Requests for setting up of new NIFT campuses at Panchkula (Haryana) and Ranchi (Jharkhand) have been approved by the Board of Governors of NIFT. At present, NIFT has 16 campuses (list given below) all over India.
|
S. No. |
Campus |
State |
|
1. |
Bengaluru |
Karnataka |
|
2. |
Bhopal |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
3. |
Bhubaneswar |
Odisha |
|
4. |
Chennai |
Tamil Nadu |
|
5. |
Gandhinagar |
Gujarat |
|
6. |
Hyderabad |
Telangana |
|
7. |
Jodhpur |
Rajasthan |
|
8. |
Kangra |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
9. |
Kannur |
Kerala |
|
10. |
Kolkata |
West Bengal |
|
11. |
Mumbai |
Maharashtra |
|
12. |
New Delhi |
NCT of Delhi |
|
13. |
Patna |
Bihar |
|
14. |
Rae Bareli |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
15. |
Shillong |
Meghalaya |
|
16. |
Srinagar |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Of the two new centres approved by Board of Governors, NIFT at Panchkula (Haryana) and Ranchi (Jharkhand), no funds have been allocated so far.
A policy has been formulated for establishment of new NIFT Campuses as per which the State Government is required to submit a proposal along with following commitments:
(i) 20-30 acres of land.
(ii) Rs. 150-200 crore for construction of Campus at the price rates of CPWD for 2011-12.
(iii) Rs. 30 crore for provision of equipments, machines and furniture at the rates of 2011-12.
(iv) Annual revenue grants to adjust revenue deficit, till the Campus becomes financially viable.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
