Jaitley announces one IIT for Goa, in union budget

GOANEWS DESK, PANAJI | 10 July 2014 15:06 IST

Goa will finally get one Indian Institute of Technology, from among the five new IITs the central government is planning to set up.

Union finance minister Arun Jaitley, while presenting his maiden budget in the Lok Sabha today, announced five new IITs in the country.

“I also intend to set up five more IITs in the Jammu, Chattisgarh, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala”, he stated.

A demand in this regard was also made by Goa’s BJP chief minister Manohar Parrikar, an IITian himself.

While also announcing five more IIMs in the country, Jaitley said the government intends to set up one IIM in each state, ultimately.

“Five IIMs would be set up in the States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, Odisha and Maharashtra”, said the union finance minister.

 

Making these announcements while covering the sector of higher education, Jaitley also announced a world-class centre of higher learning in Madhya Pradesh.

“The country needs a large number of Centres of higher learning which are world class. I propose to set up Jai Prakash Narayan National Centre for Excellence in Humanities in Madhya Pradesh.”

The union budget had made a provision of Rs 500 crore for all these projects.


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Congressmen of Goa unite you have nothing to loose but IIT an institution which produced a Parriker who cost you your easy profession. So also environmentalists, Goa Bachao, special statusquoists can join them

- Madhav Bastodker, Ponda | 12 th July 2014 07:59

 

State Of Goa Government Must Start Use Or Give Policy In Dealing With Ideal Flats, Plots & Shops. Ideal Keeping Flats, Shops & Plots Is The Threat For The Development Of Goa & Goans. People Are Buying And Not Utilizing Their Shops, Flats & Plots And Keeping Goa Backward. Either Use It Or Give It To The State Of Goa Government.

- Jose Rod, Goa | 10 th July 2014 16:14

 

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