Bhubaneswar<\/strong>: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a day visit to Odisha, inaugurated the permanent campus of Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur, (IIM-S) at Basantpur, on the outskirts of the city, on Saturday.<\/p>

Governor Raghubar Das, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Ashwini Vaishnaw and Bishweswar Tudu were present.<\/p>

Dharmendra expressed gratitude to the PM for allocating Rs 1,21,117 crore to the Education Ministry in the Interim Union Budget 2024. He further said that the Rs 1 lakh crore corpus for research in technology will directly benefit the new generation.<\/p>

\u201cToday\u2019s event marks the inauguration of a project by the PM for which he had laid the foundation stone through virtual mode on January 2, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d he said, stressing that Modi ensures that project taken up are completed within the targeted time period.<\/p>

While talking about the importance of IIMs, the CM said that the Prime Minister has set a new direction for the country and it is on a path to become an economic power. \u201cThis is a golden period for startups India and Odisha is a top performer in the country for promoting startups,\u201d he said.<\/p>

Naveen added, \u201cOdisha hosting the first World Odia Language Conference from today and we are fortunate to have the PM, who is a lover of Indian languages, in our midsts.\u201d<\/p>

IIM-S NEW CAMPUS<\/strong><\/p>

The new campus at Basantpur spread over 200 acres has been built, incorporating regional art and architecture, with an investment of Rs 401.94 crore. Traditional IKAT \u2013 a patterned textile-dyeing technique \u2013 is mapped onto the brick facade which gives a remarkable elegance to the campus.<\/p>

It is equipped with modern facilities for administration, faculty, academics, including auditoriums, libraries, sports zone, incubation centres, and hostels. IIM-S has its own Incubation Centre, governed by the Innovation and Incubation Cell, to build an ecosystem for budding entrepreneurs by providing them with a platform to interact, learn and network with a multitude of people which includes investors, venture capitalists, industry experts. It also boasts of a rooftop photovoltaic solar power plant with advanced features like motion sensor lights and solar water heating systems. The institute has implemented astronomical timers for external lighting and a high BEE star rating, aimed at cutting electricity consumption by 55 per cent. The campus also has an on-site waste water treatment system.<\/p>

Recently, Dharmendra inaugurated the \u2018Rangavati Centre of Excellence in Cultural and Sustainable Management\u2019 at IIM Sambalpur as a part of the 4-Day 9th PAN IIM World Management Conference. The primary focus of the centre will be research on the art, literature, culture, and history of western Odisha, with a special emphasis on textiles.<\/p>

The foundation stone for the permanent campus was laid by the PM through virtual mode on January 2, 2021. Initially, the B-school operated from a privately-run institution, Silicon Institute of Technology, campus at Sason area.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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