Bathinda, July 30 -- Union minister of education Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday virtually laid the foundation stone for infrastructure projects worth Rs.200.99 crore at the Central University of Punjab (CUP) in Bathinda.

The event was part of a nationwide initiative to launch infrastructure development projects at centrally funded higher education institutions.

The virtual ceremony took place during the Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam 2025 (ABSS-2025), held in New Delhi to mark the fifth anniversary of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains attended the event.

Raghavendra P Tiwari, vice-chancellor of the varsity, said the funds will be used for key infrastructure development on the campus....