The Government of Assam introduced the Swahid Kanaklata Barua State University Bill, 2024[5][6] to establish a dedicated technical and vocational university in Gohpur. The bill was passed in 2024 with the objective of expanding access to skill-oriented higher education in the state. Following its approval, the Assam Cabinet allocated ₹400 crore for developing the campus at Bholaguri Tea Estate in Biswanath district.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid the foundation stone in 2025, ma[7] rking the formal beginning of construction.The university was named to honour Kanaklata Barua, a young Assamese freedom fighter who died in the Quit India Movement.[8][9]
