Shimla
The exercise to set up its own printing press in Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) has started once again. Earlier also, the university administration has worked on the plan to set up a printing press many times, but this plan could not be implemented. Now the university administration has started exploring possibilities to reduce the increasing expenses of the university and to gather additional resources. For this, a meeting of the Resource Mobilization Committee was held on Thursday in Himachal Pradesh University under the chairmanship of Vice Chancellor Prof. SP Bansal. In the meeting, a plan was prepared to gather additional resources for the university. At present, Himachal Pradesh University has to spend crores of rupees on printing work. Due to not having its own printing press, Himachal Pradesh University has to get various printing-related works done from outside. When its own printing press is set up, it will be a one-time investment. This will reduce the expenditure on printing considerably.
HPU bus fare will be 50 percent of HRTC bus fare.
It was decided in the meeting of the Resource Mobilization Committee that HPU’s transport facilities will be outsourced on a tender and competitive basis, and the fare in the university buses will be 50 percent of the HRTC bus fare. It was decided in the meeting that the building of HPU’s Center for Distance and Online Education (CDOE), located in Noida, will be rented out. More possibilities of raising funds from the premises of this building will also be explored. Vice Chancellor Prof. SP Bansal said that by implementing the proposed schemes and points and after its implementation, the university will earn an additional income of about Rs 50 crore per year.
Fees will be charged for online services; newly constructed shops will be given on rent.
To meet the expenses of online facilities in HPU, a minimum fee will be charged per student for the smooth operation of online services in the university. Apart from this, newly constructed shops on the university campus will be given on rent to generate more revenue.
The possibility of expanding the university campus at Ghanahati will be explored again.
The possibility of expanding the Himachal Pradesh University campus at Ghanahati will be explored again to increase student facilities and to start more professional courses so that revenue funds and hostel facilities can be increased.
