Nagpur: Information and Broadcasting Secretary Dr Sanjay Jaju On Sunday, contractors across the country and Vidarbha region In particular, to take the initiative and participate in the bidding process for the construction of the infrastructure of the western campus. Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) at Amravati.
Jaju reviewed the state of construction IIMC Amravati A meeting was also held with the officials of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) on the campus and with the heads of offices under Akashvani, Doordarshan, Press Information Bureau and Central Communications Bureau. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting This is stated in a press release issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Nagpur today.
He especially directed the CPWD officials to speed up the tender process of this institute which helps to provide world class education in the field of mass communication to the students of this region. Located in the western Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and established in 2012, IIMC Amravati is a premier institution in the field of media and communication and is a deemed university under the Ministry of Education and an autonomous body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. According to the statement, it was built by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at a budget of Rs 90 crore on about 15 acres of land in Badnera town of Amravati district.
Giving more information about the construction of this campus, Secretary Jaju said that tenders have been invited on the CPWD website etender.cpwd.gov.in and the last date for submission of tenders is 27th of this month. He also hoped that the construction of some educational facilities at IIMC Amravati would be completed by the academic year 2026-27, the statement said.
This new academic complex will have administrative and academic buildings, student hostels, staff quarters and an auditorium with a capacity of 200 seats. IIMC has five regional centers across the country offering journalism courses in English, Hindi and local languages. Amravati Dhenkanal in Maharashtra in Odisha, Aizawl in Mizoram, Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir and Kottayam in Kerala currently run postgraduate courses in journalism, the release said.
Akash Nagpur Deputy Director General Ramesh Gharde, Central Public Works Department-CPWD Chief Engineer Pradeep Dixit, IIMC Amravati Regional Director Dr Rajesh Kushwaha and other officials were present in this review meeting, the statement said.