NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that the capacity of Ambedkar University, Delhi (AUD) will become more than double from 3,400 to 8,000 seats in the coming three years. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia laid the foundation stone of two new campuses at Rohini and Dheerpur Village for Ambedkar University, on Friday. The new campus will be equipped with auditoriums, workshops facilities, laboratories, sports complexes, swimming pools, amphitheatres and hostels, the new campuses will be developed as world-class institutions of learning. "It is a day of happiness for the people of Delhi as the foundation stones for two large and beautiful university campuses are being laid today. At present, the capacity of Ambedkar University is 3,400, and with the completion of these campuses within the next three to four years, it will be increased to 8,000. This is wonderful news for the people of Delhi as our youngsters will get good quality higher education. I congratulate the authorities of the universities and the PWD and request them to complete the campuses as early as possible. Congratulations to Delhi," said the Chief Minister. Education has been a top priority for the Delhi government as it set aside the largest share of the budget for education. Speaking about the governments philosophy on education, the chief minister said, "Our philosophy is that governance will be incomplete if the government fails to provide high-quality education to students. There is no developed country in the world, which does not have a robust education system. The path for India to become a developed nation is to provide good education to our children irrespective of their socio-economic background." On the turnaround of the school education sector, he said, "Everyone accepts the fact that in the last five years, Delhi has seen a tremendous and unprecedented revolution in the education sector. Experts and administrators from other states and even foreign countries have come to understand Delhis education reforms. We have drastically improved the infrastructure and learning environment of government schools in Delhi. Recently, a Supreme Court advocate shifted his child from DPS to a government school in Delhi. This is the highest appreciation and testimony for our work."

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