Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of a new National Institute of Design (NID) in Jorhat in Assam. The new NID in Assam will be second in the country after the one in Ahmedabad, which was set up in 1961.
“The NID in Ahmedabad has evolved as the touchstone of good design education in India while continuing its efforts for spreading knowledge of traditional Indian design across the world. But one institute cannot serve the growing and variegated needs of our nation. Therefore, this new institute at Jorhat is a timely and welcome initiative,” said the Prime Minister at the foundation stone of the upcoming institute. Singh said better industrial product designs in North-East can contribute to the development of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises by enhancing product utility and by helping in translating new ideas into new products.