In his letter to the Union Minister, Das said the IIIT would play an important part in meeting the requirements of Digital India and the institute be initiated at the earliest, an official release said here.
Drawing attention to the August, 2014 announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for setting up an IIIT in Ranchi, Das said the state has not yet received a formal approval from the Centre despite the state government pursuing it, the release added.