This is very unfortunate but not surprising that Bihar has again missed the train.
Govt of Bihar is just happy because they get IIT and a Central univ . Govt of Bihar has established Chandragupta institute of management about which they popularised that this is an institute of( IIM kind).
This is very bad that Bihar Govt doesn't perhaps take effort to demand for IIM in Bihar.Many officers may be happy about chandra Gupta Institute of Management but this is not sufficient.
The same thing is happening with IISER which we were demanding since the announcement of the IISER by Central govt and also submitted report to govt.
Because of our effort, Now Bihar govt is also with us in compaign for getting IISER .But perhaps not much efforts has been taken except once Our Hon'ble CM wrote letter to Hon'ble PM about demanding IISER for Bihar.
This is the exact time for Bihar to get all these institutes as the present govt. in Bihar is serious about development .In addition , we have Sri Fatami jee from Bihar in central ministry (MHRD). Laloo jee is also at good position in cabinet. But it seems they even don't know much about IISER and importance of this institute for Bihar.
Now time has come Leaders of Bihar should come on one front on the issue of the development of the state. They should forget their political enmity .
First develop the state and then take credit of it..
I hope, " Der Ayenge par Durust Ayenge".
Warm Regards,
Bibhuti Bikramaditya
Seoul, S Korea
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
HRD Ministry Disappoints Bihar on IIM: State to Get A Central Univesrity and also A World Class University
PRESS NOTE - STATES IDENTIFIED FOR LOCATING NEW CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE 11TH FIVE YEAR PLAN
The 11th Five Year Plan, endorsed by the National Development Council in December, 2007, envisages, inter-alia, establishment of the following new higher education institutions in the Central sector:
A Technical Education Institutions
· 8 Indian Institutes of Technology
· 7 Indian Institutes of Management
B Central Universities
· 14 Universities aiming at world class standards
· 16 Universities in States which do not have a Central University at present
2. Out of the above new institutions, location decisions had already been taken in the case of 4 IITs and one IIM. Hon’ble Prime Minister has since approved the proposals made by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, for the location of the remaining institutions as per the details given below.
Location of new IITs/ IIMs.
3. Location of 4 IITs (in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Himachal Pradesh), and one IIM (at Shillong) have already been announced. The Central Government has now decided to locate the remaining 4 IITs and 6 IIMs in the following States :-
IITs - Orissa, Madhya Pradesh (Indore), Gujarat and Punjab
IIMs - Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh (Raipur), Uttarakhand and Haryana In addition, it is also proposed to convert the Institute of Technology of the Banaras Hindu University into an IIT. Admission to this Institute is already based on the IIT – Joint Entrance Examination.
Location of 14 World Class Universities
4. As regards 14 Central Universities aiming at world class standards, it has been considered necessary that these are located in or near selected large cities which would automatically have the kind of connectivity and infrastructure which such universities would need. Accordingly, it has been decided to locate one such University in each of the 14 States/Region as shown in the enclosed List, and to request concerned State Governments to identify adequate land in or near the selected cities.
Location of 16 Central Universities in Uncovered States
5. 16 States which do not have a Central University at present, and which will get one Central University each in the 11th Plan are Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Goa. Of these, in three States, existing State Universities will be taken over by the Central Government and converted into Central Universities. These three Universities are Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar (in Madhya Pradesh), Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur (in Chhattisgarh), and Goa University.
6. Establishment of IITs, IIMs and Central Universities in the above States is subject to State Governments offering adequate land at suitable locations, free of cost, for the purpose. Each of the concerned State Government is being requested to offer land accordingly. Actual establishment of these institutions would however depend, among other things, on how quickly the concerned State Governments respond by allotting adequate land at suitable locations.
State-wise List of Cities Identified for locating 14 Central Universities during the XIth Plan which would aim to achieve world class standards
State City
1. Maharashtra - Pune
2. West Bengal - Kolkata
3. Tamil Nadu - Coimbatore
4. Karnataka - Mysore
5. Andhra Pradesh - Vishakapatanam
6. Gujarat - Gandhinagar
7. Rajasthan - Jaipur
8. Bihar - Patna
9. Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal
10. Kerala - Kochi
11. Punjab - Amritsar
12. Orissa - Bhubaneshwar
13. Uttar Padesh - Greater NOIDA
14. North Eastern Region - Guwahati
.....
Department of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD
PIB, New Delhi; Chatra 08, 1930,March 28, 2008
HB/VL/SB/conference28.3
A Technical Education Institutions
· 8 Indian Institutes of Technology
· 7 Indian Institutes of Management
B Central Universities
· 14 Universities aiming at world class standards
· 16 Universities in States which do not have a Central University at present
2. Out of the above new institutions, location decisions had already been taken in the case of 4 IITs and one IIM. Hon’ble Prime Minister has since approved the proposals made by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, for the location of the remaining institutions as per the details given below.
Location of new IITs/ IIMs.
3. Location of 4 IITs (in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Himachal Pradesh), and one IIM (at Shillong) have already been announced. The Central Government has now decided to locate the remaining 4 IITs and 6 IIMs in the following States :-
IITs - Orissa, Madhya Pradesh (Indore), Gujarat and Punjab
IIMs - Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh (Raipur), Uttarakhand and Haryana In addition, it is also proposed to convert the Institute of Technology of the Banaras Hindu University into an IIT. Admission to this Institute is already based on the IIT – Joint Entrance Examination.
Location of 14 World Class Universities
4. As regards 14 Central Universities aiming at world class standards, it has been considered necessary that these are located in or near selected large cities which would automatically have the kind of connectivity and infrastructure which such universities would need. Accordingly, it has been decided to locate one such University in each of the 14 States/Region as shown in the enclosed List, and to request concerned State Governments to identify adequate land in or near the selected cities.
Location of 16 Central Universities in Uncovered States
5. 16 States which do not have a Central University at present, and which will get one Central University each in the 11th Plan are Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Goa. Of these, in three States, existing State Universities will be taken over by the Central Government and converted into Central Universities. These three Universities are Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar (in Madhya Pradesh), Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur (in Chhattisgarh), and Goa University.
6. Establishment of IITs, IIMs and Central Universities in the above States is subject to State Governments offering adequate land at suitable locations, free of cost, for the purpose. Each of the concerned State Government is being requested to offer land accordingly. Actual establishment of these institutions would however depend, among other things, on how quickly the concerned State Governments respond by allotting adequate land at suitable locations.
State-wise List of Cities Identified for locating 14 Central Universities during the XIth Plan which would aim to achieve world class standards
State City
1. Maharashtra - Pune
2. West Bengal - Kolkata
3. Tamil Nadu - Coimbatore
4. Karnataka - Mysore
5. Andhra Pradesh - Vishakapatanam
6. Gujarat - Gandhinagar
7. Rajasthan - Jaipur
8. Bihar - Patna
9. Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal
10. Kerala - Kochi
11. Punjab - Amritsar
12. Orissa - Bhubaneshwar
13. Uttar Padesh - Greater NOIDA
14. North Eastern Region - Guwahati
.....
Department of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD
PIB, New Delhi; Chatra 08, 1930,March 28, 2008
HB/VL/SB/conference28.3
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Department of Atomic Energy and University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai on the occasion of signing of MoU between the two Organisations to
http://www.dae.gov.in/press/uictpress.htm
In the 21st century, where knowledge economy propels a nation, higher education is the major contributor to the economic growth of the country. In India the number of Engineering Technology Ph.D.'s per year 1,000,000 persons is 0.8, which is much smaller compared to other developed countries; for example, the number is 33 in Japan, 30 in the USA and 3 in China. Further, the number of Ph.Ds in Engineering and Technology is dismally small compared to that in Basic Sciences. The number of Ph.D.s that is directly proportional to the GDP of the country needs to be enhanced to 3000. There is indeed a wide gap to be filled up.
The other key driver of the economy is the energy production: each rupee invested in the energy sector increases the output by ten to fifteen rupees. Evidently, India has to harness all forms of renewable and non-renewable energy sources to increase its energy production. Solar, wind, bio energy are as important for widely distributed production and the uses as are coal, hydrocarbon and nuclear energy for centralised production, especially for metropolitan areas and industrial sector. The scenario of energy mix has to gradually shift towards nuclear energy as the major component in order to cut down carbon dioxide emission and reduce global warming. In future, nuclear energy can totally eliminate carbon dioxide emission in the transport sector by producing hydrogen fuel in the most energy efficient manner. The massive R&D programme launched by the Department of Atomic Energy towards design and manufacture of higher capacity power plants and nuclear fuel breeding reactors, commencing the thorium fuel cycle, employing high temperature reactors for direct hydrogen production, and initiating work on the accelerator driven inherently safe nuclear reactor and prototype fusion reactors. These efforts require a pool of talented, motivated and highly qualified personnel: engineers and technologists with deep insight into science, and scientists with competence in engineering to convert research output to technology.
Chemical engineering with a multidisciplinary base has played a major role in shaping the technologies for the nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear reactors, and many advanced energy conversion technologies. University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (UICT) is one of the foremost academic institutions in India with a proven track record in training high quality manpower and in conducting research in Chemical Engineering and Technology. While UICT is a major resource institution in terms of technology development and fundamental research at the cutting edge on the global scale, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), in particular, Bhabha Atomic Research· Centre and Indira Gandhi Centre of Atomic Research have demonstrated over decades their ability to conduct multi-disciplinary, mission oriented R&D leading to a large number of indigenous and innovative chemical engineering processes, equipment and instruments, and technologies. DAE and UICT are joining hands to launch the DAEUICT Centre for Chemical Engineering Education and Research to impart education at the Ph. D. level, where interdisciplinary character of Chemical Engineering Education is the essence. With an annual intake of ,20 Ph. D. students per year from various streams, namely, M.Sc. in basic sciences, M. Tech/B. Tech in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical/Materials Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, the Centre will support 100 Ph. D. students, all engaged in research in the energy sector This scheme will also provide opportunity to the young research scholars, who will be trained with broad based curricula covering basic sciences and chemical engineering, to carry out their experiments in the state of the art laboratories of QAE institutes, especially of BARC and IGCAR.
This Centre has another major function. It will boost the Collaborative Research Programme between DAE institutions and UICT, by adding in a major way to the existing research projects commissioned through the Board of Nuclear Sciences and the Centre for Knowledge Based Engineering (CKBE). Many of the DAE funded projects have been successfully completed. They are in the areas of process simulation of heavy water plants, ion chromatography for zirconium decontamination and recycle, annular centrifugal extractors for efficient solvent extraction, software for non-destructive radiometric investigation of chemical plants, etc. For the Research Projects under the Centre, the scientists of BARC and IGCAR in consultation with the faculty members of the UICT have identified several advanced topics of research in Chemical Engineering, which will provide understanding of various phenomena, and help in developing novel technologies and in improving the efficiency and reliability of the existing processes. 'Examples of such research areas are: Computational fluid dynamics modelling of fluidised bed with chemical vapour deposition on the particles, two phase flow in diverse systems: liquid metal flow in fast reactors, gas driven liquid metal flow in Accelerator Driven System targets, pulsed extraction columns, cavitation in sodium pumps, etc. It also includes the cutting edge technologies, such as, molecular modelling for developing specified solvents and ionic liquids, Development of novel processes for radioactive decontamination by gel, hydrogen generation by iodine-sulphur process for combining with high temperature nuclear reactor, and pyro-electrochemical reduction of actinide oxides and their separation. These knowledge and understanding will contribute immensely to the nuclear energy programmes in Nuclear fuel production, Fuel reprocessing technologies, Radioactive Waste management, Energy conversion technologies, Thermal hydraulics of fast breeder
A new building will be constructed in the existing premises of UICT, which will house teaching laboratories, lecture halls, CAD - CAM laboratory and computer centre, research laboratories, and pilot scale equipment testing facility. The Centre will also support upto six faculty positions. The Centre initially will be funded to the tune of Rs 75 crores by DAE during the XI and XII Five Year Plan periods.
The benefits that will accrue from this centre are manifold. The important ones being several independent research projects will be completed, with deliverables linked with energy programmes; A pool of young talented and dedicated Ph.D. level engineers with a multidisciplinary perspective will be created with a potential to be absorbed in the DAE units. It will provide a platform for interactions between R&D scientists of DAE and academic personnel from UICT. The new knowledge and the technologies generated in the centre is expected to fulfill atleast partially, the urgent need of our country and society in terms of wealth generation and national security in various sectors.
In the 21st century, where knowledge economy propels a nation, higher education is the major contributor to the economic growth of the country. In India the number of Engineering Technology Ph.D.'s per year 1,000,000 persons is 0.8, which is much smaller compared to other developed countries; for example, the number is 33 in Japan, 30 in the USA and 3 in China. Further, the number of Ph.Ds in Engineering and Technology is dismally small compared to that in Basic Sciences. The number of Ph.D.s that is directly proportional to the GDP of the country needs to be enhanced to 3000. There is indeed a wide gap to be filled up.
The other key driver of the economy is the energy production: each rupee invested in the energy sector increases the output by ten to fifteen rupees. Evidently, India has to harness all forms of renewable and non-renewable energy sources to increase its energy production. Solar, wind, bio energy are as important for widely distributed production and the uses as are coal, hydrocarbon and nuclear energy for centralised production, especially for metropolitan areas and industrial sector. The scenario of energy mix has to gradually shift towards nuclear energy as the major component in order to cut down carbon dioxide emission and reduce global warming. In future, nuclear energy can totally eliminate carbon dioxide emission in the transport sector by producing hydrogen fuel in the most energy efficient manner. The massive R&D programme launched by the Department of Atomic Energy towards design and manufacture of higher capacity power plants and nuclear fuel breeding reactors, commencing the thorium fuel cycle, employing high temperature reactors for direct hydrogen production, and initiating work on the accelerator driven inherently safe nuclear reactor and prototype fusion reactors. These efforts require a pool of talented, motivated and highly qualified personnel: engineers and technologists with deep insight into science, and scientists with competence in engineering to convert research output to technology.
Chemical engineering with a multidisciplinary base has played a major role in shaping the technologies for the nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear reactors, and many advanced energy conversion technologies. University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (UICT) is one of the foremost academic institutions in India with a proven track record in training high quality manpower and in conducting research in Chemical Engineering and Technology. While UICT is a major resource institution in terms of technology development and fundamental research at the cutting edge on the global scale, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), in particular, Bhabha Atomic Research· Centre and Indira Gandhi Centre of Atomic Research have demonstrated over decades their ability to conduct multi-disciplinary, mission oriented R&D leading to a large number of indigenous and innovative chemical engineering processes, equipment and instruments, and technologies. DAE and UICT are joining hands to launch the DAEUICT Centre for Chemical Engineering Education and Research to impart education at the Ph. D. level, where interdisciplinary character of Chemical Engineering Education is the essence. With an annual intake of ,20 Ph. D. students per year from various streams, namely, M.Sc. in basic sciences, M. Tech/B. Tech in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical/Materials Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, the Centre will support 100 Ph. D. students, all engaged in research in the energy sector This scheme will also provide opportunity to the young research scholars, who will be trained with broad based curricula covering basic sciences and chemical engineering, to carry out their experiments in the state of the art laboratories of QAE institutes, especially of BARC and IGCAR.
This Centre has another major function. It will boost the Collaborative Research Programme between DAE institutions and UICT, by adding in a major way to the existing research projects commissioned through the Board of Nuclear Sciences and the Centre for Knowledge Based Engineering (CKBE). Many of the DAE funded projects have been successfully completed. They are in the areas of process simulation of heavy water plants, ion chromatography for zirconium decontamination and recycle, annular centrifugal extractors for efficient solvent extraction, software for non-destructive radiometric investigation of chemical plants, etc. For the Research Projects under the Centre, the scientists of BARC and IGCAR in consultation with the faculty members of the UICT have identified several advanced topics of research in Chemical Engineering, which will provide understanding of various phenomena, and help in developing novel technologies and in improving the efficiency and reliability of the existing processes. 'Examples of such research areas are: Computational fluid dynamics modelling of fluidised bed with chemical vapour deposition on the particles, two phase flow in diverse systems: liquid metal flow in fast reactors, gas driven liquid metal flow in Accelerator Driven System targets, pulsed extraction columns, cavitation in sodium pumps, etc. It also includes the cutting edge technologies, such as, molecular modelling for developing specified solvents and ionic liquids, Development of novel processes for radioactive decontamination by gel, hydrogen generation by iodine-sulphur process for combining with high temperature nuclear reactor, and pyro-electrochemical reduction of actinide oxides and their separation. These knowledge and understanding will contribute immensely to the nuclear energy programmes in Nuclear fuel production, Fuel reprocessing technologies, Radioactive Waste management, Energy conversion technologies, Thermal hydraulics of fast breeder
A new building will be constructed in the existing premises of UICT, which will house teaching laboratories, lecture halls, CAD - CAM laboratory and computer centre, research laboratories, and pilot scale equipment testing facility. The Centre will also support upto six faculty positions. The Centre initially will be funded to the tune of Rs 75 crores by DAE during the XI and XII Five Year Plan periods.
The benefits that will accrue from this centre are manifold. The important ones being several independent research projects will be completed, with deliverables linked with energy programmes; A pool of young talented and dedicated Ph.D. level engineers with a multidisciplinary perspective will be created with a potential to be absorbed in the DAE units. It will provide a platform for interactions between R&D scientists of DAE and academic personnel from UICT. The new knowledge and the technologies generated in the centre is expected to fulfill atleast partially, the urgent need of our country and society in terms of wealth generation and national security in various sectors.
National Defence University on Anvil
http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=35889
The Committee on National Defence University has recommended establishment of an Indian National Defence University. This will include existing institutes namely National Defence College (Delhi), National Defence Academy (Khadakwasia), Institute of Defence Management (Secunderabad) and Defence Service Staff College (Wellington) and new institutes namely National Institute of Strategic Studies, College of National Security Policy, Institute for Advanced Technology Studies (Bangalore). No final decision on location of the proposed university has been taken as yet.
The courses conducted at the tri-Services training institutions, training institutions of the three Services and the National Defence College are recognized for award of diplomas/ degrees by various universities across the country and All India Council for Technical Education. Details are given below:-
National Defence College:
All officers undergoing the NDC Course and possessing a Masters’ degree are eligible for admission to the M. Phil programme of the University of Madras.
Tri-services training institutions:
Sl. No.
Name of the institution
Degree
University
1.
National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla
B.A./B.Sc.
Jawahar Lal Nehru University
2.
Defence Services Staff College, Wellington
M.Sc.
University of
Mumbai
3.
College of Defence Management, Secunderabad
M.M.S.
Osmania University
Higher Command Course:
Sl. No.
Name of the institution
Degree
University
1.
Army War College, Mhow
M.Phil
Indore University
2.
College of Naval Warfare,
Mumbai
M.Phil
University of
Mumbai
3.
College of Air Warfare
M.Phil
Osmania University
(iv) All technical courses being conducted at various training institutions of the three services are also recognized for award of diploma/degree by All Council for Technical Education, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi and by various other Universities across the country.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri A K Antony in a written reply to Dr. K.S. Manoj in Lok Sabha today.
The Committee on National Defence University has recommended establishment of an Indian National Defence University. This will include existing institutes namely National Defence College (Delhi), National Defence Academy (Khadakwasia), Institute of Defence Management (Secunderabad) and Defence Service Staff College (Wellington) and new institutes namely National Institute of Strategic Studies, College of National Security Policy, Institute for Advanced Technology Studies (Bangalore). No final decision on location of the proposed university has been taken as yet.
The courses conducted at the tri-Services training institutions, training institutions of the three Services and the National Defence College are recognized for award of diplomas/ degrees by various universities across the country and All India Council for Technical Education. Details are given below:-
National Defence College:
All officers undergoing the NDC Course and possessing a Masters’ degree are eligible for admission to the M. Phil programme of the University of Madras.
Tri-services training institutions:
Sl. No.
Name of the institution
Degree
University
1.
National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla
B.A./B.Sc.
Jawahar Lal Nehru University
2.
Defence Services Staff College, Wellington
M.Sc.
University of
Mumbai
3.
College of Defence Management, Secunderabad
M.M.S.
Osmania University
Higher Command Course:
Sl. No.
Name of the institution
Degree
University
1.
Army War College, Mhow
M.Phil
Indore University
2.
College of Naval Warfare,
Mumbai
M.Phil
University of
Mumbai
3.
College of Air Warfare
M.Phil
Osmania University
(iv) All technical courses being conducted at various training institutions of the three services are also recognized for award of diploma/degree by All Council for Technical Education, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi and by various other Universities across the country.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri A K Antony in a written reply to Dr. K.S. Manoj in Lok Sabha today.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Proposal for of New Institutions in Budget 2008-09
http://indiabudget.nic.in/ub2008-09/eb/po.pdf
1. Department of Biotechnology:
Efforts will be made to start the activities of other institutions in pipelines in the areas of stem cell biology, UNESCO regional centre, agri-food biotechnology, marine biotechnology and animal biotechnology.
2. Department of Higher Education- (Technical Education)
A provision of Rs. 150 crore has been made for Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) which would take care of the requirement of the three IISER at Pune, Kolkata, and Mohali and two new ones to be started at Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) and Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh). Apart from the provision for various ongoing schemes in the Technical Education sector, a provision of Rs.50 Crore has been made for setting up of three new IITs, Rs. 8 crore for setting up of new IIMs, Rs. 21.40 crore for setting up of new IIITs, Rs. 15 crore for two new schools of Planning and Architecture at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, and a token provision of Rs. 1 crore for new National Institute of Technology.
3. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting:
Provision for Setting up of National Centre for Excellence in Animation, Gaming & Special Effects.
1. Department of Biotechnology:
Efforts will be made to start the activities of other institutions in pipelines in the areas of stem cell biology, UNESCO regional centre, agri-food biotechnology, marine biotechnology and animal biotechnology.
2. Department of Higher Education- (Technical Education)
A provision of Rs. 150 crore has been made for Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) which would take care of the requirement of the three IISER at Pune, Kolkata, and Mohali and two new ones to be started at Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) and Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh). Apart from the provision for various ongoing schemes in the Technical Education sector, a provision of Rs.50 Crore has been made for setting up of three new IITs, Rs. 8 crore for setting up of new IIMs, Rs. 21.40 crore for setting up of new IIITs, Rs. 15 crore for two new schools of Planning and Architecture at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, and a token provision of Rs. 1 crore for new National Institute of Technology.
3. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting:
Provision for Setting up of National Centre for Excellence in Animation, Gaming & Special Effects.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Year Gone by Makes Way for ‘A Year of Hope and Great Promises for Bihar’
After a long time, it seems a purposeful administration is in place in Bihar. The political leadership, led by Chief Minister and ably supported by Dy. Chief Minister, shows immense promise and looks like capable of handling multiple ills which has been plaguing the state for a longtime. To cap it all Bihar has also got some capable ministers now, who seem quite promising in manning important ministries. In fact, this enthusiastic bunch of ministers is making the other ministers who are relics of past also strive harder.
While Chief Minister has brought in a fresh whiff of efficiency in the administration making it appear all inclusive, and at times populist also (like in case of Pension to participants in 1975 anti emergency agitation and likes), the Dy CM seems to be quite erudite and reinforces the administrative efficiency further (as observed in initial management of flood, handling of financial matters including CD ratio and the latest fiat on movement of files among other actions) through his no nonsense approach. Two of them seem to gel in very well, and are able to manage a fine balance to the great advantage for governance in Bihar.
State seems to be doing well on Law & Order, Road Development, Water, Electricity, Education, Health and Urban Development. A vision seems to be underlying all the actions related to these thrust areas of the government (partly assisted by centers mission approach, off course). With the resolute implementation, state will definitely score well in these sectors. Still a lot more action is desired in these sectors. For example under Road Development, TN has got sanction for over 3100 KM NHDP roads for 4-laning even when it is in one corner of the country. In stark contrast, Bihar, though being at the national cross road, has only 1608 KM of such Roads approved for 4 laning. A similar situation can be seen in case of urban development where only two cities from Bihar has been declared mission city under JNNURM. Though based on population and also taking into account need for urbanization of Bihar, state should ideally have five cities in the list. Here too Bodhgaya does not include Gaya while one would have expected that at least Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur and Darbhanga will figure in this list of mission cities. In educational sector, Bihar is still waiting for the bare minimum of higher education institutions not to mention its fair share. So far state has to make do with mere public pronouncements of certain central ministers in this regard. Nothing is there on the ground to show anything till now. In health sector state is awaiting the setting up of AIIMS which was announced over five year back. As for power sector, it is still awaiting some concrete action on power generation beyond the mere signing of MOU. Plan for a Nuclear Power Plant at Rajauli has got no mention anywhere after the visit of a team of certain officials from center. Nobody knows whether it is on or off. Most promising yet unrealized action relates to water resources department in form of integrated river management. DPR preparation on interlinking of river has been carried out, yet no realizable plan seems to be in place for other related activities like inland water transport, high dams in Nepal (for checking floods and for creating all weather irrigation potential and generating hydro electricity).
Major areas of concern continue to be industrial & services sector. Industrial revival along with services sector growth is necessary to take load off the agro sector. Though a sizable ground work has already been done and there is a clear understanding of what ought to be done. Yet state needs to cover a lot of distance in this regard. For example, state administration has started in right earnest by getting a resources mapping done for the entire state and has followed it up with a good plan to boot. State Industry department has rightly identified the traditional strengths of the state economy with elaborate plans for Mega Food Processing Zone, Mega Agro Processing Zone, Leather Park, Textile Park, Handloom Park, Aqua Culture Park, Dairy Industry and also Jute Park at carefully selected places. On services side also there is a talk of reviving tourism sector. However, a lot still seems to be amiss as can be seen in the subsequent paragraphs.
Road map for reviving services like Education, Hospitality (Travel & Tourism), Retail, Health, Financial Services and Entertainment seems at best sketchy. Aryabhatt Technical & Professional University Bill with potential to unleash tremendous growth in education sector is yet to get the cabinet approval. As for hospitality, clarity seems to be clearly lacking though state is endowed with a great potential from wellness tourism to spiritual tourism. In addition it is a gateway also to North East and Nepal. As for health sector, despite a sizable number of doctors from the state overall present allover the country and beyond, states health services continues to languish. There is no plan to position state as healthcare hub as such. Similar is the situation in entertainment sector. Here too, Mumbai continue to be the choicest city even now. As far as financial sector is concerned, it would be one of the most promising yet far too difficult to germinate in a place like Bihar. A much more concerted effort built around the high caliber professionals coupled with focused state governments’ policy would be required for the same. Setting up of a "Center of Excellence in Financial Education & Skill Development", churning out over 5000 professionals of various calibers, can be a move in right direction. Though developing financial sector will be the most challenging of all the sectors, yet, it is highly desirable for ensuring easy access of capital to local entrepreneurs. Industry cannot thrive without a good financial industry presence locally. State can also do well to focus on human resources development for logistic managements and retail industry as this is likely to be one of the most rapidly growing sector. IT & BPO industry could be considered a lost case for Bihar. State would do better by focusing on the industry which IT sector will serve, and in the due course driven by the local necessities; this sector can also take some rudimentary shape in Bihar.
On the industrial front a lot more is desirable. Till now, there is no talk about having a growth center for emerging technologies like Biotechnology and Nanotechnology. There is neither any institutional infrastructure nor any anchoring industry to tap into these sunrise segments. S&T department has done a fine job to come out with policies on these two sectors (though yet to be approved by the state cabinet), and hopefully we will have right resources and technology in due course through their effort. State needs to move a lot faster in this matter to establish itself as the leader. As for Communication & Information Technology effort seems to be simply missing and with emerging industry in south it may very well be heading towards national saturation. Bihar seems to have lost out because of lack of human resources, institutional infrastructure and anchoring industry. This segment does not figure in any of the industrial policy statement of the state till now (though there was a electronics park set up in Hajipur in past). Bihar seems to have good case of PCPIR (including Drugs and pharmaceutical industry) at Barauni. However there is no appreciable movement with exception of routine feeble demands. No concerted move has been made by the state administration roping in central ministers from the state. The result is central administration turning a deaf ear to CM’s request. It is being denied on the ground of not being the preferable place based on the Techno- Economic feasibility. This is a clear cut case of discrimination against Bihar, reminiscent of freight equalization policy of the past. Same alibi has not been offered in case of Kakinada refinery, Dabhol Plant (which central PSU's are forced to run after politician from state got away be enriching themselves) and even Sethusamundarm and Ennore power project (with Domestic Coal). There are numerous such industries being set up in country whose choice of location can not be justified as the best on techno-economic analysis. Going by this criterion, there is no justification of having refineries and power projects in and around Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. It is plain politics aimed at furthering regional agenda of the people at helm of affairs cleverly cloaked in techno-economic talks.
Make the matter even worse; state is yet to come out with plan for development of electrical and mechanical hardware industry apart from civil and metal industry. Clearly Gaya toward Sasaram through Aurangabad, and also, towards Nawada would have justified setting up of heavy industries. This regional has the potential to be developed as the industrial belt of Bihar. Yet no clear cut pattern is visible in distribution of all such industries planned at the moment. A more detailed industrial vision would underline the case for developing Gaya as Civil Engineering location by locating all prefab civil work, granite works, stone quarry industry etc there. Aurangabad could have been developed as a hub of metal industry with integrated steel plants, forgings and foundries, along with power generation, cement factory and likes. Sasaram perhaps would do well as center of heavy industries like power plant equipments, heavy earth movers, heavy machine tools etc. Also government seems to be going nowhere with the mechanical hardware/ automotive industry for which conventional wisdom would suggest the ideal choice as Munger. However, if we see the distribution of such industry some are planned at Biharsharief and Chhapra, and yet others are in Fatuha and similar other places. Thus state is loosing out on the benefit of clustering impact. To compound the growth prospect of mechanical hardware/ automotive industry even further is the delay in setting up of various railway factories announced by the present railway minister as well as the previous railway ministers. These are getting delayed where as capacity at pre-existing units elsewhere in the country is getting jacked up substantially loosing limiting the scale of operation for these factories. As for electrical industry there seems no clear cut choice of place as of now, however, electrical hardware industry, should be developed in Koshi region (around Madhepura-Katihar-Purnia). With the planned electrical locomotive factory and a number of power plants in the vicinity (Kahalgaon, Farakka, Pirpainti, Barauni, Katihar and also hydropower projects in and around and also the northeast ), it would eventually emerge as an ideal choice.
Overall the coming year seems to be a year of hope and promises. State administration is slowly but surely gaining confidence and also the developmental momentum. Already state has got a head start in policy reforms related matters. Efforts on infrastructure will also start showing result possibly towards the end of this year. Overall Road, Water, Electricity, Internet, Education and Health seem to be on track with a complementing Law and Order Machinery. One critical infrastructure which ahs been a glaring omission so far and has not even been talked about has been Gas Grid. Lot of Activity is already happening in this sector across the country. Also City Gas Distribution Plan (if any) will also be dependent on this. Also on Urban Infrastructure a lot needs to be done be it basic sanitary, sewerage, drinking water, traffic related issues or much sophisticated issues like Mass Rapid Transport System, or Civil Aviation Infrastructure.
On institutional infrastructure side, much will have to depend on central government which has earmarked 19% of plan outlay for education up from 11% in previous plan. On larger plan size, this segment will see a major jump in over all outlay. State will have to carefully count its gain in this regard. Off course, state will also have to invest its resources where it can be assured of the best returns, that is, the human resources development sector. Year has definitely ended on a positive note in this regard with various developments related to revamping of polytechnics & ITIs, announcement of setting up of Chandragupta Management Institute, starting up of five new engineering colleges as well as setting up of three new medical colleges.
Also of interest would be to watch the way privatization of sugar mills and distilleries goes. State will have to show up something concrete on the various thermal power plants like Kanti, Barauni expansion, Nabinagar 1980 mw, Pirpainti (2000 or is it 4000, I keep on reading various figures on it) and also Katihar as well.
State’s economic revival will get a necessary boost from the much publicized railway factories like Diesel Loco at Chhapra, Wheel factory at Marhaura, Rail Coach Repair Factory at Barh, Jamalpur Workshop renovation work, Wagon coupling and axle plant at Dalmiyanagar and Madhepura Electrical Locomotive Factory. Also keenly watched would be Chemical & Fertilizer Ministers effort at reviving fertilizer plant at Barauni, IDPL at Muzaffarpur and Phosphate Factory at Rohtas. In his role as Steel Minister he has already announced setting up of steel processing factory at Betia and Hajipur. Hopefully, minister will pitch in for a PCPIR (as head of the administrative ministry) at Barauni as well and will also pick up the CM’s gauntlet to announce an Integrated Steel factory for Bihar. He would have to take up the challenge of getting these two proposals pushed through the union cabinet using troika of strong cabinet ministers from Bihar in union cabinet (comprising of himself, railway minister, and rural development minister along with not so strong minister of Social Justice & Empowerment). State can pin its hope on MOS for HRD and MOS for Water Resources as well. However there is not much hope from other ministers from Bihar at center like MOS for Communication & IT and MOS for Heavy Industries. Latter ones have got nothing to show as their contribution to home state and in fact not taken any initiative what so ever.
There is a strong case for developing Katihar as a regional trade and commerce hub by connecting to Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China through Sikkim, North East and beyond that is Myanmar. A strong vision with a complementing action plan would be needed for the same.
While Chief Minister has brought in a fresh whiff of efficiency in the administration making it appear all inclusive, and at times populist also (like in case of Pension to participants in 1975 anti emergency agitation and likes), the Dy CM seems to be quite erudite and reinforces the administrative efficiency further (as observed in initial management of flood, handling of financial matters including CD ratio and the latest fiat on movement of files among other actions) through his no nonsense approach. Two of them seem to gel in very well, and are able to manage a fine balance to the great advantage for governance in Bihar.
State seems to be doing well on Law & Order, Road Development, Water, Electricity, Education, Health and Urban Development. A vision seems to be underlying all the actions related to these thrust areas of the government (partly assisted by centers mission approach, off course). With the resolute implementation, state will definitely score well in these sectors. Still a lot more action is desired in these sectors. For example under Road Development, TN has got sanction for over 3100 KM NHDP roads for 4-laning even when it is in one corner of the country. In stark contrast, Bihar, though being at the national cross road, has only 1608 KM of such Roads approved for 4 laning. A similar situation can be seen in case of urban development where only two cities from Bihar has been declared mission city under JNNURM. Though based on population and also taking into account need for urbanization of Bihar, state should ideally have five cities in the list. Here too Bodhgaya does not include Gaya while one would have expected that at least Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur and Darbhanga will figure in this list of mission cities. In educational sector, Bihar is still waiting for the bare minimum of higher education institutions not to mention its fair share. So far state has to make do with mere public pronouncements of certain central ministers in this regard. Nothing is there on the ground to show anything till now. In health sector state is awaiting the setting up of AIIMS which was announced over five year back. As for power sector, it is still awaiting some concrete action on power generation beyond the mere signing of MOU. Plan for a Nuclear Power Plant at Rajauli has got no mention anywhere after the visit of a team of certain officials from center. Nobody knows whether it is on or off. Most promising yet unrealized action relates to water resources department in form of integrated river management. DPR preparation on interlinking of river has been carried out, yet no realizable plan seems to be in place for other related activities like inland water transport, high dams in Nepal (for checking floods and for creating all weather irrigation potential and generating hydro electricity).
Major areas of concern continue to be industrial & services sector. Industrial revival along with services sector growth is necessary to take load off the agro sector. Though a sizable ground work has already been done and there is a clear understanding of what ought to be done. Yet state needs to cover a lot of distance in this regard. For example, state administration has started in right earnest by getting a resources mapping done for the entire state and has followed it up with a good plan to boot. State Industry department has rightly identified the traditional strengths of the state economy with elaborate plans for Mega Food Processing Zone, Mega Agro Processing Zone, Leather Park, Textile Park, Handloom Park, Aqua Culture Park, Dairy Industry and also Jute Park at carefully selected places. On services side also there is a talk of reviving tourism sector. However, a lot still seems to be amiss as can be seen in the subsequent paragraphs.
Road map for reviving services like Education, Hospitality (Travel & Tourism), Retail, Health, Financial Services and Entertainment seems at best sketchy. Aryabhatt Technical & Professional University Bill with potential to unleash tremendous growth in education sector is yet to get the cabinet approval. As for hospitality, clarity seems to be clearly lacking though state is endowed with a great potential from wellness tourism to spiritual tourism. In addition it is a gateway also to North East and Nepal. As for health sector, despite a sizable number of doctors from the state overall present allover the country and beyond, states health services continues to languish. There is no plan to position state as healthcare hub as such. Similar is the situation in entertainment sector. Here too, Mumbai continue to be the choicest city even now. As far as financial sector is concerned, it would be one of the most promising yet far too difficult to germinate in a place like Bihar. A much more concerted effort built around the high caliber professionals coupled with focused state governments’ policy would be required for the same. Setting up of a "Center of Excellence in Financial Education & Skill Development", churning out over 5000 professionals of various calibers, can be a move in right direction. Though developing financial sector will be the most challenging of all the sectors, yet, it is highly desirable for ensuring easy access of capital to local entrepreneurs. Industry cannot thrive without a good financial industry presence locally. State can also do well to focus on human resources development for logistic managements and retail industry as this is likely to be one of the most rapidly growing sector. IT & BPO industry could be considered a lost case for Bihar. State would do better by focusing on the industry which IT sector will serve, and in the due course driven by the local necessities; this sector can also take some rudimentary shape in Bihar.
On the industrial front a lot more is desirable. Till now, there is no talk about having a growth center for emerging technologies like Biotechnology and Nanotechnology. There is neither any institutional infrastructure nor any anchoring industry to tap into these sunrise segments. S&T department has done a fine job to come out with policies on these two sectors (though yet to be approved by the state cabinet), and hopefully we will have right resources and technology in due course through their effort. State needs to move a lot faster in this matter to establish itself as the leader. As for Communication & Information Technology effort seems to be simply missing and with emerging industry in south it may very well be heading towards national saturation. Bihar seems to have lost out because of lack of human resources, institutional infrastructure and anchoring industry. This segment does not figure in any of the industrial policy statement of the state till now (though there was a electronics park set up in Hajipur in past). Bihar seems to have good case of PCPIR (including Drugs and pharmaceutical industry) at Barauni. However there is no appreciable movement with exception of routine feeble demands. No concerted move has been made by the state administration roping in central ministers from the state. The result is central administration turning a deaf ear to CM’s request. It is being denied on the ground of not being the preferable place based on the Techno- Economic feasibility. This is a clear cut case of discrimination against Bihar, reminiscent of freight equalization policy of the past. Same alibi has not been offered in case of Kakinada refinery, Dabhol Plant (which central PSU's are forced to run after politician from state got away be enriching themselves) and even Sethusamundarm and Ennore power project (with Domestic Coal). There are numerous such industries being set up in country whose choice of location can not be justified as the best on techno-economic analysis. Going by this criterion, there is no justification of having refineries and power projects in and around Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. It is plain politics aimed at furthering regional agenda of the people at helm of affairs cleverly cloaked in techno-economic talks.
Make the matter even worse; state is yet to come out with plan for development of electrical and mechanical hardware industry apart from civil and metal industry. Clearly Gaya toward Sasaram through Aurangabad, and also, towards Nawada would have justified setting up of heavy industries. This regional has the potential to be developed as the industrial belt of Bihar. Yet no clear cut pattern is visible in distribution of all such industries planned at the moment. A more detailed industrial vision would underline the case for developing Gaya as Civil Engineering location by locating all prefab civil work, granite works, stone quarry industry etc there. Aurangabad could have been developed as a hub of metal industry with integrated steel plants, forgings and foundries, along with power generation, cement factory and likes. Sasaram perhaps would do well as center of heavy industries like power plant equipments, heavy earth movers, heavy machine tools etc. Also government seems to be going nowhere with the mechanical hardware/ automotive industry for which conventional wisdom would suggest the ideal choice as Munger. However, if we see the distribution of such industry some are planned at Biharsharief and Chhapra, and yet others are in Fatuha and similar other places. Thus state is loosing out on the benefit of clustering impact. To compound the growth prospect of mechanical hardware/ automotive industry even further is the delay in setting up of various railway factories announced by the present railway minister as well as the previous railway ministers. These are getting delayed where as capacity at pre-existing units elsewhere in the country is getting jacked up substantially loosing limiting the scale of operation for these factories. As for electrical industry there seems no clear cut choice of place as of now, however, electrical hardware industry, should be developed in Koshi region (around Madhepura-Katihar-Purnia). With the planned electrical locomotive factory and a number of power plants in the vicinity (Kahalgaon, Farakka, Pirpainti, Barauni, Katihar and also hydropower projects in and around and also the northeast ), it would eventually emerge as an ideal choice.
Overall the coming year seems to be a year of hope and promises. State administration is slowly but surely gaining confidence and also the developmental momentum. Already state has got a head start in policy reforms related matters. Efforts on infrastructure will also start showing result possibly towards the end of this year. Overall Road, Water, Electricity, Internet, Education and Health seem to be on track with a complementing Law and Order Machinery. One critical infrastructure which ahs been a glaring omission so far and has not even been talked about has been Gas Grid. Lot of Activity is already happening in this sector across the country. Also City Gas Distribution Plan (if any) will also be dependent on this. Also on Urban Infrastructure a lot needs to be done be it basic sanitary, sewerage, drinking water, traffic related issues or much sophisticated issues like Mass Rapid Transport System, or Civil Aviation Infrastructure.
On institutional infrastructure side, much will have to depend on central government which has earmarked 19% of plan outlay for education up from 11% in previous plan. On larger plan size, this segment will see a major jump in over all outlay. State will have to carefully count its gain in this regard. Off course, state will also have to invest its resources where it can be assured of the best returns, that is, the human resources development sector. Year has definitely ended on a positive note in this regard with various developments related to revamping of polytechnics & ITIs, announcement of setting up of Chandragupta Management Institute, starting up of five new engineering colleges as well as setting up of three new medical colleges.
Also of interest would be to watch the way privatization of sugar mills and distilleries goes. State will have to show up something concrete on the various thermal power plants like Kanti, Barauni expansion, Nabinagar 1980 mw, Pirpainti (2000 or is it 4000, I keep on reading various figures on it) and also Katihar as well.
State’s economic revival will get a necessary boost from the much publicized railway factories like Diesel Loco at Chhapra, Wheel factory at Marhaura, Rail Coach Repair Factory at Barh, Jamalpur Workshop renovation work, Wagon coupling and axle plant at Dalmiyanagar and Madhepura Electrical Locomotive Factory. Also keenly watched would be Chemical & Fertilizer Ministers effort at reviving fertilizer plant at Barauni, IDPL at Muzaffarpur and Phosphate Factory at Rohtas. In his role as Steel Minister he has already announced setting up of steel processing factory at Betia and Hajipur. Hopefully, minister will pitch in for a PCPIR (as head of the administrative ministry) at Barauni as well and will also pick up the CM’s gauntlet to announce an Integrated Steel factory for Bihar. He would have to take up the challenge of getting these two proposals pushed through the union cabinet using troika of strong cabinet ministers from Bihar in union cabinet (comprising of himself, railway minister, and rural development minister along with not so strong minister of Social Justice & Empowerment). State can pin its hope on MOS for HRD and MOS for Water Resources as well. However there is not much hope from other ministers from Bihar at center like MOS for Communication & IT and MOS for Heavy Industries. Latter ones have got nothing to show as their contribution to home state and in fact not taken any initiative what so ever.
There is a strong case for developing Katihar as a regional trade and commerce hub by connecting to Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China through Sikkim, North East and beyond that is Myanmar. A strong vision with a complementing action plan would be needed for the same.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Has Anything Like This Happened in Bihar ? Dr Shakeel Ahmad, Minister of IT & Telecommunication, Please Take Notice .....
To sustain this growth trajectory in the sector, as a major policy initiative, DoT decided to set up seven Telecom Centres of Excellence in collaboration with major Telecom Service Providers and Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institute of Science and Indian Institute of Management in Public Private Partnership mode in different parts of country. The main focus of these centres shall be to enhance the talent pool, creating an environment of technology innovation, securing and managing our national information infrastructure during peace/disaster and ensuring general economic upliftment through increased connectivity at an affordable price. Six Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) have been signed during the year.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Railway Minister Should Consider Setting up This Type of Institutions at Patna or Gaya Instead of Delhi
Delhi already has these kind of institutions too many.....Its the time that such institutions get located in Bihar to give state some strategic advantage. Ignoring the same tatmounts to missing out on economic potential of such institution. 'Hope the railway minister will realise the same.
Making India a global hub for International Railway Managers
In a historic step towards making India the global hub for International Railway Managers, the foundation stone was laid for the International Railway Strategic Management Institute (IRSMI) to be set up in New Delhi. The Institute, an initiative of Indian Railways and International Union of Railways (UIC), is planned to be fully operational by the year 2010 with independent infrastructure. The Institute will provide International training facilities in co-operation with top most global Business Schools to Railway professionals. This will make India a center for providing trained manpower to Rail Companies across the globe. The Institute under the aegis of International Union of Railways (UIC) will prepare International Railway managers to meet the future challenges in rail operations.
In a historic step towards making India the global hub for International Railway Managers, the foundation stone was laid for the International Railway Strategic Management Institute (IRSMI) to be set up in New Delhi. The Institute, an initiative of Indian Railways and International Union of Railways (UIC), is planned to be fully operational by the year 2010 with independent infrastructure. The Institute will provide International training facilities in co-operation with top most global Business Schools to Railway professionals. This will make India a center for providing trained manpower to Rail Companies across the globe. The Institute under the aegis of International Union of Railways (UIC) will prepare International Railway managers to meet the future challenges in rail operations.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
National Development Council Delibrations to Approve 11th Plan
http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=34132
http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2007/dec07/r2007121915.pdf
Focus on education sector presents a good opportunity for Bihar to revisit its overall Human Resources Development Strategy.
Expectedly Bihar can hope to host a Central University of Excellence, an Upgraded Central University and also the jewel institutions like IIM, IIT, AIIMS and IIIT (one or may be two, one each for software and for hardware) as already announced in various forums by different central authorities, besides hitherto unannounced IISER as well.
Since overall burden of planning lies with the state, it would be expected that state will approach the center with a plan for taking the number of institutes to at least one engineering college and one medical college in each district of the state in the very first year of plan period. These engineering colleges could be planned with most common bachelor level engineering streams like Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Electronics, Civil and Computers. Specialized institutes should be separate from these suggested institutions and should not be planned as part of them.
For example state would need specialized institutes focused on creating necessary skill sets for sectors promising the largest job creation like a "Center of Excellence in Financial Education churning out over 5000 resources with various kind and level of skill sets”. State should also strive to have a National Institute of Biotechnology and a National Institute of Nanotechnology and may be an Indian Statistical Institute pertinent to the needs of emerging professions. The list can be further extended to prepare a comprehensive wish list
with focus on having institutes befitting the states economic needs and developmental agenda viz Institute of Travel & Tourism Management, National Institute of Food Technology & Entrepreneurship Management, National Institute of Design, National Footwear Design Institute, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Indian Institute of Rural Management, National Institute of Hydrology............ besides a NIFT and a NIPER as already planned.
Possibility of all this happening is definitely bright as appears in the excerpt of the PM's speech.
“The outlay on education goes up from 7.68% of the Central GBS in the 10th Plan to over 19% in the 11th Plan. In fact, education is the most favoured sector and the three fold increase in its share and a five fold increase in the actual outlays demonstrate the criticality of this sector in ensuring sustained inclusive growth in the future.”
Detail contours of the same reads as follows.....
“Education is an area of special focus in the XI Plan. Already, we can see that faster growth is leading to skill shortages and increases in wages and salaries for people with the right type of skills. We need a greatly expanded supply of educated and skilled labour to support our ambitious growth targets. Education is also our best hope for achieving inclusiveness and for spreading development to backward regions and marginalized groups. Nothing will ensure an effective spread of opportunity to all sections of the population more than the availability of good quality education particularly in rural areas. The XI Plan attempts to bring about a massive transformation in this area through many new initiatives. While strengthening the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, a new scheme for universalizing secondary education is being proposed. In addition, 6000 model schools in all Blocks, 30 new Central Universities, 370 new colleges in educationally backward districts, a Skill Development Mission to cater to 1 crore students per year and a huge expansion in the number of Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Management, Indian Institutes of Information Technology, Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research are proposed in the XI Plan. This is a decisive start to bridging the knowledge gap in our country. But all these ambitious investments will bear fruit only if the Central and State Governments work purposefully to see that results are in line with expectations and that the quality of these institutions does remain top-class.”
Onus seems to be on state as it appears that if state were to approach center with appropriate evidences demonstrating the historical marginalization as well as the proof of existing imbalances along with role and relevance of these institutions in helping states development plan, central government would oblige.
http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2007/dec07/r2007121915.pdf
Focus on education sector presents a good opportunity for Bihar to revisit its overall Human Resources Development Strategy.
Expectedly Bihar can hope to host a Central University of Excellence, an Upgraded Central University and also the jewel institutions like IIM, IIT, AIIMS and IIIT (one or may be two, one each for software and for hardware) as already announced in various forums by different central authorities, besides hitherto unannounced IISER as well.
Since overall burden of planning lies with the state, it would be expected that state will approach the center with a plan for taking the number of institutes to at least one engineering college and one medical college in each district of the state in the very first year of plan period. These engineering colleges could be planned with most common bachelor level engineering streams like Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Electronics, Civil and Computers. Specialized institutes should be separate from these suggested institutions and should not be planned as part of them.
For example state would need specialized institutes focused on creating necessary skill sets for sectors promising the largest job creation like a "Center of Excellence in Financial Education churning out over 5000 resources with various kind and level of skill sets”. State should also strive to have a National Institute of Biotechnology and a National Institute of Nanotechnology and may be an Indian Statistical Institute pertinent to the needs of emerging professions. The list can be further extended to prepare a comprehensive wish list
with focus on having institutes befitting the states economic needs and developmental agenda viz Institute of Travel & Tourism Management, National Institute of Food Technology & Entrepreneurship Management, National Institute of Design, National Footwear Design Institute, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Indian Institute of Rural Management, National Institute of Hydrology............ besides a NIFT and a NIPER as already planned.
Possibility of all this happening is definitely bright as appears in the excerpt of the PM's speech.
“The outlay on education goes up from 7.68% of the Central GBS in the 10th Plan to over 19% in the 11th Plan. In fact, education is the most favoured sector and the three fold increase in its share and a five fold increase in the actual outlays demonstrate the criticality of this sector in ensuring sustained inclusive growth in the future.”
Detail contours of the same reads as follows.....
“Education is an area of special focus in the XI Plan. Already, we can see that faster growth is leading to skill shortages and increases in wages and salaries for people with the right type of skills. We need a greatly expanded supply of educated and skilled labour to support our ambitious growth targets. Education is also our best hope for achieving inclusiveness and for spreading development to backward regions and marginalized groups. Nothing will ensure an effective spread of opportunity to all sections of the population more than the availability of good quality education particularly in rural areas. The XI Plan attempts to bring about a massive transformation in this area through many new initiatives. While strengthening the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, a new scheme for universalizing secondary education is being proposed. In addition, 6000 model schools in all Blocks, 30 new Central Universities, 370 new colleges in educationally backward districts, a Skill Development Mission to cater to 1 crore students per year and a huge expansion in the number of Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Management, Indian Institutes of Information Technology, Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research are proposed in the XI Plan. This is a decisive start to bridging the knowledge gap in our country. But all these ambitious investments will bear fruit only if the Central and State Governments work purposefully to see that results are in line with expectations and that the quality of these institutions does remain top-class.”
Onus seems to be on state as it appears that if state were to approach center with appropriate evidences demonstrating the historical marginalization as well as the proof of existing imbalances along with role and relevance of these institutions in helping states development plan, central government would oblige.
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