Nagpur: Five technical education institutions are already operational in Gadchiroli district, and Gondwana University has applied to AICTE for approval to start an engineering degree programme from the 2026-27 academic year, the Maharashtra Legislative Council was informed on Tuesday.MLCs Amol Mitkari and others asked whether the absence of technical institutions in Gadchiroli, an aspirational district, was forcing students to travel elsewhere and preventing them from accessing online govt schemes. Higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil denied the premise.The five institutions currently functional in the district comprise one govt diploma in engineering college, two unaided pharmacy diploma institutes, and one unaided MBA institute. Gondwana University’s application to AICTE for a full engineering degree course at its University Institute of Technology is pending. No timeline for the regulator’s decision was mentioned.
