Rohit Kansal censures SIDCO for 'misleading' Govt on completion status of NIFT Sgr

Additional Secretary in Ministry of Textiles GoI, Rohit Kansal on Thursday censured SIDCO for giving wrong information on completion status of the new campus of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Srinagar.

Kansal, who is also the Director General of NIFT, arrived on Thursday at NIFT Srinagar to review the functioning of NIFT Srinagar at its new campus, Ompora in Budgam district.

The officials of SIDCO, which is the executing agency for construction of buildings for the new campus of NIFT Srinagar, were also present at the occasion.

According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), while taking a review of the construction of buildings, Kansal was informed that around 90 percent of the buildings were completed.

However, Kansal censured the SIDCO officials for producing wrong information to the Government of India.

“Given the actual status of the construction, you have not even completed 85 percent of the construction. Earlier, in a meeting held in Jammu, you submitted in writing that 90 percent work has been completed, which on ground has proven wrong," Kansal told SIDCO officials. "You are misleading the government," he said.

Aghast with the wrong information produced over completion of construction works, Kansal convened a closed door meeting at NIFT Srinagar. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Director NIFT and officials from SIDCO.

During the meeting, Kansal has directed the SIDCO officers to complete all the ongoing constructions by March 31 of this year so that the formal inauguration of the campus will be done in near future.

Later while interacting with the staff members of NIFT Srinagar, Kansal said NIFT Srinagar was one of the most beautiful campuses and well laid out campuses in the entire country.

"It is my earnest desire that it gets completed as quickly as possible so that we can get it formally inaugurated,” Kansal said.

“This is the one of the youngest campuses among all the 18 campuses and it has a scope to grow as the best institute. All the campuses are close to me but the youngest ones are more dear,” he said—(KNO)