DDC Rajouri inaugurates Government Degree College Budhal 

Rajouri, July,19: The new building of Government Degree College Budhal,on Friday presented a festive look as the jubilant students, staff and locals of the area gathered to be part of the inaugural function of the College, here at the main campus of GDC Budhal.

District Development Commissioner, Rajouri,Mohammad Aijaz Asad in presence of special Secretary to Government,Higher Education,R.A Inqlabi inaugurated the college building and dedicated the campus to the students.

Completed at a cost of over Rs 10.57 crore, the campus has been built over an area of 90 Kanals of land and can accommodate 600 students.The main building comprises fully equipped computer lab, modern library,over half a dozen spacious classrooms, a common room and office block.At present the college is running only arts classes with a total strength 230 students.

A number of prominent person also spoke on the occasion and highlighted the issues related to the college like introducing of science stream,inclusion of Islamic studies , Kashmiri and other languages in the curriculum.

Speaking on the occasion,R.AInqlabi congratulated the students and the citizens for the inauguration of the GDC Budhal building and dedicated the building to the students.He also said that the present dispensation is concerned about the education sector and is taking path breaking steps to modernize this field along with imparting pragmatic knowledge to make the students self reliant.He said the present Governor Administration is also committed to include all the remaining areas under the ambit big higher education.He assured the public that he will project the demands to the higher authorities.

A large number of locals and students from the vicinity were present at the occasion.The chief guest DDC congratulated the gathering on inauguration of the college.Addressing a gathering DDC said that earlier the college students were taking their classes in the building of Higher Secondary School Budhal but from today onwards they have their own building with all the facilities and experienced staff. He also said it was a long pending demand of the public to shift the classes from the Government Higher Secondary school to the newly constructed building. DDC also expressed satisfaction over the project and said that the local students won’t have to go to Rajouri and other far off places for higher education. He said with the revolution in technology we have to be aware to make good use of it by seeking assistance from numerous online course available on the internet.He also emphasized on the need for skill development in courses lead to greater employability.