India, Oct. 13 -- Union Minister Devusinh Chauhan has stressed on the need to develop technology that is both affordable and accessible for the masses. He urged upon the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, to play a pivotal role in this regard during a visit to the higher education establishment here on Monday, a statement issued by IIT-Guwahati said on Tuesday. Inspecting the various facilities at the IIT-Guwahati during his trip, the Union Minister of State for Communication expressed satisfaction on the various advanced research areas being pursued by Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering (EEE). He said the infrastructure that the Institute has developed in frontier areas of communications and other allied areas will be a boon for pursuing research and development in Communications and IT. On behalf of the EEE department, Prof Sitharam, director of IIT-Guwahati, handed a project proposal to the Union minister for setting up a "Centre for Excellence in Advanced Communication" at the Institute to develop specific areas of next-generation communication systems for the country. htc...