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The Union Budget has belied the hopes of Kerla for an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). The State has been pressing the Centre for an IIT for quite some time. It has also been seeking a Central University. The UDF Government had taken some initiatives for getting an IIT established at Vithura in Thiruvananthapuram district. However, after the present Government came to power, Palakkad was proposed as an alternate location. The resignation of A.E. Muthunayagam as executive vice-president of the State Council for Science, Technology and Environment also affected the proposal, as he was one of the key movers.