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JAMMU: In a significant push to infrastructure and regional development, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Saturday participated in multiple key events across Jammu, Doda, and Kishtwar districts.

At IIT Jammu, Dr. Singh joined the foundation stone laying ceremony for Phase-B infrastructure, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the project virtually. The Rs 1,398 crore expansion includes new academic blocks, hostels, and a state-of-the-art Research Park, the first of its kind in North India, modelled on IIT Madras.

Dr. Singh praised the institute’s rapid growth since its establishment in 2016 and commended Director Prof. Manoj Singh Gaur for steering IIT Jammu to national prominence. He noted its impressive 56th NIRF ranking in 2025 and its strategic locatio

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