"These schools will act as autonomous institutes within the IITs," said Jaitley.

The government has announced the launch of 18 new schools of planning and architecture at the Indian Institutes of Technologies (IITs) across the country,said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech. This is in addition to the two schools of planning and architecture announced by the government.

"These schools will act as autonomous institutes within the IITs," said Jaitley. India already has a School of Planning and Architecture in Delhi.

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