At a high level meeting held at the Raj Bhawan in Patna on Tuesday evening, Governor R. S. Gavai favored setting up of a women's university in Bihar to encourage women from all walks of life to acquire education to bring improvement in their lives.
"I will do everything under my jurisdiction to help set up this exclusive university for women," the Governor said at the meeting adding besides usual courses in science, art, and commerce, the university will also offer a number of vocational courses that would help girls learn skills that are essential in today's world.
Former Vice Chancellor of Women's University in Mumbai Dr. Rupa Shah, who also attended the Tuesday meeting with the Governor, was entrusted to prepare the blueprint for the university which would be eighth of its kind in the entire nation.
