Quote:Varsity Of Health Science Soon
By Tathya Correspondent - March 23, 2021

Bhubaneswar: State Cabinet cleared Odisha University of Health Sciences Act, 2021 for the purpose of establishment of a University of Health Sciences

The Cabinet gave its nod to the proposal of the Health & Family Welfare Department for the establishment of a University of Health Sciences.

The proposal envisaged ensuring affiliation, proper and systematic instruction, training, and research in modern medicine, mental health education, dental education, homoeopathy & Ayurveda, nursing education, pharmacy education,  paramedical education, physiotherapy, allied medical science and any other medical or paramedical course.

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Quote:India’s first university for blind students will be constructed in Odisha and will provide educational and technical courses. There are more than 50 lakh blind people in the country and Odisha counts more than 5.21 lakh of them, including 2 lakh youth. Keeping these statistics in mind, it has been decided to open this university. As per the information received from officials, this university will be named after blind poet and 19th-century social reformer Bhima Bhoi. There will also be technical schools of excellence in this university.

Sanyasai Behera told the media that there is a need for a special university to meet the education and training needs of blind people. He is the blind Deputy Secretary, of the Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD). In this regard, a delegation from Japan’s University of Tsukuba, famous for the blind, also met SSEPD officials. After this meeting, Sanyasai Behera said that he would soon send a proposal in this regard to Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi.

The plan comprises residential facilities with an advanced digital lab on the university campus. SSEPD principal secretary Bishnupada Sethi said, “We are planning to set up a campus to provide education to students from class IX onwards from India and abroad. We will provide vocational courses like acupuncture and physiotherapy, besides policy research.”

Quote:“We have taken many initiatives for the Science and Technology Department. Odisha Government will set up a Biotechnology University, Applied Mathematics University and Institute of Chemistry in the State. The government has set an aim for development of science. The government will also construct planetariums and science parks in different districts as per the public demand,” said Minister Patra.

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Quote:“We have taken many initiatives for the Science and Technology Department. Odisha Government will set up a Biotechnology University, Applied Mathematics University and Institute of Chemistry in the State. The government has set an aim for development of science. The government will also construct planetariums and science parks in different districts as per the public demand,” said Minister Patra.

 full-fledged university and a centre of excellence status...

Quote:About 18 to 19 acres of lands will be transferred to OUAT, College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda, Ganjam (Agri & farmers Dept.) Notification released by Konisi Tahasil office. Odisha Govt. is planning OUAT COF be converted to Fisheries University in near future.

Quote:Odisha’s Cuttack is set to become home to India’s first international university for the blind. A central government team recently visited the state and earmarked a 40-acre site near Baranga in the Cuttack district for the establishment of the institute.

"Since the university is of national importance, accessibility is the key. The site is located on the Cuttack-Khordha periphery and would be beneficial to teaching staff commuting daily," said Cuttack Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde.

Reports have also mentioned that the government has conveyed its interest in naming the university after Santha Kabi Bhima Bhoi, a revered Odia blind poet and 19th-century social reformer.