Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, during the Budget presentation, revealed plans to enforce the Rohith Vemula Act in all universities to prevent caste-based harassment of students. The Act, named after the late scholar Rohith Vemula, aims to safeguard marginalized students from institutional bias. Additionally, the government intends to conduct student union elections to promote leadership and democratic values.
To enhance higher education, the government will allocate land for a new Vachana University and implement the Karnataka Higher Education Transformation Project with Asian Development Bank funding. This initiative will develop model institutions and centers of excellence in colleges and polytechnics. Furthermore, the government will establish centers of excellence to encourage entrepreneurship among students.
In a bid to improve educational facilities, the government will provide basic infrastructure in select colleges for women students. Moreover, plans include furniture procurement and renovation works in Government First Grade Colleges. New colleges will be established in various districts, and new courses focusing on emerging industry demands will be introduced in government polytechnics and engineering colleges.
CM Siddaramaiah highlighted the government’s commitment to developing the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering and providing maternity leave for women guest lecturers in educational institutions.
