Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) at Panchkula in Haryana. Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that he is confident that this campus of NIFT will emerge as a landmark campus. The professionals passing out from this prestigious Institute will make a remarkable contribution to the fashion world, he added.
He said that the way Chief Minister Manohar Lal gave priority to the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ campaign in the state, it has certainly played a pivotal role in empowering women. He said that he is hopeful that the daughters studying in this new campus of NIFT would also bring laurels to the State. The Union Minister also assured that the work of the second phase in the Institute will be started soon. On this occasion, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Central Government for giving Haryana, especially Panchkula, an Institution of national importance.
Manohar Lal said that it was on December 29, 2016, when the then Union Textiles Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani had laid the foundation stone of this Institute. He said that this is the 17th NIFT campus of the country. The Chief Minister informed that an amount of 133.16 crore rupees has been spent on the construction of this Institute built on 10.45 acres of land.
The NIFT campus has been established in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Textiles and NIFT, Delhi, added Sh. Manohar Lal. Sh. Manohar Lal said that in the second phase, there are plans to build hostels, theaters and auditoriums. Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Gian Chand Gupta, Education Minister Kanwar Pal, Member Parliament Rattan Lal Kataria and senior officials also remained present on this occasion.
