Summary:
Chandigarh, Nov 28 (PTI) Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya on Sunday called upon the alumni to come forward to contribute in making the universities of the state self-reliant.
He said the alumni should adopt their mother institutions and set the target of taking the government grant for the university to zero.
The Governor was addressing an online "alumni meet" function of Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa.
More than 800 participants registered their presence in this programme, according to an official statement issued here.
Describing the alumni as the "capital of the educational institution", the Governor said all the universities should create a separate alumni cell and compile a database from the first batch till date.
"The need of the hour is to promote dialogue between the university and the alumni so that the alumni develop a sense of contribution to the development of the institution," he said.