(a) whether the Government proposes to set up a National Institute of Design in Amaravati; and
(b) if so, the details thereof including its estimated cost and the time by which it is likely to be made functional in its new campus?
(a) whether the Government proposes to set up a National Institute of Design in Amaravati; and
(b) if so, the details thereof including its estimated cost and the time by which it is likely to be made functional in its new campus?
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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b) The Central Government has sanctioned a National Institute of Design (NID) to be set up in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The State Government has allotted 50 Acres land on lease basis in the Amaravati Capital Region on 15.11.2016. NBCC (India) Limited has been entrusted with the works relating to planning, designing and construction of the NID. The construction work is under progress. The expected date of completion is by the end of 2018. The estimated cost of construction of the NID is Rs.84.18 crores. Meanwhile, academic session has commenced from 2015-16 in a transit campus in Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh provided by the State Government.
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