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existing boys' boarding house was converted into a girls' hostel.
Jamnagar Halari Visa Oshwal Vidyalay: Ramji Anand Shah on January 26 1993 performed the opening ceremony of ground floor and Rameshchandra Harakhchand Dodhia performed the opening ceremony of the first floor on the same day. It has facilities for a primary school and a high school with a total capacity of 2500 students.
Oshwal Education Trust: To meet the demand for a good educational institution with English as the medium of instruction in Jamnagar, Lakhamshi Govindji Haria gave a donation of 1,100,000 rupees. A charitable trust known as the Oshwal Education Trust was registered on March 14, 1986.
On December 4, 1981 a kindergarten school was started in temporary facilities. A new building was built in June 1986 to provide education from kindergarten to high school level in the L.G. Haria School. The first year enrolment was 440 students. At present the enrolment is 1800 students.
To cater for college level education the Trust established Shri G.H.Gosrani Commerce and Shri D.D.Nagda B.B.A. College in June 1998, in Jamnagar. An MBA program has been started in the year 2000 in the Shri Jaysukhlal Vadhar Institute of Management Studies and Shri Bipin T. Vadhar College of Management. On February 27, 2001, a new building for the college level classes was opened. There are plans to build more support facilities such as a sport complex, theater and other facilities.
Jamnagar Oshwal International Center: A community center with accommodation for travelers and full facilities for social and religious activities was completed in 1994
