Higher education opportunities for Delhi students increased in last seven years, says Sisodia
The government has worked to increase higher education opportunities for Delhi students by introducing new universities, campuses and increasing capacity, said Deputy CM Manish Sisodia while presenting the 2022-2023 budget.
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia holding the 8th annual budget before presenting it at the Delhi Legislative Assembly, on Saturday. (Twitter/@manishsisodia) Higher education opportunities for children leaving Delhi schools have increased in the last seven years with an increase in the capacity of universities, said Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia while presenting the 2022-2023 budget on Saturday.
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In his budget speech, Sisodia did not announce any new schemes or projects for higher education but emphasised that over the years, the government has worked to increase higher education opportunities for Delhi students by introducing new universities, campuses and increasing capacity.
“After the formation of the Kejriwal government in 2015, so far, five new Universities have been opened in Delhi. These are – Delhi Pharmaceutical Science and Research University (DPSRU) started in 2015, followed by Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) formed in 2018, Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) formed in 2020, Delhi Sports University formed in 2021 and Delhi Teachers University formed in 2022. Apart from these, two new campuses of Ambedkar University were opened at Karampura and Lodhi Road. Simultaneously, the East Delhi campus of Delhi Technological University was opened. The East Delhi campus of IP University will start functioning from this year,” he said.
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