From students and faculty to the Vice-Chancellor, every position at the new university is to be held by women.
Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced the university while launching the 'Samriddh Mahila, Samriddh Bihar' campaign in Patna.
At the launch, about ₹600 crore was transferred via DBT to around 5 lakh women under the women's employment scheme, and the CM said roughly ₹20,000 crore will be spent by 2030 on empowering JEEViKA self-help group members.
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