Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal dedicated the Malappuram (Kerala) off-campus of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to the nation at a function held in Perinthalmanna on 24 December 2011.
The Aligarh Muslim University special centre in Malappuram is one of the five such centres being set up in the country.
Sibal also laid the foundation stone for the new campus of the centre. Union Minister of State for HRD E Ahamed laid the stone for the administrative building of the centre.
The new campus will house five hostels for men and three women hostels. The construction also includes an administrative block, two academic blocks and 20-odd staff quarters.
The Union government sanctioned Rs 200cr for the AMU campus which is expected to be ready in five years. It will have facilities from pre-school to a full-fledged medical college. The state government will spend Rs 100cr on the development of the campus.
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