Lok Sabha Question No. 1627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: National Institute of Fashion Technology
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Gautham Sigamani Pon, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Manjulata Mandal, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Supriya Sadanand Sule, C.N. Annadurai, Dhanush M Kumar, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Ganesan Selvam

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1627 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2022

## NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY

## 1627. SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) the institution-wise number of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) centres operational in the country along with their establishment year;
- (b)  whether  State  Governments  including  Tamil  Nadu  and  Maharashtra  along  with  Andaman  and Nicobar Islands have requested the Union Government to establish more such centres in their States/UT and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the time by which a final decision is likely to be taken by the Union Government in this regard;
- (d) whether the Union Government is also considering to double the number of NIFT in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  the  Union  Government  is  also  considering  to  encourage  institutions  to  bring  in  design expertise and technology from developed countries and if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): Details of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) campuses operational in the country along with their establishment year is given in Annexure.

(b) to (d): Details of the proposals received from State/UT Governments for establishment of new NIFT Campuses are as under:

| State / UT                         | Proposed Location   |
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Jharkhand                          | Ranchi              |
| Uttar Pradesh                      | Varanasi            |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | Visakhapatnam       |
| Tripura                            | Not indicated       |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | Daman               |

The proposals of States /  Union  Territories  were  examined  and they  have  been  requested  to  provide adequate  land  and  financial  support  as  per  the  prescribed  NIFT  policy  for  establishment  of  new campuses.   In  respect  of  Daman  &  Diu,  Board  of  Governors  of  NIFT  in  its  56 th meeting  held  on 4 th July 2022 has accorded in-principle approval to the proposal for establishment of NIFT Campus at Daman.  However,  response  from  other  States  with  required  financial  commitment  have  not  been received.

(e): NIFT has strategic agreement and partnership with 32 leading International Fashion Institute and Organisations which enables students to pursue a semester abroad or undertake secured internship.

## Annexure

## Details of NIFT campuses along with year of establishment

|   S. No. | NIFT Campuses            |   Year of Establishment |
|----------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|        1 | New Delhi                |                    1986 |
|        2 | Gandhinagar, Gujarat     |                    1995 |
|        3 | Hyderabad, Telangana     |                    1995 |
|        4 | Mumbai, Maharashtra      |                    1995 |
|        5 | Kolkata, West Bengal     |                    1995 |
|        6 | Chennai, Tamil Nadu      |                    1995 |
|        7 | Bengaluru, Karnataka     |                    1997 |
|        8 | Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh |                    2007 |
|        9 | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh   |                    2008 |
|       10 | Kannur, Kerala           |                    2008 |
|       11 | Patna, Bihar             |                    2008 |
|       12 | Shillong, Meghalaya      |                    2008 |
|       13 | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh |                    2009 |
|       14 | Bhubaneswar Odisha       |                    2010 |
|       15 | Jodhpur, Rajasthan       |                    2010 |
|       16 | Srinagar, Jammu &Kashmir |                    2016 |
|       17 | Panchkula, Haryana       |                    2019 |