Rs 30 cr for NE technical institutes

NEW DELHI, Aug 28 – The All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has received 191 applications from North Eastern (NE) States for granting financial assistance to upgrade their technical institutions. Financial assistance of Rs 3004.03 lakh was sanctioned to the suitable proposals under various schemes such as Modernization and Removal of Obsolescence (MODROBS), Staff Development Programme (SDP) and Seminar Grant.

Also, under the scheme of Sub-Mission Polytechnics under Coordinated Action for Skill Development, seven proposals were received from North Eastern States, out of which financial assistance of Rs10 each has been sanctioned to five polytechnics.

The institutes include Advanced Technical Training Centre, Bardang, Sikkim, Central for Computers and Communication Technology, South Sikkim Namchi, Jowai Polytechnic, Tura Polytechnic, Cherengre, Meghalaya, Government Polytechnic.