The Rajendra Agriculture University, PUSA, Samastipur has been given the status of Central University thereby fulfilling a long pending demand of the people of Bihar. Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh said Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has fulfilled a big dream of the people of Bihar.
Parliament cleared Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University Bill-2015 on Thursday.First, Rajya Sabha and then Lok Sabha, passed the Bill, unanimously. Subsequently the President Shri Pranab Mukharjee signed on it.
Singh said that this University will be known as Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University. This is the first Central Agriculture University of the State and the second Central Agriculture University of the country.
Efforts were on for the last 7 years by this University to get the status of Central University. After getting the status of central university, the centre has opened two universities, namely Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari and Central Agriculture University, PUSA, within a period of two years and with this Modi Government has given a great gift to the people of Bihar.
Minister added that with this the controversy, going on since 2009 between the State and the Government of India has now come to an end with a splendid gift for farmers and agriculture, said Mr Singh.