Question : NEW PREMISES FOR AICTE



(a) The details of the new premises of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) including its location; and

(b) the time by which the project is likely to be operationalised?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)

(a) & (b) : All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has been allotted 5 acres of land in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, New Delhi for the construction of its Headquarter building, which includes office building, mini Convention Centre and Auditorium. The estimated cost of the project is approx. Rs.40 crores. In view of the urgent need of the AICTE, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been requested to complete the construction work through its Civil Engineering Construction Wing in the shortest possible time.

It has also been approved to open two camp offices of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) at Guwahati and Gurgaon.