Shimla, June 6 -- Lahaul-Spiti MLA Anuradha Rana on Saturday said that Government Degree College, Kukumseri, will not be merged under the state's proposed enrolment-based rationalisation exercise after the issue was taken up with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.

The development comes days after Rana had urged the state government to exempt Government Degree College, Kukumseri, from the Higher Education Department's proposed rationalisation policy for colleges with low enrolment, citing the unique geographical and demographic challenges of the tribal district.

In a social media post, the MLA said she met the Chief Minister and submitted a representation seeking cancellation of the proposal to merge the college.

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