New Delhi: Bihar is going hi-tech and how. To cater to the growing needs of students aspiring for better technical education, an institute each of Indian Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Information Technology will be established in the state.
According to an agency report, the announcement for the establishment of the institutions was made by Union minister of state for human resources development Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi on Thursday.
Fatmi told UNI that a proposal of according Central university status to one university of the state was also under consideration.
''An expenditure of Rs 600 crores would be incurred for establishing IIT institute while Rs 150 crores would be spent for opening IIIT institute,'' he had said.
''A fund of Rs 2,400 crores was released by the Centre under the literacy mission but the state government could utilise only Rs 300 crores so far during the current fiscal,'' he added.
Fatmi said that 16 Central schools had been opened so far in Bihar during the UPA regime while the NDA had established only four Central schools in the state during its regime at the Centre.
"The Centre is ready to extend all kinds of assistance to the state government in improving education standards in Bihar," Fatmi said.
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