Lok Sabha Question No. 1548 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: New IITs and IIMs
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, M. UDHAYAKUMAR, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, B.N. CHANDRAPPA

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1548**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2015**

**New IITs and IIMs**

1548. DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

ADV. M.UDHAYAKUMAR:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

SHRI D.K. SURESH:

SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

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

(a) 	the criteria fixed for setting up of new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in the country;

(b) 	whether the Government has decided to postpone the launch of new IITs and IIMs in certain States, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise;

(c) 	whether the Government has received requests from some States regarding setting up of IIMs in their States, if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard, State-wise; and

(d) 	the funds allocated for the purpose during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) : 	Based on the recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and also taking into account the regional imbalance, eight new IITs in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh were set up pursuant to approval of the Union Cabinet in July, 2008. As per Budget Announcement, 2014-15, it was decided to establish 5 new IITs in Jammu, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Kerala and five new IIMs in Punjab, Bihar, Maharashtra, Odisha and Himachal Pradesh. In pursuance of Budget Announcement, 2015-16, it has been decided to set up an IIT in Karnataka and an IIM in Jammu & Kashmir, in addition to conversion of Indian School of Mines (ISM) Dhanbad into an IIT.

As regards criteria for establishment of IITs and IIMs, the concerned State Governments are asked to identify contiguous land measuring about 500-600 acres for IITs and 200 acres for IIMs, which is to be allotted free of cost, free from any legal encumbrances at a location having necessary physical and social infrastructure such as road, rail and air connectivity.

(b) : 	Two of the IITs, namely IIT Tirupathi (Andhra Pradesh) and IIT Palakkad (Kerala) will commence their academic session from 2015-16.  The operationalization of six IIMs in Amritsar (Punjab), Bodhgaya (Bihar), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Sambalpur (Odisha), Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) and Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) has been approved by the Union Cabinet.  The academic session of these new IIMs will commence from 2015-16.  Land for setting up IITs in Jammu, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Karnataka and IIM in Jammu & Kashmir could not be finalized in time to start academic session in 2015-16.

(c): 	Requests have been received from the Governments of Goa, Tripura, Assam, Puducherry, Telengana and Utter Pradesh for establishment of IIMs.  There is no proposal to set up additional IIMs in these States.

(d) : 	A fund of Rs.10.00 crore each has been released to the Mentor Institutes for operationalizaton of new IIMs at Amritsar (Punjab), Bodhgaya (Bihar), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Sambalpur (Odisha), Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh), and Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) functional from the current year 2015-16 from their temporary campuses.

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