Foundation Stone laid for IIM-Visakhapatnam

Posted on 17th Jan 2015 05:55 pm by mohit kumar

Visakhapatnam, Jan 17 (IANS) Union Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani Saturday laid the foundation stone for the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Gambheeram village in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.

Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and many state ministers, parliamentarians and other public representatives attended the ceremony.

Irani said that by setting up the prestigious institute, the government was trying to fulfill the dreams of the youth of Andhra Pradesh.

To come up on nearly 400 acres of land, IIM-Visakhapatnam is the first of the 11 institutes sanctioned by the central government for Andhra Pradesh under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act.

Venkaiah Naidu assured the state that the central government would extend all help in setting up the institutes.

He said that with inherent knowledge, skills and strengths, Andhra Pradesh had the potential to become the knowledge hub of India.

Other news

Work From Home: WHO Reveals, Working Over 55 Hours In Week Can Lose Life, Increasing Stress

Due to the outbreak of the second wave of the Coronavirus, a lockdown is in place in all parts of

Quad Summit 2022: Quad Leaders Summit meeting in Tokyo; PM Modi said - the 'Quad' group has made an important place at the world level

The heads of states of India, America, Japan, and Australia met in Tokyo between the Russia-Ukrai

India Srilanka: Sri Lankan ambassador meets Sitharaman, thanks India for emergency assistance

Sri Lankan High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tu

One lakh Russian soldiers deployed on the border of Ukraine: Ukraine is also ready to give a befitting reply; Army on alert, but people don't want war

The clouds of war are looming over Ukraine, the second-largest country in Europe after Russia. Un

World Cup: Seven out of 10 teams announced; There is a fight in Pakistan regarding selection, these two countries have not announced yet

The ODI World Cup will start in India after 15 days. The 13th edition of the tournament will star

CSE report: This year was the second hottest pre-monsoon, in 20 years, heat took more than 20 thousand lives

This year the pre-monsoon months were the second warmest since 2010 in terms of recorded temperat

Irani asks NCERT to Prepare Book on Martyrs

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Smriti irani Tuesday directed the N

'Will Rahul Gandhi play cricket now...?' Comment on Rohit Sharma's weight created a ruckus; BJP gave a befitting reply to Congress.

India's victory celebrations against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy are continuing. Meanwhil

Corona not controlled: Corona cases increased again after a day, 3,205 new patients were found in 24 hours; 31 dead

The havoc of Corona in the country is not taking its name to stop. In the last 24 hours, 3,205 ne

Manmohan Singh Memorial: Where can Manmohan Singh's memorial be built? Search for land continues, names of these places are in discussion

BJP is constantly responding to the allegations of Congress regarding the memorial of former Prim