PM Modi Virtually Lays Foundation For IIT Jammu Phase-B Works

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone for Phase-B infrastructure works of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu through virtual mode, officials said.

- Press Trust Of India

The development marks a major step in expanding the capacity of one of India's thirdgeneration IITs, established in 2016, the officials said.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh, who physically participated in the ceremony on the institute campus here, hailed the IIT Jammu as a rising hub of innovation and startups.

"The IIT Jammu has emerged as a priority institution for the government from its inception, conceived to address longstanding aspirations for a premier technical institute in the region," the minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office said.

He recalled that Phase-A construction, including academic blocks, lecture theatres, hostels, dining facilities, and utility buildings, has already been completed, enabling the institute to grow rapidly in its formative years.