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Haryana pitches for IIM at Rohtak
By Riti, Section News
After emerging as a leading industrial hub, attracting a major share of overseas investment, Haryana is all set for an image makeover, as a knowledge hub. Taking a step in this direction, the state government has prepared an extensive plan to set up an Indian Institute of Management (IIM), spread over 165 acres, at Rohtak. Chief minister Bhupender Singh Hooda is expected to unveil the detailed plan on Friday.
The project will come up at a cost of an estimated Rs 250 crore. Official sources said the government proposes to set up the institute at Garnavadi village in the chief minister's native district, Rohtak. The institute will have a sprawling campus spread over 165 acres along NH-10. State chief secretary Dharambir told TOI that the state government has already sent a proposal to the Centre, saying it will provide land free of cost for the institute. ``Rohtak is the perfect venue for such an institute. With the completion of six laning of the Delhi-Rohtak stretch of NH-10, this region will get high-speed connectivity to the capital,'' he added. ``Since Haryana has posted major growth in all other fields and the Congress government has managed to hold on to its support base, there's no reason why the Centre would not clear this project,'' said a government source. Officials admitted that though the state has scripted its success story in terms of economic growth, it has been lagging behind in the field of higher education. ``Until we create enough skilled manpower to fuel that industrial and economic development, we won't be able to maintain this rate of growth,'' said an official. The government has already announced this year as the ``Year of Education''. Source:The Times Of India 4thJuly2008.
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