23 Educational Institutes Announced in the Country, Orissa got None: Samaja

Samaja gives a positive picture on discussion between CM and Mr Arjun Singh

Orissa Minister of Tourism and IT Surya Patra talks about central apathy and IIT shifting

Orissa Minister of Tourism and IT Surya Patra talks to journalists about central apathy and specifically lays out what happened with respect to the IIT shifting as well as cancellation of the plans to establish a branch campus of IIT Kharagpur in Orissa. This is reported in major papers in Orissa: Dharitri, Samaja [1,2], Sambada, Pragtivadi, Statesman etc. In Samaja it is a front-page headline.

Samaja also has an article with a picture on the protest organized by BJD in regards to the IIT issue.

Central Government Ignorance is NOT Bearable

Demontration against shifting of IIT by Katak District BJD

A large demontration against shifting of IIT was held by Katak district BJD unit on 14th May 2007.

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Couple of IIT related protest meetings in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar

Samaja reports on couple of IIT related protest meetings in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar; one is in Cuttack by CPI-M and the other in Bhubaneswar by the association of engineers.

Samaja: Congress in Orissa in a fix about the IIT issue

Various news items on MP's dharana on the parliament gate

• Samaja
• Sambada

MP Kharabela Swain demanded for IIT in Orissa in the parliament

Samaja on April 28, 2007 reported that MP Kharabela Swain demanded for an IIT in Orissa during discussion on Science and Technology in the parliament.

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Samaja: Why not establish an IIT in Orissa?

Samaja, April 25, 2007 asked the rhetorical question: Why not establish an IIT in Orissa?

It then elaborated on this. It said if Mungerkar report to the planning commission is followed then Orissa is the best place for establishing IIT.

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State would not tolerate step-motherly attitude by the central government while establishing IIT, AIIMS: Samaja

Samaja reports that MP Mr Panda said step motherly attitude by the central government towards Orissa would not be tolerated while establishing new IIT, AIIMS, etc, expanding railway and increasing the coal royality.

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Higher Education Minister of Orissa demands for an IIT in the state: Samaja

Orissa's Higher Education Minister Mr Sameer Dey demands an IIT and a KBK Central University in Orissa during his visit reports Samaja.
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Industry Minister says state will demand for an IIT to the Center: The Samaja

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Shifting of IIT opposed by MP Mr Panda: Samaja, dated 24th Feb 2007 page 8

Samaja, Sambada, Dharitri and New Indian Express report that the CM wrote to the PM regarding the shifting of IIT

The NewIndianExp article is given below. This is also reported in Pioneer, Samaja, Sambada, Kalinga Times and Dharitri (2).

CM writes to PM demanding greenfield IIT
Thursday February 1 2007 00:00 IST

BHUBANESWAR: Taking strong exception to the reported move of the Centre to shift the establishment of an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) from Orissa to Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that a greenfield IIT should be sanctioned for the State.

The Centre had announced establishment of three greenfield IITs in the country during the Eleventh Five Year Plan. Orissa was included in this proposal, which was also announced by Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development MM Fatmi on August 28 last year at Patna.

Describing the move by the Centre to establish the IITs in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan as ‘shocking’, the Chief Minister has sought the intervention of the Prime Minister in setting up such an institute in Orissa.

Establishment of an IIT would go a long way in supporting the rapid industrial growth in the State by producing highly qualified technical and managerial personnel as well as the much needed R&D support, he said.

Drawing the Prime Minister’s attention to the proposal of the IIT, Kharagpur for the upgradation of their extension centre in Orissa to a full-fledged IIT campus, Naveen said that the State Government has also formally recommended the proposal to the Ministry of HRD and conveyed willingness to provide 300 acres of land free of cost for the prestigious project. He requested the Prime Minister to sanction the extension campus also.

Stating that the vibrant growth in the industrial and technical education sectors provides enormous potential for industry and institutional linkages, Naveen said that establishment of an IIT in Orissa will greatly facilitate in intensifying this process.

Orissa is playing host to the biggest ever FDI projects in the country such as Posco and Arcelor-Mittal steel projects, he said and added that presence of such strong industrial players will definitely provide required synergy for an IIT level institution to realise its full potential.