Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, May 9: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (NPP) and former Education Minister Harshdev Singh met the Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani at her office here and submitted a memorandum to her seeking immediate operationalization of IIT and IIM announced for Jammu region and making at least the IIT functional from the current academic year.
The NPP leader said that though the IIT for Jammu region had been announced in 2014 but regretted that the eligible students of not only the previous year but also the current year were being deprived of the opportunity of availing the benefits of the most advanced technology institute despite sanction. He said that assurances were given for early commencement of classes not only during the previous year but the Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed had very categorically announced last month also to start the first batch for the said IIT from the GCET complex Kot Bhalwal during the current year.
Regretting the non- publication of the name of the newly sanctioned IIT for Jammu region in the list of institutes authorized to make admissions for the current year, Mr Singh sought the personal intervention of Union HRD Minister in the interests of all aspiring and eligible candidates of the State who would otherwise be deprived of the great opportunity.
Mr Singh further appealed to give preference to rural areas in the matter of selection of location for the said institutes, inviting the attention of the HRD Minister towards the neglect of rural populace in the matter of establishing of institutions of higher learning.
Seeking the personal intervention of the HRD Minister to address the concerns of rural youth, NPP leader demanded the establishment of IIM institute in Ramnagar area of Udhampur. He said that besides the availability of huge chunk of free State land, Ramnagar tehsil provided the most suitable location for the establishment of said institute from the point of view of climate, security, geography and topography. He also appealed for establishment of IIT in Samba area. He also demanded to provide a Degree College in Majalta tehsil in view of its feasibility and repeated assurances given by the Govt to the people of the area.
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