Anand Niketan College in Warora, established over sixty years ago by social reformer Baba Amte, is actively seeking proposals from organizations interested in taking over its management. This initiative aims to ensure the continuation of the college’s educational activities amidst current operational challenges.
Baba Amte established the college on June 20, 1964. The existing building, spread across five acres, was constructed around 1960 with bricks, soil and lime and without reinforced cement concrete. Anand Niketan College currently has more than 2,500 students and around 80 teachers and employees.
Chandrapur : More than six decades after Baba Amte founded Anand Niketan College in Warora, the institution’s ageing campus has reached a point where rebuilding is estimated to cost Rs111 crore — a financial burden its current management says it cannot meet. Kaustubh Amte, a member of the Amte family and representative of the Maharogi Sewa Samiti, said proposals have been invited from organisations capable of taking over the institution. The move, he said, is intended to preserve the college rather than disrupt its functioning. Termites have extensively damaged both the walls and wooden structural components over the years, according to Amte. “The future now requires a practical and sustainable approach,” Amte said, adding that the institution’s emotional significance to the Amte family could not be separated from the need to secure its long-term viability.
The Maharogi Sewa Samiti has decided to seek a new organisation to take over the college and ensure that its academic activities continue. Its tiled roof rests on wooden beams.