This is awesome. I was hoping Shantikamda's Assam Institute of Management would be converted into one.
Well, I just hope the KSU gives it a breather. --- NK Brahma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Shillong finally gets IIM > > >From Our Spl Correspondent > > NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday decided to set up > the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) of > the North-East in Shillong.Meghalaya Deputy Chief > Minister Dr Mukul Sangma told reporters here that a > decision to this effect was taken on Friday by the > Union Human Resource Development Ministry. > > "I met Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh, who informed > me of the Centre's decision to set the IIM in > Meghalaya's capital," Dr Sangma said. > > "It has been a long-standing demand of the people of > the region and finally their dream will come true." > > Dr Sangma, who also holds the Education portfolio, > has been playing the major role in lobbying for the > IIM at Shillong. > > The Shillong IIM will be the seventh of its kind in > the country and will give tremendous boost to the > education sector in the region. > > The Development of the North-Eastern Region (DONER) > Ministry has recommended Shillong as the "perfect > site" for the IIM. DONER Minister P R Kyndiah > submitted its report to the HRD ministry on Friday. > The Ministry's view point was based on the principle > of balanced growth within the North Eastern region, > support from all other NE states, availability of > space, better climate and several other factors. > > The Ministry of DONER has committed to contribute Rs > 15 crore to the IIM. The funds for the IIM by the > DONER would be given from the non-lapsable pool of > Central resources, the sources said.Assam was the > other strong contender in the race for the IIM, even > roping in corporate gurus to help it make an > impressive presentation on the advantages of setting > up the institution in Guwahati.Both Meghalaya and > Assam began lobbying for the IIM immediately after > Mr Singh had announced in Shillong that the seventh > such institution in the country would definitely be > set up in the North-East. > > A three-member committee comprising DONER Secretary, > HRD Secretary and Director of IIM Kolkata was set up > to decide on the issue, which ruled in Shillong's > favour.There were two more contenders, Nagaland and > Mizoram, but neither appeared to have a realistic > chance of winning the race. > > The Union HRD Minister was highly impressed with > Shillong's development in recent years, which is > perhaps why he made two visits since taking over the > reins of the ministry, official sources said.The new > institution will initially function under one of the > established IIMs at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, > Lucknow, Indore and Kozhikode. (With inputs from > UNI) > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now.> _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
