Many 11th plan HRD initiatives including 20 new IIITs facing roadblocks; Minister Sibal seeks PM’s help
July 21st, 2010
Following is an excerpt from a report in Indian Express.
… Sibal had written to the PM seeking his intervention on three stuck schemes including the proposal to set up 20 new IIITs (Indian Institutes of Information Technology) on PPP basis, which was shot down by the Finance Ministry earlier this month. Of the other two stuck projects, one is meant to finance state universities and colleges, and the second is a Rs 2,000-crore scheme to set up 2,500 vocational schools across the country.
The PMO has now asked the Planning Commission to re-examine the projects.
Sibal is learnt to have brought to the PM’s notice how these projects were key to increasing the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education. India is looking at a GER target of 20 per cent by 2020 against a dismal 12 per cent at present.
… the ministry’s proposal — shared with all state governments last year — to incentivise states for setting up new universities and colleges has also hit a roadblock. The proposal is to provide Central assistance to state governments to the tune of 1/3rd of the capital cost for setting up of new universities and colleges and also for expansion of existing institutes. The state governments will be required to bear 2/3rd of the capital cost and recurring expenditure. In fact, states have already been asked to identify land and suitable locations for these new institutions and also prepare detailed project reports.
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2 Writeup
1. Abhisek | July 21st, 2010 at 1:04 pm
While the State Govt. says that it has acquired 100 acres of land near Berhampur University for the purpose of IIIT at Berhampur, the centre is in double minds about 20 IIITs according to reports. It seems the state govt. has become complacent after getting a few of central institutions like AIIMS, NISER, CU and IIT. The alacrity and enthusiasm of the state govt is missing this time for IIIT at Berhampur and ESIC Medical College at Rourkela.
2. pabitra kumar barad | July 22nd, 2010 at 3:33 pm
You are absolutely right Mr. abhisekh.We odia are satisfied with little.(ame odiamane alpake santust).The govt of odisha is in cold storage now.They are not bother about Vedant University,IIM NID.THough Union minister Mr jena promised to open a NIPER in odisha, where is his promise.The ruling BJD party is in troube with scam like illegal mining, coal mining.They have notime to think about higher education in odisha.Some representitive were visited USA recently. what is the outcome?