X Plan Grants

The University Grants Commission, New Delhi, is very much impressed with the performance and services of Kakatiya University and allocated an amount of Rs. 3.85 crores to the University during the X Plan period. The following is the item-wise allocation of Rs. 3.85 crores

•  Books & Journals  Rs. 28.00 lakhs
•  Equipment  Rs. 21.25 lakhs
•  Staff  Rs. 60.00 lakhs
• Computers  Rs. 38.75 lakhs
•  Academic Buildings  Rs. 170.00 lakhs
•  Others  Rs. 67.00 lakhs

Schemes Sanctioned

The Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, has identified the Departments of Botany, Chemistry and Pharmacy of Kakatiya University under FIST and sanctioned an amount of Rs. 93.00 lakhs to implement the scheme for a period of five years. The UGC, New Delhi, identified the Departments of Botany, Pharmacy and Economics at the DRS level under Special Assistance Programme (SAP) and sanctioned an amount of Rs. 80.00 lakhs to implement the schemes.

Apart from the above, the Centre for Women’s Studies and the Yoga Centre are established in the University with the financial assistance by the UGC. The Commission has recently sanctioned three new schemes to the University for the benefit of SC/ST students for a period of three years:

• Dr. BR Ambedkar Studies Centre Rs.17.60 lakh
• Coaching for SC/ST students Rs.10.00 lakh
• Coaching of SC/ST students for NET Rs.21.68 lakh
• Special Book Grant for ST students Rs. 2.00 lakh

A Special Development Grant of Rs. 70.00 lakhs was also sanctioned to the University under the Scheme of Special Development Grant for Universities in Backward Areas and also released an amount of Rs. 25.00 lakhs.

Research Programmes

The research programmes are being implemented as per the time frame. An amount of Rs. 243.00 lakhs has been received from other funding/supporting agencies like UGC,CSIR, DST, DBT, AICTE, DRDO, MHRD, Planning Commission, ICSSR and ICHR for various research programmes of the faculty and scholars. About 65 research scholars/students are pursuing their research/PG course with the financial assistance received from UGC, CSIR, ICHR, AICTE, and DST. Apart from these there are about 28 Project Fellows/Associates working under the Major Research Schemes sanctioned by different funding agencies to the teachers of University departments. The amount sanctioned by the UGC for research activities and internet connectivity through inflibnet and INFONET programmes is Rs.10.00 lakhs. We have taken up the Campus Networking connecting all the departments and administrative offices with a total outlay of Rs. 20.00 lakhs sanctioned by UGC. 

The centres established during the IX Plan period are further strengthened with financial assistance in X plan for Yoga Centre, Centre for Women Studies and Coaching Centre for Minorities, Telangana Studies Centre amounting to Rs.60.00 lakhs.

Developmental Activities

The University completed the construction of the following buildings with the financial assistance from the UGC, New Delhi during the IX Plan period.

1.  Biological Science Building
2.  Chemistry Building Ist Floor
3.  Social Sciences (Economics)
4.  Research Scholars Hostel
5.  Extension of University Guest House
6. KITM Library at Kothagudem
7.  Pharmacy Library
8.  Lecture Halls at Kothagudem
9.  Extension of Pharmacy Hostel

The construction activity of Office of the Dean, College Development Council, Student Support Services Block of School of Distance Learning and Continuing Education and classrooms at University PG College, Subedari were completed with a total outlay of 71.00 lakhs. The New Block at SDLCE was inaugurated by His Excellency Sri Sushilkumar Shinde, Hon’ble Governor of AP on December 23, 2004. The construction of the following structures is in progress during the X Plan period with the total cost of more than Rs. 2 crores.

With the financial assistance from UGC, New Delhi:

1.  Extension of Chemistry Building on the First Floor
2.  Extension of University Guest House 
3.  Extension of Research Scholars Hostel on I Floor
4.  Extension of Biological Science Building on I Floor
5.  Extension of Economics Building on I Floor
6.  Extension of First Floor over Library Building
7.  Campus Development
8.  Construction of Students Welfare & Placement Centre
9.  Renovation and Compound Wall construction
   (Rs.18 lakh from the UGC; Rs.12 lakh from DADF)
10.  Construction of Women’s Hostel under the Scheme of
    Construction of Women’s Hostel during X Plan 

Under the scheme of “Special Grant for Universities in Backward Areas” the following construction works will be taken up shortly with a total outlay of Rs. 70.00 lakhs from the UGC and Rs.5 lakhs from the University.

1. Construction of 1st Floor over Biological Sciences Building 
2. Construction of 1st Floor over Informatics Building 
3. Creation of Seminar Hall in Chemistry Building 
4. Renovation and furnishing the Seminar Hall in Humanities Building
5. Better Infrastructure facilities in the Senate Hall of Administrative Building 

From the internal resources and self-finance courses building for Examination Branch and extension of Department of Bio-technology and Department of Microbiology are being taken up. The construction of the following buildings has been commenced with the U.G.C. Assistance, University funds and/or MP-LADS and the assistance given by District Administration and also using University funds:

1. Library building at University Law College at an outlay of Rs.27 lakh with MP – LADS and funds from the DADF
2. Extension of First Floor over University Law College, Warangal for Moot Court
3. Health Centre and Gymansium Building at UASC
4. Women's Hostel and Additional Classrooms at Univ P.G.College, Godavarikhani
5. Hostel and first floor of College building at UniversityP.G. College, Nirmal.
6. First floor at University P.G. College, Khammam.
7.  Pharmacy Alumni Block with Rs.15 lakh contribution by NRIs and a matching grant from the DADF.

In addition to the above buildings, with the Special Grant of Rs.70.00 lakhs from State Government, the Academic Building at Kothagudem has also been constructed. The University Post-Graduate College at Karimnagar is celebrating its Silver Jubilee this year. To mark this occasion, construction of a Silver Jubilee Block will be taken up with a grant of Rs.15 lakhs from the District Collector of Karimnagar and Rs.10 lakhs from the Development Grants of the University.