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Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

16-September-2015 14:20 IST

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the creation of four posts of Directors for four new National Institutes of Design (NIDs) at Kurukshetra (Haryana), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Jorhat (Assam) and Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh).

The Cabinet had already approved financial implications including salaries, for setting up of these new NIDs in its meeting held in February, 2014.

Background:

The National Design Policy was approved by the Cabinet in February, 2007. One of the components of the Action Plan for implementation of the National Design Policy in setting up of four more NIDs on the pattern of NID, Ahmedabad. This would help in spreading quality education in design to all regions of India.

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Creation of director posts approved to staff new National Institutes of Design, enabling regional expansion of design education. The Union Cabinet approved creation of director-level posts to staff newly established National Institutes of Design, authorising appointments to operationalise the institutes in designated locations. This decision follows earlier Cabinet approval of the financial implications, including salaries, necessary for establishing the institutes, and implements the Action Plan under the National Design Policy to expand quality design education regionally.