New Delhi, Aug 4 (TIWN) The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has secured the Higher Education Funding Agency's (HEFA) approval for Rs 455.02 crore fund for construction of new academic buildings, hostels and research centres.

“The funds allocated by the HEFA will be used for the construction of hostels for students and researchers of the School of Engineering and the Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management & Entrepreneurship, and the new academic complexes,” said JNU Vice-Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar. Also Read - 'No One Will Fight For Democracy in Future':

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