Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University

Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University (KSRDPRU) is a state university[1] located at Gadag district, Karnataka, India. It was established in 2016 by the Government of Karnataka under the Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University Act, 2016[2] to focus on education towards rural development.

Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University
MottoRural Roots Global Heights
TypePublic
Established2016
Vice-ChancellorVishnukant S. Chatpalli
Location
Gadag district
,
Karnataka
,
India
AffiliationsUGC
Websiteksrdpru.in

History

The decision of the Government of Karnataka to set up the university was announced in July 2013. An expert committee was constituted in December 2013, which was supposed to submit its recommendations in May 2014.[3] However, the report was only submitted in February 2015.[4] The Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University Bill, 2016 was passed in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in March 2016,[5] and in the Karnataka Legislative Council in July 2016.[6] The university was inaugurated in Match 2018 by chief minister Siddaramaiah, and started operating from the district administration building.[7] 400 acres of land and ₹169 crore (US$24 million) were provided by the government of Karnataka for constructing a permanent campus.[7] The first vice-chancellor (VC) of the university was B. Thimme Gowda, formerly VC of Bangalore University,[8] which was in office until he retired in March 2018.[9] In May 2020, Vishnukant S. Chatpalli was appointed VC.[10]

References
  1. "List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. "Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University Act, 2016" (PDF). Karnataka Gazette. Government of Karnataka. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. Khajane, Muralidhara (1 June 2014). "Village as classroom". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. "RDPR varsity may come up in Gadag district". Deccan Herald. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  5. Khajane, Muralidhara (31 March 2016). "Bill to set up RDPR varsity passed in Assembly". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  6. Moudgal, Sandeep (14 July 2016). "A walk over for government, as three bills passed in council without discussion". Times of India. Times News Network. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  7. "A university that aims to rejuvenate village system". The Hindu. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  8. "Former Bangalore University V-C to face probe over promotions". The New Indian Express. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  9. Jamkhandi, Gururaj (20 February 2020). "Govt reconstitutes search panel for Karnatak University VC". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  10. "Despite two inquiries, 'tainted' prof appointed RDPR university V-C". The New Indian Express. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

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