New Delhi: With an aim to reform the current scenario of education at all levels, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday announced the setting up of the Rajiv Gandhi Education City at Kundli near Delhi.

Addressing the 11th annual convocation ceremony of the New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM) here, Hooda said the Government would soon pass the Private University Act to encourage private sector investment in higher education.

He urged the management of NDIM to setup a similar facility in the new Education City to come up at Kundli.

Hooda presented medals and awards to several students of the institute for their outstanding academic performances.

"The Central Government has sanctioned the setting up of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Rohtak, a B-School and a Knowledge Park on the campus of Guru Jambeshwar University in Hisar, a Central university in Mahendragarh district and the Indian National Defence University (INDU) in Gurgaon," Hooda added.

"The Bhagat Phool Singh Women's University has also been setup at Khanpur Kalan in the Sonepat district to encourage women in rural areas to go for higher education", Hooda informed.