Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya

About Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya

According to Wikipedia, Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya or Hemchand Yadav University, formerly Durg Vishwavidyalaya, is a state university in Durg, Chhattisgarh, India. It was established in 2015 and later renamed in 2018. History The University was established in 2015 through the Chhattisgarh Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 2015, which bifurcated Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, creating Durg Vishwavidyalaya, with jurisdiction over the districts of Durg, Balod, Bemetara, Rajnandgaon and Kabirdham. The first vice chancellor of the university was Narendra Prasad Dixit. On 12 April 2018, a day after the death of Hemchand Yadav, it was announced that the university would be renamed after him. This came into effect later that year, through the Chhattisgarh Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 20l8.