| Font Size |
He revealed that the Reliance Group plans to come up with the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Technology at Mohali. He also added that one of the top business management schools of the country, the Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad, has also agreed to set up a state-of-the-art business school in Mohali.
He also said that the Central Government has agreed in principle to make a grant for the setting up of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Punjab, so that the students from the northern regions of India can remain and prove to be assets in their native states.
Badal said that providing infrastructure for elementary education is the top priority of the state government. For this, a 100 Adarsh schools will be established in association with top MNCs in the country. Companies like Bharti Airtel, DLF, Emmar-MGF and Unitech have joined hands for PPPs (Public-Private-Partnerships) with the state government to set up state-of-the-art schools in Punjab. Education would be provided free-of-cost to about two lakh children during the first phase of the project. The state government would provide 50% of the funds for the same.
Discuss this story on expressindia forums
|
|