Ten universities to set up Kamdhenu Chairs

Ten universities to set up Kamdhenu Chairs

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

16.12.2020

Ahmedabad: Ten universities from across the country have announced that they will set up Kamdhenu Chairs in their respective institutions of higher learning. Over 500 vice-chancellors and officials of universities from across the country took part in an open house organized by Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) on Monday to promote the idea of setting up ‘Kamdhenu Chairs’ in universities.

Among other objectives of setting up the chairs, RKA has proposed setting up of certificate and diploma courses on cow-based entrepreneurship and sensitizing students about the scientific, economic, environmental and spiritual importance and impact of cow.

The universities which have announced that they will set up Kamdhenu Chairs are Allahbad University, Kamdhenu University, RAJUVAS University, Central University of Haryana, Saurashta University, RKDF University, Jyoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Guru Govind Singh University and ICFAI University.

“Now the government has started to explore the potential of cows and panchgavya. There is need to promote the science related to indigenous cows and our education system should provide a platform as well as push in research on benefits of cows with modern sci-entific and processoriented approach,”

said RKA chairman Vallabh Kathiria.

Union minister of state for education, Sanjay Dhotre, said, “I am sure that the few colleges and universities will start the Kamdhenu Chair then others will follow. Research and practical implementation in form of products needs to be showcased, established economically and presented with accurate scientific data in time-bound way,” he said.

Apart from officials of over 500 universities, AICTE chairman Anil Sahasrabudhe, UGC secretary Rajnish Jain, secretary-general of Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Pankaj Mittal, and other officials connected with higher education and research were present in the webinar.