New Delhi: Punjab Higher Education minister Surjit Singh Rakhra today urged the University Grants Commission (UGC) to allocate funds for 11 new colleges in the state which are under construction.
 
An official statement here said discussions took place between UGC chairman Ved Prakash and Rakhra here regarding issuing of grants under different schemes for colleges in Punjab.
 
The UGC chairman has assured Rakhra to facilitate the colleges with maximum grants, it said.
 
Prakash also said that these colleges should send their projects under various schemes as per norms of UGC to avoid any obstacle for their clearance, the statement added.