Kolkata's St Xavier's University To Confer DLitt On Mamata Banerjee
NDTV
Vice-Chancellor Father Felix Raj told Press Trust of India that the Chief Minister's office (CMO) has given its approval to the varsity's proposal of conferring her DLitt (Doctor of Letters) at its annual convocation on February 6 next year.
St Xavier's University in Kolkata will confer an honorary DLitt on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her contribution towards higher education in the state.
Vice-Chancellor Father Felix Raj told Press Trust of India that the Chief Minister's office (CMO) has given its approval to the varsity's proposal of conferring her DLitt (Doctor of Letters) at its annual convocation on February 6 next year.
"We got her official approval. Also, she herself made the announcement in the state assembly on Friday. We want to confer the honorary DLitt to her for her role in the spread of higher education," he said.
He also said that the varsity wanted to honour her as she had greatly helped to establish the institution in 2017.
