Thursday, December 08, 2005
More IITs -- this time regionally balanced
A snippet from http://www.baral.us/orissa/pdf/2005-nov9-newindpress.pdf
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It said that the IITs should be spread as far and wide and all seven should be in seven different states where neither an IIT nor an IIM existed. “I suggested that institutes of national importance should be dispersed as widely as possible for balanced regional development,'' said Bhalchandra Mungekar, Member (Education), Planning Commission.
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I hope the above planning comission member's view prevails.
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It said that the IITs should be spread as far and wide and all seven should be in seven different states where neither an IIT nor an IIM existed. “I suggested that institutes of national importance should be dispersed as widely as possible for balanced regional development,'' said Bhalchandra Mungekar, Member (Education), Planning Commission.
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I hope the above planning comission member's view prevails.
