#FIITJEEMetroStationRow: HRD-Ministry writes to MoHUA over metro-station's name outside IIT-Delhi
What's the story
The HRD Ministry has written to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, seeking its intervention in the ongoing row over the name of a metro station outside the IIT-Delhi's campus. IIT-Delhi has objected to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) selling the branding rights of the IIT Metro station to FIITJEE, a private coaching school, and moved court last month. Here's more.
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Name of the station is misleading: MHRD official
"The naming of the metro station is giving the false impression that it is coaching engineering aspirants in association with IIT-Delhi and we have asked the MoHUA to ensure that the general public is not misled by this," a senior HRD Ministry official said.
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Did nothing illegal in the matter: DMRC
The Delhi HC had sought the response of the DMRC on a plea by the IIT-D against coupling of its name with FIITJEE at the metro station near the engineering institute. Justice Rajiv Shakdher issued a notice to the DMRC and FIITJEE and sought their stands on the IIT's plea. The DMRC, however, said it had not done anything "illegal" in the matter.
Co-branding policy
41 stations have taken up the co-branding policy in Delhi
The DMRC has refashioned names of some of its stations as part of its co-branding poLICy. As many as 41 stations have been taken up under the policy, and many have been co-branded while others are in the pipeline. The Vishwavidyalaya metro station was co-branded with "Honda 2 Wheelers" long back while the Jor Bagh station was recently co-branded with LIC.