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Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Establish IIM Guwahati as 22nd IIM

The measure now goes to the Rajya Sabha.

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Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the Bill in Lok Sabha amid uproar by the Opposition over the issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. (Sansad TV)

Overview

  • The amendment adds the proposed institute to the IIM Act schedule, granting it status as an institution of national importance.
  • It would become the 22nd IIM in India and the second in the Northeast after Shillong.
  • The bill earmarks a ₹555 crore corpus for 2025–30 from the Consolidated Fund of India, with the institute expected to become self-sustaining thereafter.
  • Until the first Board is constituted under the Act, governance powers will rest with persons designated by the central government.
  • The move is part of a Special Development Package linked to a Centre–Assam–ULFA settlement, and the Lok Sabha cleared it by voice vote despite Opposition protests over Bihar’s electoral-roll revision.