The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the continuation of the Three Year Action Plan (2017-2020) with an outlay of Rs.2225.46 crore for strengthening and developing higher agricultural education in India.
The approval aims at Strengthening and Development of Higher Agricultural Education in India, reads a PIB release. This will lead to generation of competitive and confident human resource, claims govt sources.
The scheme is aimed to generate quality human resources from the institutions of higher agricultural education by initiating steps such as attracting talented students, reducing academic inbreeding and addressing faculty shortage.
It will also take care of green initiatives. Other targets include improving international ranking, alumni involvement, promoting innovations and technology enabled learning.
