MITHILA — The proposed National Law University in Uttarakhand remains completely non-functional, existing only on paper with no campus and no students. Seven years after the project was officially introduced, the university has not been made operational, leaving the state without the functioning institution that had been planned.
The foundation stone for the university was laid in 2019 by then Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat at Ranipokhari. At the time the foundation stone was laid, the planned establishment at Ranipokhari was officially projected to serve as the country’s 23rd National Law University.
Seven years after the foundation stone was laid by then Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, the university remains entirely non-functional. Despite being projected as India's 23rd National Law University, the project at Ranipokhari has seen no campus development, has enrolled no students, and continues to remain strictly on paper.
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