Govt approves setting up of institute for rural industrialisatio

New Delhi, Dec 28 (UNI) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved a proposal to set up Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialisation (MGIRI) at Wardha as an autonomous body.

It also give ex-post-facto approval for regularisation of Rs 11.8 crore incurred upto March 31 for revamping the erstwhile Jamnalal Bajaj Central Research Institute (JBCRI) at Wardha and periodical extension of the project management arrangement with IIT in Delhi.

The CCEA further approved an expenditure of Rs 17.61 crore for MGIRI over six years beginning 2006-07 during the remaining 10th and 11th five-year plan.

The promotion of rural industrialisation of rural industrialisation will be helped greatly through capacity building and technology upgradation in khadi and village industries, resulting in generation of employment opportunities in rural areas and higher productivity and incomes of artisians.

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