5 IIITs, running through PPP, declared Institutes of National Importance: Govt

Last Updated: Feb 05 2020 | 3:06 PM IST

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New Delhi, Feb 05 (ANI): While addressing a press conference in national capital, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar on February 05 said the Union Cabinet today approved Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Adding on it, he further said that five IIITs, running through PPP mode, in Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala and Raichur have been declared as Institutes of National Importance.

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