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No. 2031 CUTTACK, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019 /KARTIKA 9, 1941

HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 25th October, 2019

No.22523-PT1-HE-FE1B-POLICY-0006/2019/HE.—Whereas,

the State

Government

have established a new unitary University at Bhawanipatna, called the Kalahandi

University, by altering the territorial jurisdiction of the Sambalpur University, vide their

notification in the Higher Education Department No.5789-HE-FE1B-POLICY-0006-

2019/HE, dated the 6th March, 2019;

And, whereas, the Sambalpur University is overloaded with the affairs of about 240

colleges located within its territorial jurisdiction having affiliated to it;

And, whereas, it is felt necessary to disaffiliate the Colleges of Kalahandi and

Nuapada Districts from the Sambalpur University and affiliate those Colleges to the

Kalahandi University at Bhawanipatna so as to reduce the workload of Sambalpur

University;

And, whereas, it is felt necessary to commence the academic activities of the

Kalahandi University at Bhawanipatna from the academic year, 2020 starting from

1st June, 2020;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) and

clause (g) of sub-section (3) of Section 32 of the Odisha Universities Act, 1989 (Odisha

Act 5 of 1989), the State Government do hereby alter the territorial jurisdiction of the

Sambalpur University by excluding the Revenue Districts of Kalahandi and Nuapada

Districts and by including the same in the Kalahandi University at Bhawanipatna with effect

from the 1st June, 2020 and direct that the Colleges located within the Revenue Districts

of Kalahandi and Nuapada shall disaffiliate from the Sambalpur University and be affiliated

to the Kalahandi University at Bhawanipatna with effect from that date. The Government

Autonomous College at Bhawanipatna shall be upgraded to the Kalahandi University with

effect from the 1st June, 2020.

By Order of the Governor

SASWAT MISHRA

Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government

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