Lok Sabha Question No. 3 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Institutions of National Importance under AP Reorganisation Act, 2014
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 3

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## Institutions of National Importance under AP Reorganisation Act, 2014

## *3. SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to set up institutions of National Importance in Andhra Pradesh as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of such Institutions that have been set up in Andhra Pradesh post bifurcation;
- (d) whether the Government has established any such Institution in the field of Agriculture as envisaged under the said Act; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons for delay in establishing such Institutions of National Importance?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  3  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  18.07.2022  REGARDING  'INSTITUTIONS  OF NATIONAL  IMPORTANCE  UNDER  AP  REORGANISATION  ACT,  2014'  ASKED  BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY AND SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU

(a) to (c)    Yes, Sir. The Government has taken steps to establish institutions of national importance in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. This includes one  IIT,  one  NIT,  one  IIM,  one  IISER,  one  Central  University,  one  Petroleum  University,  one Agricultural University and one IIIT. The details of these institutions are as below:

1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Tirupati : Started functioning from year 2015-16.
2. National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tadepalligudem : Started functioning from year 2015.
3. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Visakhapatnam : Started functioning from year 2015-16.
4. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati:  Started functioning from year 2015-16.
5. Central University, Anantpur : Started functioning from year 2018-19.
6. Petroleum University : Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, Visakhapatnam, is functioning from  2016-17.
7. Agricultural  University  :  Acharya  N.G.  Ranga  Agricultural  University(ANGRAU),  Guntur  : Started functioning from year 2014.
8. Indian  Institute  of  Information  Technology  Design  and  Manufacturing,  Kurnool  :  Started functioning from 2015-16.

(d) and (e) Yes Sir. In the field of agriculture, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University(ANGRAU),  Guntur  has  been  fully  established  with  headquarter,  colleges,  institutional facilities etc. and has started functioning from 2014, as per the mandate of the State Government. Further, ANGRAU has been accredited by Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) and fulfilling criteria for quality agriculture education.

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