As Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stones for the expansion of IIT Jammu, Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh called it a matter of pride.

Speaking to reporters, Jitender Singh said, “It is a matter of pride that a leading institute like IIT is being developed in Jammu at a quick pace. Even before 2014, people of Jammu have demanded a high-standard institute. Engineering college in Srinagar, which became an NIT afterwards, even with that, people demanded a high-level institute.”

“An IIT for Jammu was announced in 2014, in the first interim budget by the late Arun Jaitley. Jammu IIT has developed the most among the new IITs, and this is a matter of pride for us. In the NIF index, IIT Jammu is in the top 60 engineering institutes in India,” he added.

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