Guwahati, September 16 (NKTV): Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday laid the foundation of Jorhat Government Law College in Jorhat. He said that the Government of Assam is committed to set up law colleges to provide quality education at an affordable cost.
The CM informed that the state government has decided to set up the colleges at Dibrugarh, North Lakhimpur, Rangia, Dhubri, Diphu, Silchar, Tezpur, Nalbari and Nagaon. “All the institutions will have modern facilities” Sarma said. “Earlier most of the law colleges in the state were established by private organisations” he added.
The Jorhat Government Law College will be set up with a budgetary outlay of Rs 14.74 crore and is scheduled to be completed within 24 months, officials informed.
Inputs from PTI