Governor Urges Enhanced Budgetary Support for Higher Education in Karnataka

• Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot called for increased budgetary support for the Higher Education department in the upcoming state budget.
• He emphasized the need for public universities to receive structured and sustained financial assistance due to limited internal revenue streams.
• Gehlot urged filling long-standing vacancies in various institutions and providing sufficient financial allocations for their growth.
• He advocated for increased admissions to government institutions and suggested investigating reasons for students' preference for private universities.
• Key priorities include enhanced coordination, upskilling academic personnel, curriculum revisions, job-focused courses, and campus development.