MANUU's Sub-Regional centre at Chandni Chowk inaugurated

New Delhi: Applauding the way Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) is progressing, University Grants Commission (UGC) caretaker president Prof Vaid Prakash promised to support everything that the university would need in future.

"Chandni chowk has a good number of Urdu speaking people and establishment of such a centre was due for a long time", he said while addressing the opening ceremony of Maulana Azad National Urdu University's Sub-Regional Centre at Chandni Chowk in Delhi March 12.

"Giving education to those, who can pay for it, is not enough. The main thing is that the advantage of education should reach to the people who cannot afford the expenses. MANUU opens the doors of opportunities for such people", he said promising all help that the UGC can extend for Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU).

The sub regional centre was inaugurated by Haroon Yusuf, Minister of Power, Civil Supply, Grameen Development, Govt. of Delhi this Saturday. In his inaugural address, he said, the centre would be very help for the Urdu speaking people in the area to acquire higher education.

The inaugural function was presided over by MANUU Vice-Chancellor Prof Mohd Miya and also present was the local MLA, Shoeb Iqbal.

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