Dharamsala to have food craft institute
Tribune News Service

Shimla, September 12
The Union Ministry of Tourism has approved the proposal for setting
up of a food craft institute at Dharamsala at cost of Rs 4.75 crore.

Stating this here today, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said the
institute would be another gift of the state government to the Kangra
district after the proposed Central University, which would be set up
at Dehra.

He said the union ministry of tourism has demanded transfer of 3
acres of land to the FCI Society for setting up the campus of the
institute.

The Central Government would provide an assistance of Rs 4.75 crore
for construction and providing other facilities at the institute.

The state government would meet the expenditure incurred on the
project in excess of the funds sanctioned by the Centre.

Dhumal said the State was emerging as an education hub in the country
and the focus was on opening quality institutions of higher learning
and strengthening the existing infrastructure.