Seth Jai Prakash Mukand Lal Institute of Engineering & Technology - Radaur (JMIT)

Overview

Seth Jai Parkash Mukand Lal Institute of Knowledge and Service is a chain of twenty two institutions spread over Haryana,U.P and Punjab and owe their existence to the munificent and philanthropic spirit of Seth Mukand Lal , a close adherent of Gandhi Ji .He came under the Gandhian influence in earlier twenties. Gandhi ji had fondly nick – named him “Pagle Bhagat”.Seth Mukand Lal reportedly bore the entire expenditure incurred in the holding of All India Congress Sessions on the banks of river Ravi, Lahore in 1929 where resolution for complete independence of India was adopted .Illiterate himself ,he vowed to dispel the darkness of ignorance by opening educational institutions in the part of the country .Hence, he established Mukand Lal National High School at Abdulapur(now Yamuna Nagar) as the first institution of the Mukand chain.