The Government today sanctioned Rs 434 crore for setting up of four new National Institutes of Design at Assam, Bhopal, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).
"The proposed design institutes will offer both under- graduate and post graduate education in design disciplines meeting the regional needs," an official statement said.
The new institutes will be established at Jorhat (Assam), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) and Kurukshetra (Haryana).