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Mumbai universities get crores in grants under PM-USHA scheme
Updated On: 20 February, 2024 05:43 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
While Mumbai university got Rs 20 crore, SNDT received Rs 100 crore in grants
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SNDT University is among the 26 institutions across the country that have been awarded Rs 100 crore. Pic/X
SNDT University, Mumbai, has been granted Rs 100 crore, while Mumbai University has received Rs 20 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Uchtar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA), a flagship scheme of the central government aimed at enhancing the quality of research and fostering innovation in universities and higher education institutions (HEIs). Both universities have stated that the funds will be allocated towards infrastructural and educational development initiatives.
Out of 78 universities competing for funding, SNDT University has emerged as one of the selected 26 institutions, each awarded Rs 100 crore. Additionally, apart from MU and SNDT, Homi Bhabha State University in Mumbai, recognised as the first cluster university in Maharashtra and the second in India, has also been granted funds of Rs 20 crore.
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