of demand of its products. The factory was equipped with three small kilns, two chimneys and three ball mills. Instead of closing the factory completely the Government of Uttar Pradesh converted it into a Pottery Development Centre. Industry The development activities of U.P. Small Industrial Corporation Ltd. resulted in setting up of UPSIC Potteries Ltd. in 1976–77. There was a widespread complaint about the efficiency of the UPSIC Potteries Ltd., primarily because of high costs. The Government of Uttar Pradesh set up a panel in Nov.1990 to examine the working of the corporation and to consider the proposal of the passing of the commercial activities back to the Pottery Development Centre (Local Office of Directorate of fisheries.) Though an industrial region, Khurja lacks the infrastructure for good industry by European standards. Since there are often power cuts lasting around eight hours, all factories and most homes have private generators. The municipality water supply is insufficient or everybody's need so many have water pumps to extract groundwater. Higher education NREC College - Originally called Natthimal Ramsahay Edward Coronation, and now called Natthimal Ramsahay Educational Courses, it is one of the oldest colleges in India and offers courses up to PhD level including bachelor and master degrees along with LLB and B.Ed. It has also conducted NCC training programs for several decades. The College is affiliated to Meerut University and is one of the largest institutes of that university. AKP (PG) College - Arya Kanya Pathshala Post Graduate College is a girls' college offering graduate and post graduate degrees. The College is affiliated to Meerut University. The subjects offered for the degree are: - Graduate: Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Economics, History, Home Science, Music, Political Science - Post Graduate: Hindi and Political Science. Seth Gangasagar Jatia Polytechnic - The Polytechnic provides diploma in various fields e.g. Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Glass & Ceramic Engineering etc. It is the only institute in Uttar Pradesh which facilitates diploma engineering in Glass and Ceramic Engineering. Vaidya Yagyadutta Sharma Ayurvaidik Mahavidyalaya - The college provides education in practice of ancient Indian medicine Ayurveda. It offers a Degree course in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery, After Varanasi, Khurja is the largest educational centre in India for the study of Sanskrit language. It has many Sanskrit colleges, such as: Radha Krishna Sanskrit Mahavidayalaya Seth Ganga Sagar Sanskrit Vidyalaya Sanskrit Manishi Secondary Education Khurja also has several government Secondary Education colleges including