New Delhi: The first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Northern India would come up at Rohtak in Haryana soon.
"We have already declared this as the year of education. Our special thrust is to promote education in the state and make it the educational hub of the country," Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said in New Delhi on Friday.

He said the government has already identified the land for the setting up of the institute and he was in touch with the Human Resource Development Ministry for the purpose.

Apart from this, the Haryana government would launch the Rajiv Gandhi Education city at Kundli in September and invite the private players in a big way to set up educational institutions in the state.

"Qualitative and quantitative changes are being brought about in education and its infrastructure. Its impact would be visible not only in the state but also in the Delhi-NCR region," Hooda said.

He also announced several financial incentives for the SC children and those living Below Poverty Line (BPL). All SC and children from the BPL category will get financial incentive per month - ranging from Rs 100 to Rs 300 in various categories to continue their school education, he said.

Source: expressindia.com