May 25, 2016
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday granted ex-post facto approval to the
amendment to the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 for incorporation of six new
IITs and conversion of Indian School of Mines (ISM) Dhanbad to an IIT.
The six new IITs will be located at Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Palakkad (Kerala),
Dharwar (Karnataka), Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Goa and Jammu (Jammu and
Kashmir).
The decision came at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Cabinet granted ex-post facto approval for establishment of National Institute
of Technology (NIT), Andhra Pradesh, which has been registered as a Society
under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001. The approval will give
a legal entity to NIT Andhra Pradesh. This institute is being funded by the
Centre.
The Cabinet has also approved introduction of a Bill namely the National
Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2016
for inclusion of the NIT Andhra Pradesh in its First Schedule.
The proposed amendments to the Bill will ensure a high level of public
accountability and increased participation of the stakeholders in the
administration and academic activities of the institute.
In other decisions, the Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval to a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Japan for promoting
sustainable, stable and low-carbon thermal power development in India.
The Cabinet also granted ex-post facto approval to the cadre review of the Indian
Postal Service. The cadre review will enable the Department of Posts to meet the
functional requirements and strengthening the cadre structure both in the
headquarters and in the field on the basis of functional requirement.
It will lead to the creation of new posts at DG, ADG, SAG, JAG and JTS levels by
decreasing Senior Time Scale posts.
