The Union Cabinet on Wednesday allotted Rs 4,371 crore to upgrade National Institutes of Technology (NITs) across the country.
Addressing media, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said this will help the NITS to establish permanent campuses and infrastructures. Blaming UPA Government, he said the NITS were established in 2009 were given very low funding around Rs 250 crore and this had hampered the growth of the institutes.
“Now with the decision for granting Rs 4, 371 crore all NITs can be upgraded with better facilities by 2022, he said.
The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved further extension of six months to the Other Backward Classes sub-categorisation commission, headed by retired Delhi High Court Chief Justice G Rohini. Cabinet also decided to designate Daman as the headquarters of the merged Union Territories of Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
The Cabinet also approved a model pact with foreign countries for recognition of seafarers’ competency certificates. This will pave the way for mutual recognition of maritime education and training of seafarers by the countries involved.
“The Cabinet has approved a model MoU with foreign countries for unilateral/bilateral recognition of Certificates of Competency of seafarers,” a Government official said.