Wednesday, November 30, 2005
In response to CPI-M leader Basudeb Acharya's statement
In http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=177363&cat=India
CPI-M leader Basudeb Acharya is reported to have sayid:
"I don't think that what Kolkata is getting is the same one that was granted for Bhubaneswar. We were never against the development of Orissa. We will support them."
0. See http://iiser.blogspot.com/2005/12/cliam-that-nis-and-iiser-are-totally.html for why the above claim is bogus.
1. The documents http://www.ugc.ac.in/pub/jan_2004/12.htm
and the excerpts in http://iiser.blogspot.com/2005/11/samaja-exposes-lies-in-central.html
mention the setting up of National Institute of Sciences in Bhubaneswar.
2. The news report in
http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2208/stories/20050422000903900.htm says:
"... On the contrary, the SAC-PM has advocated the creation of two new institutions to be called the National Institute of Science, in Kolkata and Pune. ..."
3. An excerpt from http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051004/asp/bengal/story_5317968.asp about West Bengal CM's statements:
He, however, expressed satisfaction that the National Institute of Sciences is being set up in the state. The Prime Minister would lay its foundation stone at Salt Lake end-October.
“It’s a piece of good news that we will have the National Institute of Sciences, modelled after Bangalore,” Bhattacharjee said.
4. The article http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051029/asp/calcutta/story_5412063.asp tells the story of NIS becoming IISERs and Kolkata getting in the mix.
Following is an excerpt.
Yet, two years ago, when a group of Pune-based scientists first mooted the idea of a new-age centre for science education and research to stem the brain drain to disciplines like management, Calcutta featured nowhere on their radar screens. Pune was the preferred location.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) later recommended setting up four national centres in Allahabad, Chennai, Pune and Bhubaneswar.
Calcutta became a contender after chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee mounted a campaign early this year. Backed by the Prime Minister, Bhattacharjee submitted a detailed proposal to the Centre.
“Delhi agreed to include Calcutta and in March 2005, asked the state government to prepare the groundwork for setting up the institute,” education department sources said.
In July 2005, the Planning Commission, after examining the ministry for human resource development proposal, recommended that instead of five cities, only Calcutta and Pune should house the centre.
5. Conclusion: The proposed IISER in Kolkata is same as the proposed NIS in Bhubaneswar, when one takes into account the normal evolution of plans from initial announcement to closer to implementation.
CPI-M leader Basudeb Acharya is reported to have sayid:
"I don't think that what Kolkata is getting is the same one that was granted for Bhubaneswar. We were never against the development of Orissa. We will support them."
0. See http://iiser.blogspot.com/2005/12/cliam-that-nis-and-iiser-are-totally.html for why the above claim is bogus.
1. The documents http://www.ugc.ac.in/pub/jan_2004/12.htm
and the excerpts in http://iiser.blogspot.com/2005/11/samaja-exposes-lies-in-central.html
mention the setting up of National Institute of Sciences in Bhubaneswar.
2. The news report in
http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2208/stories/20050422000903900.htm says:
"... On the contrary, the SAC-PM has advocated the creation of two new institutions to be called the National Institute of Science, in Kolkata and Pune. ..."
3. An excerpt from http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051004/asp/bengal/story_5317968.asp about West Bengal CM's statements:
He, however, expressed satisfaction that the National Institute of Sciences is being set up in the state. The Prime Minister would lay its foundation stone at Salt Lake end-October.
“It’s a piece of good news that we will have the National Institute of Sciences, modelled after Bangalore,” Bhattacharjee said.
4. The article http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051029/asp/calcutta/story_5412063.asp tells the story of NIS becoming IISERs and Kolkata getting in the mix.
Following is an excerpt.
Yet, two years ago, when a group of Pune-based scientists first mooted the idea of a new-age centre for science education and research to stem the brain drain to disciplines like management, Calcutta featured nowhere on their radar screens. Pune was the preferred location.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) later recommended setting up four national centres in Allahabad, Chennai, Pune and Bhubaneswar.
Calcutta became a contender after chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee mounted a campaign early this year. Backed by the Prime Minister, Bhattacharjee submitted a detailed proposal to the Centre.
“Delhi agreed to include Calcutta and in March 2005, asked the state government to prepare the groundwork for setting up the institute,” education department sources said.
In July 2005, the Planning Commission, after examining the ministry for human resource development proposal, recommended that instead of five cities, only Calcutta and Pune should house the centre.
5. Conclusion: The proposed IISER in Kolkata is same as the proposed NIS in Bhubaneswar, when one takes into account the normal evolution of plans from initial announcement to closer to implementation.
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