GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TEXTILES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 552 ANSWERED ON 09.12.2013 NIFT CENTRES 552 . SHRI AJAY KUMAR K. SU...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 552
ANSWERED ON 09.12.2013
NIFT CENTRES
552 . SHRI AJAY KUMAR
K. SUGUMAR
Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state:-
Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state:-
(a) the details of the existing centers of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in the country, State-wise including Jharkhand;
(b) the amount of expenditure incurred for smooth functioning and maintenance of the said centers;
(c) whether the Government proposes to adopt new norms/criteria for establishing NIFT centers in the country;
(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(e) whether any proposal is under consideration of the Government to set up more such centers in the country including Jharkhand; and
(f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons there for along with criteria/norms adopted for setting up of these centers?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SMT. PANABAAKA LAKSHMI)
(a): There are 16 Centres of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) currently functioning in the country located at:
S.No. Name of the Centre
1 New Delhi (Delhi)
2 Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
3 Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
4 Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
5 Kolkata (West Bengal)
6 Mumbai (Maharashtra)
7 Bangalore (Karnataka)
8 Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh)
9 Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
10 Kannur (Kerala)
11 Shillong (Meghalaya)
12 Patna (Bihar)
13 Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)
14 Bhubneshwar (Orissa)
15 Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
16 Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)
(Temporary Campus is being set up)
(b): The funds spent for the smooth functioning and maintenance of NIFT’s centres during the last three years, State and Centre-wise are annexed in the Annexure-“A”.
(c) & (d): In exercise of powers conferred under Section 7(b) of the NIFT Act, Board of the Governors (BoG) on 4th September, 2012 approved a comprehensive policy on establishment of NIFT Campuses.
As per the policy, the concerned State Govt. is required to commit the following for development and operation of a new Campus:
(i) 20 -30 acres land.
(ii) D 150 – 200 crore for construction of the Campus, at the price rate of CPWD for 2011-12.
(iii) D 30 crore for provision of equipments, machines and furniture at the price rates of 2011-12.
(iv) Revenue losses, till the Campus becomes financially viable.
(e) & (f): Proposals have been received from Haryana, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Jharkhand, Tripura, Assam & Goa for establishing of NIFT Campus in their States.
Details of the proposals received from the above mentioned State Governments are given at Annexure – “B”
Annexure - 'A'
Fund spend for smooth functioning and maintennace of the centre during last three years, state and centrewise
| S. No. | NIFT centres | Funds pent on Mnnoih functioning and maintenance of Centres during List three years (Rs. In lakns) | ||
| 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | ||
| 1. | NIFT New Delhi | 1,361.00 | 1,442.00 | 1438.00 |
| 2 | NIFTMumbai | 788.00 | 947.00 | 881.00 |
| 3 | NIFT Kolkata | 775.00 | 805.00 | 941.00 |
| 4 | NIFTChennai | 788.00 | 820.00 | 817.00 |
| 5 | NIFT Bangaluru | 866.00 | 890.00 | 1,142.00 |
| 6 | NIFT Gandhi Nagar | 799.00 | 855.00 | 949.00 |
| 7 | NIFT Hyderabad | 781.00 | 887.00 | 1,016.00 |
| 8 | NIFT Raibareli | 271.00 | 278.00 | 350.00 |
| 9 | NIFTBhopal | 327.00 | 339.00 | 398.00 |
| 10 | NIFTJodhpur | 150.00 | 198.00 | 256.00 |
| 11 | NIFT Patna | 246.00 | 259.00 | 291.00 |
| 12 | NIFTShilong | 278.00 | 257.00 | 327.00 |
| 13 | NIFT Kangra | 384.00 | 433.00 | 486.00 |
| 14 | NIFTKannur | 203.00 | 233.00 | 412.00 |
| 15 | NIFTBhubneshwer | 123.00 | 168.00 | 195.00 |
| 8,140.00 | 8,811.00 | 9,899.00 | ||
Note: 1. The figures are total of expenditure for respective years excluding depreciation.
Annexure - 'B'
| SI.No. | Name of the State | Status of the proposals |
| 1. | Haryana | · The State Govt. agreed to provide 15 acres of land. · Fully funded by State Govt. · DPR was also sent to State Govt. of Haryana. · Consent of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has also been received. |
| 2. | Punjab | · State Govt. requested for merger of their existing institute at Mohali with the NIFT. · The Board of Governor of NIFT felt that possibility of merging Mohali campus for granting NIFT degrees and Jalandhar and Ludhiana campus granting industry specific diplomas and certificate courses could be explored and the same was conveyed to State Govt. on01.03.2013. · NIFT has received a letter from Chief Minister of Punjab for setting up of a centre at Ludhiana. · The matter is an initial stage / active consideration |
| 3. | Chhattisgarh | · State Govt. had offered land at Durg for setting up of NIFT centre instead of earlier identified 10 acres land at Raipur. · State Govt. also requested for 10:90 funding pattern as well as asked for a 50%reservation for State residents in the Centre. · BOG NIFT in its meeting held 04,09.2012 in principle approved the opening of a new Centre in Chhattisgarh subject to land and fund requirement as per the policy of NIFT. · A new NIFT Centre Policy with application form and model MOU was sent to StateGovernment on 17.10.2012. · However, no response since then has been received from the State Government. |
| 4. | Mizoram | · The State Government had agreed to provide 10 acres of land however, it expressed its reservations on financial commitment. · The State Government was informed in May 2010 that NIFT does not have any financial provision for setting up of a new Campus. A proposal could only be considered if funding was provided by the StateGovernment. · A new NIFT Centre Policy with application form and model MOU was sent to StateGovernment on 17.10.2012. · However, no response since then has been received from the State Government. |
| 5. | Jharkhand | · The State Govt. of Jharkhand had informed that 20-30 acres of land intact or in two parts may not be available in nearby city area and they have requested to consider setting up of Centre of NIFT with 5-10 acres of land and 30-35 crore investments for infrastructuredevelopment. · This does not meet requirement of NIFT. |
| 6. | Tripura | · No commitment on provision of adequate funds by State Govt.. · The State Government had been informed in June 2011, that a policy for opening new Campuses was under revision · A new NIFT Centre Policy with application form and model MOU was sent to StateGovernment on 17.10.2012. · However, no response since then has been received from the State Government. |
| 7. | Assam | · State Govt. had not provided any firm commitment for allocation'of land and capital grants. · The Government of Assam had expressed its inability to bear the cost of new NIFT Campus, i.e. ? 180 - 230 crore. It had instead requested that Ministry of Textiles may bear financial implications for setting up of a NIFT Campus in Assam. · A new NIFT Centre Policy with application form and model MOU was sent to State Government on 17.10.2012. · However, no response since then has been received from the State Government. |
| 8. | Goa | · A new NIFT Centre Policy with application form and model MOU was sent to State Government on 23.10.2012. · The State Govt. not shows serious interest in opening up of the institute. NIFT has closed this matter as there has been no interest from Govt. of Goa on setting up of NIFT Campus |
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