July 26, 2017
Ratna De Nag speaks on The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2017
FULL TRANSCRIPT
Thank you, Sir, for giving me the opportunity. I think The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2017 is primarily brought before the House to amend the Act of 2014 by way of declaring the Indian Institute of Technology, Manufacturing and Design in Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) as an Institute of National Importance. I welcome this prima facie.
I will request to the Hon Minister to set up an Indian Institute of Technology, Manufacturing and Design in West Bengal in my Parliamentary Constituency which includes Singur. I know it is a very difficult task but I hope the Hon Minister would give serious thought to my request.
Declaring an existing institute as an institute of national importance is welcome but it should be done with the noble vision of spreading knowledge and information to all parts of the country and to be vested with the best of infrastructure like laboratories, trusts, paraphernalia, faculty with PhD. If possible, bring faculty from foreign and best universities. Only then declaring these existing universities and institutes as institutes of national importance will serve the purpose.
With these words I conclude. I welcome this Bill. Thank you.
