The State government has demanded that the Union government establish an Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Raichur.
A delegation of Lok Sabha members from the State met Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Human Resources Development, in New Delhi and submitted a memorandum seeking IIIT for Raichur.
The delegation, which included Pralhad Joshi, Karadi Sanganna, Suresh Angadi and B.N. Chandrappa, was led by Basavaraj Rayaraddi, Minister for Higher Education.
Speaking to The Hindu over phone on Monday, Mr. Rayaraddi said that Mr. Javadekar responded positively.
“We have requested the Union government to establish an IIIT in Raichur that missed the IIT last year. We have expressed the State government’s readiness to provide space for a transit campus, land and all other infrastructure required for a permanent campus. Mr. Javadekar has responded positively. I hope that our dream of establishing an IIIT in Raichur would be realised,” Mr. Rayaraddy said.
Raichur Lok Sabha member B.V. Naik was unable to be part of the delegation as it was a last-minute decision to meet the Union Minister, he added.
