The Centre has decided to set up a national law university in Uttarakhand, an official statement said here on Thursday.
This is a big step toward making Uttarakhand a quality education hub, it added.
Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving his nod to open the law university in the state, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the Modi has special love for Uttarakhand.
India has 21 national law universities, admissions to which are held through a Common Law Admission Test (CLAT).
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