Lok Sabha Question No. 208 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Delay in Land Allotment to Premier Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.208 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## Delay in Land Allotment to Premier Institutions

## * 208. SHRIMATI VANGA  GEETHA VISWANATH :

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  are  delays  in  land  allotment  which  led  to  severe  cost overrun in the construction of premier Institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for permanent campuses to house Centrally funded educational institutions, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  five  IITs  in  Jammu,  Dharwad,  Tirupati,  Bhilai  and  Palakkad  are still in the process of constructing permanent campuses; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 208 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019 REGARDING DELAY IN LAND ALLOTMENT TO PREMIER INSTITUTIONS ASKED BY SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH. (a): Yes  sir, there have  been  delays  in land allotment by the State Governments concerned in respect of few Centrally funded Institutions, which is one of the reasons for cost overrun in the construction of these Institutes. The details are as per Annexure enclosed. (b) to (c):   Six new IITs have been established one each at Jammu (J&K), Bhilai (Chhattisgarh),  Tirupati  (Andhra  Pradesh),  Goa  (Goa),  Palakkad  (Kerala)  and Dharwad  (Karnataka)  in  accordance  with  Budget  Announcements  2014-15 and 2015-16.

The  Government  approved  construction  of  permanent  campuses  of these  IITs  at  a  total  cost  of  Rs.7002.42  crores  over  a  period  of  three  years from 2017-18 to 2019-20.  The process for construction has started in all IITs except IIT Goa where the land is yet to be handed over.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.208 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019 REGARDING DELAY IN LAND ALLOTMENT TO PREMIER INSTITUTIONS ASKED BY SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH.

|      | Name of Institute   | Date of approval by the Cabinet   | Date of land allotment   |
|------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
| NITs | Arunachal Pradesh   | 17.09.2009                        | 02.02.2012               |
| NITs | Delhi               | 17.09.2009                        | 26.08.2014               |
| NITs | Meghalaya           | 17.09.2009                        | 28.04.2011               |
| NITs | Mizoram             | 17.09.2009                        | 25.06.2015               |
| NITs | Nagaland            | 17.09.2009                        | 16.01.2012               |
| NITs | Puducherry          | 17.09.2009                        | 16.11.2012               |
| NITs | Goa                 | 17.09.2009                        | 15.07.2017               |
| NITs | Manipur             | 17.09.2009                        | 31.01.2011               |
|      | Jodhpur             | 17.07.2008                        | 07.03.2011               |
|      | Patna               | 17.07.2008                        | 19.04.2011               |
|      | Bhubaneswar         | 17.07.2008                        | 15.09.2010               |
|      | Gandhinagar         | 17.07.2008                        | 30.07.2012               |
|      | Ropar               | 17.07.2008                        | 12.06.2009               |
|      | Indore              | 17.07.2008                        | 27.06.2012               |
|      | Mandi               | 17.07.2008                        | 18.01.2011               |
| SPAs | Bhopal              | 26.06.2008                        | Aug, 2010                |
| SPAs | Vijayawada          | 26.06.2008                        | Sept, 2013               |