PM asks to freeze the location decisions on new central universities and elite institutions until the 11th plan is finalized
October 23rd, 2007
We mentioned this earlier in https://www.orissalinks.com/?p=746. Following is an excerpt from a PTI report in Hindu. (New Indian Express also reports on this.)
In an effort to ensure spread of higher education avenues in an even manner, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has advised the HRD Ministry not to decide on locations of proposed establishment of new central universities and other elite institutions in the country till a mechanism was evolved for the purpose.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has indicated that the Ministry should await the finalization of the XI Plan before deciding on locations for the new central Universities, IITs, IIMs, IIITs and IISERs, the PMO said in a recent communication to the HRD Ministry.
"He (the Prime Minister) has also desired that the Ministry put in abeyance all further locational decisions till a formal mechanism is evolved for this purpose," it said.
The communication from the PMO was in response to a letter of HRD Minister Arjun Singh had written last month to the Prime Minister regarding establishment of these institutions.
Entry Filed under: MHRD bias against Odisha (past?),Odisha, others and the center,Planning Commission
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1. R. K. Ghosh | October 25th, 2007 at 9:52 am
I think MHRD has been aping Railway ministry for last 10 years in deciding locations of educational institute. Even fertilizers and chemicals minster has started this trend, otherwise I don’t understand the rationale behind locating NIPERs in Hajipur or Rae Barelly as reported in this site. So if what PM advised to MHRD is implementable then it will indicate some sense in education planning. We can only hope that PM’s diktat works given the present scenario.