The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HTD) has decided to open an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kutelabhata locality of the Steel City in Chhattisgarh, officials informed.
Notably on April 27 last year, the Chhattisgarh Government had identified sites for permanent and temporary campuses for the proposed Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Bhilai and Naya Raipur respectively.
The Mentor Institute of the new IIT in Chhattisgarh would be IIT Hyderabad, it was informed.
In the Union Budget Speech 2014-15, the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely had announced to set up five IITs in the Jammu, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala and five IIMs in the States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, Odisha and Maharashtra.
The State Governments were to identify suitable land measuring about 500-600 acres which was to be allotted free of cost, free of legal encumbrances at a location having necessary infrastructure such as road, rail and air connectivity, physical infrastructure and basic-facilities for setting up of the IITs.
A budgetary provision of Rs 1000 crore under Plan Head has been made for these institutes during the financial year 2015-16.
Construction and completion of the new/permanent campuses will depend upon handing over of the land, free of any legal encumbrance by the respective State Governments, officials stated.
