IIM at Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to set up a new IIT, an Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER) and an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in the State to give a fillip to the education sector.In a Demi Official letter to the Prime Minister, a copy of which was released to the press here, he welcomed Dr Singh's announcement to this effect in his Independence Day address and sought his intervention to set up an IIT at Madurai, IISER at Tiruchirapalli and the IIM at Coimbatore.He said setting up of these institutions would enable the state to achieve its dream of providing quality higher education and vocational training to a large number of aspirants. It would also augment the human resource development and sustain the pace of industrialisation and employment generation.Stating that science and technology have emerged as major determinants of the wealth and power of a nation, Mr Karunanidhi said the need of the hour was to produce a large number of competent engineers, scientists and managers of international quality, who would take the nation ahead on the economic front.He said Tamil Nadu had always given great emphasis on education and particularly to technical and professional education and the availability of skilled manpower had enabled the State to attract huge investments in industry and business.Mr Karunanidhi also welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement to set up colleges in districts with low-level of enrolment, government support for new high quality schools in every block and setting up of appropriate number of industrial training institutes, polytechnics, vocational schools and skill development centres to ensure vocational training for a larger number of youth in the State.
