Giriraj Singh inaugurates new campus of Indian Institute of Handloom Technology at Fulia, West Bengal
The ₹75.95 crore, 5.38-acre campus doubles first-year intake from 33 to 66.
Summary
Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh inaugurated the new permanent campus of the Indian Institute of Handloom Technology (IIHT), Fulia, in Nadia district of West Bengal on 4 January 2025. The IIHT Fulia campus, built on 5.38 acres at a cost of ₹75.95 crore, will serve students from West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Sikkim, and Giriraj Singh announced an increase in first-year intake from 33 to 66. Fulia is one of six IIHTs, along with Salem, Varanasi, Guwahati, Jodhpur and Bargarh, under the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), and a unified website for all six central IIHTs was launched at the event.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 4 January 2025, Fulia, Nadia, West Bengal
- Inaugurated by
- Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh
- Campus
- 5.38 acres; ₹75.95 crore
- Intake
- First-year intake raised from 33 to 66
- Serves
- West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim
- Six IIHTs
- Salem, Varanasi, Guwahati, Jodhpur, Bargarh, Fulia – under DC (Handlooms)
- Also
- Unified website for all six central IIHTs launched
Practice MCQs 3 questions
To what number was the first-year intake of IIHT Fulia raised when its new campus was inaugurated on 4 January 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 66
PIB (Textiles) and ETGovernment: Giriraj Singh declared an increase in first-year intake from the existing 33 to 66.
Which of the following are locations of Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology under the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms)? 1. Bargarh 2. Jodhpur 3. Salem Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
PIB (Textiles): the six IIHTs are at Salem, Varanasi, Guwahati, Jodhpur, Bargarh and Fulia.
In which district of West Bengal is IIHT Fulia located?
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Correct answer: A — Nadia
PIB (Textiles): IIHT Fulia is in Nadia district, West Bengal.