Mysuru, Oct. 12 -- The Fine Arts and Handicrafts Camp and Exhibition, organised by the Mysuru Dasara Fine Arts and Handicrafts Sub-Committee at Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts (CAVA) in Siddarthanagar, was inaugurated by Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj S. Tangadagi yesterday.

Speaking on the occasion, Tangadagi said that CAVA was established in 1913 as a technical educational school. After Independence, efforts were made to improve visual arts education.

The Minister assured that the Rs. 2 crore grant, allocated in the budget for CAVA's development, will be released soon.

He said that the institution needed more staff and that certain issues related to reservation in recruitment had been resolved.

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