GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1137
ANSWERED ON:13.07.2009
SETTING UP OF NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTES
DUSHYANT SINGH
(a) whether the Government proposes to sep up new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs) in various parts of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the name of places selected for the same purpose, Statewise;
(c) the funds allocated for the purpose;
(d) the number of requests received from the State Governments for setting up of new IIMs, IITs, IIITs, IISERs and NITs during the Eleventh Five Year Plan, State-wise;
(e) the status thereof alongwith the action taken thereon, state-wise; and
(f) the time by which these institutes are likely to be made functional?
Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:-
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a): Yes, sir.
(b): The Government have decided to set up 8 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), 8 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), 20 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), 5 Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research (IISERs) and 10 National Institutes of Technology (NITs) in the various part of the country during the XI Plan period. The details of the places selected are as follows: IITs : Patna (Bihar), Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), Rajasthan, Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Ropar (Punjab), Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) and Indore (Madhya Pradesh). IIMs : Shillong (Meghalaya), Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Rohtak (Haryana), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan. IISERs : Kolkata, Pune, Mohali, Bhopal and Thiruvananthapuram. NITs : Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Goa, Puducherry, Delhi, Uttaranchal & Sikkim. No specific location has been selected.
(c): During the XI Five Year Plan, fund allocation to the institutions is as follows:- (Rs. In crores)
S.No. Name of the Allocation of Institute funds
1. IITs 2000.00
2. IIMs 600.00
3. NITs 500.00
4. IIITs 600.00
5. IISERs 2000.00
(d) to (f) : A large number of requests have been received from various State Governments to establish these institutions in their respective states. Based on these requests and after taking into account regional imbalances, a decision was taken to set up these institutions. Eight IITs have been set up in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Orissa, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Out of these, six IITs have already been started functioning from the academic session 2008-09 and the remaining in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh will commence their academic session from 2009-10. IISERs at Pune, Mohali, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram and Kolkata have already started functioning. The Expenditure Finance Committee meeting for setting up of IIMs & NITs was held on 09-06-2009. One IIM at Shillong has already started functioning. For the remaining, four IIMs are to be operationalised at Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu in the first phase. Twenty IIITs are to be set up in various part of the country mostly on Public Private Partnership (PPP) model during XI Five Year Plan.