JSW Group to start school of public policy at IIM Ahmedabad

JSW Steel inked an MoU with the Indian IIM-Ahmedabad here today to set up a School of Public Policy to provide an avenue for "intellectual debate", a senior official said.
JSW Steel Ltd CMD Sajjan Jindal announced signing of the MoU and said that the JSW Group would contribute around Rs 50 crore to set up the school at the new IIM-A campus, which would be managed by current faculties of the institute.
"The idea to set up a public policy school was in my mind for a long time. In India, we don't have many institutes where one can discuss public policy. Our economy is maturing and in four years, it will figure among the top four economies of the world. As the growth happens, there will be issues to address and that would require intellectual debate. This school will provide the avenue for such debate," Jindal said.

Jindal also mentioned current discussions on the Land Acquisition Bill and said that land is a very important issue.
"Today, one of the hottest topic is land reform. Land acquisiton is the biggest issue at present. There is a lot of debates happening by politicians on the issue, but there is no intellectual debate taking place. No industry, cities or infrastructure can be devleoped without land," he said.
When asked about the size of the upcoming school which is named as JSW school of Public Policy, Director of IIM-A Ashish Nanda said that will be planned soon.
"We have not yet decided about the detailing of the course. A panel of experts including IIMA faculties will come up with a plan about duration, content and other details about the course," Nanda, director of IIMA here today told before reporters.

On the sidelines of the MoU signing ceremony, Jindal told reporters that Indian steel industry is passing through a very difficult time.