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TN: College named after Abdul Kalam to be set up
Last updated on Feb 08, 2019, 06:18 pm
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Honoring late A P J Abdul Kalam, the Tamil Nadu government today announced that it would set up a new arts and science college named after the former President in his native town of Rameswaram.
The college will be established next year, Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam announced in the state budget for 2019-20 presented in the Assembly today.
Read the details here.
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Announcement
The college to have underground and multilevel parking facilities
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"I am glad to announce that this government will establish a new arts and science college at Rameswaram during 2019-20, which will be named after Dr APJ Abdul Kalam," said Panneerselvam.
He said that the college infrastructure will include underground and multilevel parking facilities and will also have an on-lane smart parking that would accommodate two lakh four-wheelers and an equal number of two-wheelers.
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About
Kalam had died while delivering lecture at IIM-Shillong in 2015
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Kalam, who was the President from 2002-2007, used to love interacting with the student community and had collapsed and died while delivering a lecture at the IIM-Shillong on July 27, 2015.
His body has been buried in Rameswaram, where he did his primary schooling.
After the death of the Missile Man, the then CM J Jayalalithaa had announced constituting an award named after Kalam.
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Award
Kalam award carries gold medal, cash prize of Rs. 5L
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The award was to be given away to an individual in recognition of his or her contribution to scientific development, humanities, and students' welfare.
The Kalam Award carries a gold medal and a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh besides a certificate.
She had also announced the government would celebrate Kalam's birth anniversary, October 15, every year as Youth Awakening Day.
