Hamidia College to Start a Postgraduate Course in Philosophy
Higher Education Minister Jitu Patwari announced that Bhopal's Government Hamidia Arts and Commerce College will start a postgraduate course in philosophy from the next session, while inaugurating a state-level men's kabaddi championship.

Bhopal. Higher Education Minister Shri Jitu Patwari has announced that a postgraduate course in philosophy will be started at Bhopal's Government Hamidia Arts and Commerce College in the next academic session. Shri Patwari was inaugurating a state-level men's kabaddi competition at the college, in which teams from the Rewa, Sagar, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior and Bhopal divisions are taking part.
Minister Patwari said ₹15 crore has been sanctioned for Hamidia Arts and Commerce College under a World Bank project. The money will be spent on building an auditorium, a computer lab and smart classrooms, and on sports activities at the college.
Inaugurating the competition, Shri Jitu Patwari said kabaddi is India's traditional sport and that Madhya Pradesh is carving out a distinct identity in sports. The state government is committed to giving full support to sport and sportspersons. To secure players' careers, he said, a proposal to give them 5 per cent reservation in government jobs has been included in the new sports policy.
MLA Shri Arif Masood, Hamidia Arts and Commerce College principal Dr. P.K. Jain and Regional Additional Director Shri Mahendra Singh Raghuvanshi were present on the occasion.



