Union HRD Ministry had approved the proposal of PEC for its upgradation under the central scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) and sanctioned Rs 55 crore, officials said.
Chief Minister N Rangasamy today laid the foundation stone for the proposed buildings funded under RUSA-MHRD for the Pondicherry Technological University in the PEC campus.
The RUSA scheme envisages release of grants to all the State level higher educational institutions.
The union territory government has to bring in a legislation as a statutory formality for the upgradation of the PEC.