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  • 15 March, 2021

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National Institutes of Food Technology Bill, 2019 Passed by Rajya Sabha

National Institutes of Food Technology Bill, 2019 Passed by Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha passed the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2019.

Provisions:

  • The bill declares two institutes of food technology, entrepreneurship, and management as institutions of national importance. These are:
    • National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Haryana
    • Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Tamil Nadu.

Institutions of National Importance:.

  • The status is conferred on a premier public higher education institution in India by an act of the Parliament of India.

Benefits:

  • These institutes are provided functional autonomy to design and develop courses
  • Award Degrees such as Bachelor of Technology, Master of Technology, and Ph.D.
  • Undertake research activities
  • The institutes would also implement the reservation policy of the Government.

Source: PIB


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