(a) whether the Government is planning to set up some more Indian Institutes
of Information Technology (IIITs) in the country including Kerala;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) whether the Government has acquired the land for the same, especially
in the State of Kerala; and
(d) the time by which the above IIITs are likely to be operational?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR.SHASHI THAROOR)
(a) Yes Madam. Under the approved scheme for setting up of 20 new Indian Institutes
of Information Technology (IIIT) on a Not-for-profit Public Private Partnership (N-PPP),
the Central Government has given approval for establishment of an Indian Institute of
Information Technology in fourteen states including Kerala
(b) The details there- of state-wise are as under:-
S.No States whose proposals Location has been approved 1 Andhra Pradesh Chittoor 2 Andhra Pradesh Kakinada 3 Assam Guwahati 4 Gujarat Vadodara 5 Haryana Sonepat 6 Himachal Pradesh Una 7 Karnataka Dharwad 8 Kerala Kottayam 9 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 10 Rajasthan Kota 11 Tamil Nadu Tiruchirapalli 12 Maharashtra Pune 13 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 14 West Bengal Kalyani 15 Tripura Bodhjungnagar(c ) As per the approved Scheme, 50-100 acres of land, free of cost will be provided by the concerned State Government for setting up the IIITs. The Govt. of Kerala has identified 22.89 hectares (55 acres) land at Vallichira village, Meenachil Taluk, Kottayam District, Kerala for the establishment of the IIIT in Kottayam, Kerala