BERHAMPUR: Berhampur University has
sought funds for the establishment of four new departments under the twelfth
plan (2012-17) of the University Grants Commission (UGC). The proposed centres
include Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policies (CSSEIP),
Centre for Coastal Research (CCR), Centre for Extension Services on Coastal
Zone Management (CESCZM) and Awareness Programme on Women Empowerment (APWE). The
five-year plan proposal of the university was submitted to the UGC last week as
per its guidelines, university sources said. "Since the central government
has laid thrust on mainstreaming of disadvantaged people in the society and
inclusive growth through education, the university has proposed setting up of
the CSSEIP to undertake studies about the area, particularly the southern
Odisha districts," said vice chancellor J K Mohapatra.
The southern Odisha districts are
mainly inhabited by people from economically weaker sections of the society.
Literacy rate and growth rate of Gross District Domestic Products (GDDP) are
also poor in this region. "The university has to play a role in
mainstreaming the disadvantaged people. So we have sought to establish the
Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policies," said
register B P Rath. Similarly, the university wants to establish the Centre for
Coastal Research to undertake research and training in coastal and ocean
science. The university has a department on marine science. The proposed Centre
for Extension Services on Coastal Zone Management, university authorities feel,
will create awareness on Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and help explore
possibilities of development of economic condition of the fishermen across the
state. Under the UGC's new research initiative, the university has proposed to
set up the APWE to create awareness about programmes on women. The proposed
centre would function under the Women's Study Research Centre (WSRC) of the
university, sources said.
Source: Times of India
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