DDIT selected for Centre's CDTP scheme

Nadiad-based Faculty of Technology (DDIT), a unit of Desai Dharmsinh University (DDU) has been roped in for implementation of the Central Government’s Scheme of Community Development through Polytechnics (CDTP).

Apparently, DDIT is the only non-government polytechnic from Gujarat selected for the purpose by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India.

The scheme is to be implemented through 1,000 polytechnic institutes during the 11th Five Year Plan and in the first phase, 124 polytechnics from all over India have been selected.

At national level, the number of non-government polytechnic figuring in the list stands at 19 and DDU is one of them. Apart from that, other four government polytechnics from the state have also been short listed. The Central

 

Government will extend non-recurring one time grant of Rs 20 lakh and recurring annual grant of Rs 17 lakh to each polytechnic for implementation of the scheme.

Commenting on the implementation of the scheme, H M Desai, vice chancellor, DDU, Nadiad, said, "It is a great privilege for DDU that it has been selected for implementation of the scheme. The programs for the implementation will be commenced from June, 2010."