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Orissa at the receiving end of MHRD again: Announced for new IIT for Orissa shifted?

TOI reported that Union minister of state for HRD MAA Fatmi on 28-8-06 said, "The proposal for one IIT for Bihar and two for Orissa and one Western Indian state besides one IIIT to Bihar will be included in 11th Five Year Plan." W.r.t Orissa he probably referred to one of the 3 new IITs proposed to be in the 11th plan and a branch campus of IIT KGP in BBSR. However, later news reports say that the 3 new IITs will be in Bihar, Rajasthan and AP. Yet again, Orissa has been sidelined by MHRD.

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Coverage of the IIT issue at Odisha.com (letters) - In Oriya

Feb 10 2006: Letters thanking Odisha.com
IIT: Support petition content but why is it addressed to Mrs. Gandhi (please send a protest letter to the people you think are appropriate. response.)
IIT: Student revolution necessary
IIT: Student protest necessary ( I donot agree with the message here.)
IIT: voice against the central government
Everyone want's their own IIT (She does not realize the impact of an IIT on the locality where it is located.)
IIT should be in Berhampur
IIT: Deception by the central government
Posted by chitta at 7:03 AM
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IITs in the 11th Plan - pointers and documents

  • * MHRD discriminates against Orissa: You be the judge!
  • * Making a case for an IIT in Orissa (2MB, pdf)(500KB,word)
  • * Booklet compiling news items until 26th April 2007 (9 MB, pdf)
  • * Frequently asked Questions(word,pdf)
  • * MHRD misinformation and rebuttal
  • * TOI: Union minister of state for HRD MAA Fatmi's mention of IITs for Orissa in the 11th plan (29 Aug, 2006) (local copy)
  • * Notes on announced for IIT shifted from Orissa(pdf)
  • * Orissa CM's letter to PM (dated 31st January 2007)
  • * Economic Times: 3 new IITs in the 11th Plan at about Rs 4000 crores each (16 Nov, 2006)
  • * TOI: IITs in Bihar, Andhra and Rajasthan (21 Dec, 2006) [When, How and Why Orissa was removed?]

News coverage of this injustice

  • *TOI,HT,New Indian Express: Three IITs for Andhra, none for Orissa 3/4/07
  • *Hindu: Move to shift IIT triggers protest 2/22/07
  • *Sambada: Unhappiness spreads on the IIT issue (Oriya) 2/11/07
  • *Worldorissa.com: Letters sent from Oriyas in Japan to PM and Mrs. Gandhi ( the letter)
  • *India First: Farewell to IIT (2/10/07)
  • *Hindustan Times mentiones the IIT shifting issue (2/9/07)
  • *Pioneer: Agami Orissa to Gherao Parliament to protest shifting of IIT (2/9/07)
  • *New Indian Express: Orissa poised for mass movement (2/8/07)
  • *Dharitri: Orissans need to be assertive (page1, page2,page3,page4,page5)(in Oriya)2/6/07
  • *Dharitri: Center doesnot need Orissa (page1, page2,page3) (in Oriya)2/5/07
  • *Odisha.com: Central govt. reneging on its promise of IIT to Orissa (in Oriya) 2/4/07
  • **Agami Orissa threatens to agitate**
  • Sambada (in Oriya) 2/2/07
  • Pioneer reporting on Agami Orissa 2/2/07
  • **CM writes to PM** (the letter)
  • Pioneer 2/2/07
  • Dharitri (in Oriya) 2/1/07,(page2)
  • ibnlive.com 2/1/07
  • moneycontrol.com 2/1/07
  • Sambada (in Oriya) 2/1/07
  • Samaja (in Oriya) 2/1/07
  • New Indian Express 1/31/07
  • **IIT Shifted from Orissa to Andhra Pradesh**
  • Sambada (in Oriya) 1/29/07
  • Pioneer 1/28/07
  • Tathya.in 1/28/07
  • Odisha.com (in Oriya) 1/27/07
  • Telegraph on regional disparity and the IIT issue 2/1/07

HRD ministry's bias against Orissa

  • * MHRD misinformation and rebuttal
  • * JP Pradhan's paper on Orissa being neglected
  • * Notes on the IIT shifting issue
  • * Indian Express: Higher Education, Lower development (Dec 21, 2006)
  • * KBK Central University idea hijacked?
  • * Moily committee recommendation worsens inequity (spreadsheet)
  • * Inequity in 2006-2007 Human Resource allocation for Higher education institutions: (blatant favouritism, a spreadsheet in pdf)
  • * Inequity in 2005-2006 Human Resource allocation for Higher education institutions: (anaytic paper, spreadsheet)
  • * Indian Express: For IIT upgrade an alternate roadmap (July 11, 2006)
  • * Indian Express: Bias against Bhubaneswar (July 1, 2006)
  • * Indian Express: HRD ministry keeps some states backwards (May 25, 2006)
  • * Hindustan Times: Not all are equal for HRD (Feb 13, 2006)
  • * Supreme Court case in regards to NIS/IISER shifting (1550-of-2006)(Petition document; Court-orders:9thJan07,19thOct06, 25thAug06,28thMarc06,27thJan06)

Protesting this injustice: What can I do?

  • Join the group NIS-IISER: now used for IIT related discussions
  • Write letters to PM, Mrs. Gandhi etc.(draft letters)
  • Contact Orissa MPs, MLAs etc.
  • Orissa MP addresses
  • Contact National Media
  • News media accredited to Govt. of India (word doc)
  • Accredited Journalists in Bhubaneswar
  • Contact others in your circle

Relevant Blogs and Blog articles

  • Orissawatch.org regarding an IIT in Orissa
  • Regional balance wrt new IITs and IIESTs

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