The state of Maharashtra will decide to approve setting up Vertical University Campus (VUC) in Mumbai and Thane due to less space available in the city to becoming the first state in the country to approve such campuses.
This concept is adopt by the United States (US) and other Western countries as of now.
This decision was taken in the state cabinet meeting on 19th July 2023.
In the previous policy, a private university can be establish on a minimum land of 25-acre in rural areas, 15-acre in district headquarters and 10-acre in regional headquarters, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR).
Vikas Rastogi, principal secretary, Higher and technical education department, said :