The Odisha Industrial Infrastructural Development Corporation (Idco) has forwarded the reports of the Collectors of seven districts on the choice of possible sites for the proposed Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in the State to the Employment and Training and Technical Education (ET&T) Department.
After studying these reports, the ET&T Department would submit a final report to the State Government on the best possible sites for the proposed IIM.
It may be mentioned that following the approval of the Centre for setting up of an IIM in Odisha, several organisations, local representatives and think-tanks of 10 districts, Khordha, Cuttack, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Koraput, Puri, Ganjam, Balangir, Baleswar and Angul, had urged the State Government to set up the institute in their respective districts.
Following such demands, the State Government had laid down certain criteria for selection of the site like the basic infrastructure requirement, easy availability of land, road and air connectivity facilities, etc.
The Government had later asked the Collectors of Cuttack, Khordha, Ganjam, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Koraput and Puri to scout for suitable locations in their districts for the IIM and submit their reports to the Idco.