The government is also planning to place a bill for the proposed university in the coming budget session of the assembly beginning February 23. "The government is ready with the draft," sources said.
This move by the Nitish government comes soon after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Japanese counterpart signed a joint statement recently in Delhi for the setting up of the international university in Nalanda.
The proposed bill on Nalanda reportedly aims to provide a framework for international cooperation and 700 acres of land is in the process of being acquired for the project.
Nalanda’s importance in history is invaluable as it is from here that Buddhism first travelled to China.
(Source-Tribune India,10/02/07)
