NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF DESIGN (NID)

Feb. 26, 2019

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Suresh Prabhu, inaugurated National Institutes of Design (NID) at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Jorhat in Assam.

About: 

  • Both institutes are autonomous institutions under Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry. 

  • The National Design Policy 2007 had recommended setting up design institutes on the lines of NID, Ahmedabad in other parts of India to promote design programs. 

  • Four new NIDs have been set up in Andhra Pradesh (Amaravati), Assam (Jorhat), Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal) and Haryana (Kurukshetra) with a total outlay of Rs. 434 crore. 

  • Establishing new NIDs in different regions of the country will help produce highly skilled manpower in design. 

Source : PIB

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