473 junior colleges to be covered under second phase of scheme Education Minister A. Suresh on Wednesday said no compromise should be made in the quality of works taken up as part of Nadu-Nedu in junior colleges. In a video conference, he said in the second phase of the programme, besides schools, junior colleges were also being included. Of the 16,345 educational institutions that would get a facelift in this round, 473 of them were junior colleges, he said. The Minister said all works would be taken up under the supervision of the College Development Committees to ensure transparency and accountability. The officials should coordinate with regard to their roles and see to it that the works were completed before the stipulated deadline, he said.