By NNN-PTI,
Guwahati, India : With a thrust on the education sector, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced a package for Assam state heavily loaded with proposals to create world-class educational institutions in the state.
A world-class university, an institute of petroleum technology and a national design institute on the pattern of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, will be part of the prime minister’s package announced on Tuesday.
The Centre will also assist the state government in setting up a State Skill Development Mission to encourage employment and skill development among the youth of Assam.
Singh, who arrived here on Monday on a day-day visit, reviewed issues concerning the state’s development, security and welfare with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and other members of his Cabinet.
The package also provides for setting up one Model School in every development block under the proposed centrally sponsored scheme for “Model Schools”.
Singh announced the government will provide the necessary assistance for setting up a centre of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology in the state.
The North East Industrial Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIPP) will be suitably reworked so as to attract investment to the region.
The Central government will assist the state in establishing a State-level University of Science and Technology as well as a Law School and Judicial Academy in Assam.
The Centre will set up a Science City in Guwahati. Together with the Planetarium, this will give a boost to science education in Assam and the entire northeastern region.