Kerala to set up ₹200 crore Graphene production facility in public-private partnership
₹200 crores, the Chief Minister's Office said in ana official statement. Graphene is called a wonder material for its extraordinary electrical and electronic properties, in the state.
A cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took the decision to set up the innovative facility on a public-private partnership model at an expense of ₹237 crore, a CMO statement said here. The Kerala Digital University would be the implementing agency, and KINFRA has been appointed as a special purpose vehicle for infrastructure development, it said.
The digital university was given permission to prepare a preliminary proposal to avail loans from the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) for the project and to find private partners through a global expression of interest, it said. "Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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