the Council of Ministers, this policy will be implemented in the state.
Higher Education Minister Dr. Yadav took a meeting regarding the incentive policy in Mantralaya on Tuesday.
Additional Chief Secretary Higher Education Shailendra Singh and departmental officers were present.
Minister Dr. Yadav said that in accordance with the National Education Policy, active and positive participation of the private sector is necessary for achieving the targets set on the indicators of development in the field of higher education.
With the participation of private sector, a spirit of competition will be created in the field of higher education in the state.
This will boost the pace of development in important areas like education system, use of technology, management of educational institutions, teacher-training, management of educational institutions, curriculum formulation, skill enhancement etc.
Minister Dr. Yadav said that the goal of private sector participation and investment policy in higher education is to establish such an institutional system, which encourages private investment in higher education.
Higher education opportunities in the state have to be made available easily, especially in the scheduled areas.
This will not only ensure proper development of research projects in the field of higher education but will also lead to better experiments in the field of IT.
