Question : COMPLAINT AGAINST AICTE OFFICIALS

(a) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding the involvement of the officials of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in corrupt activities for the last two years;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon;

(c) whether Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recently raided and arrested some officials of AICTE involved in corruption; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken/being taken by the Government to stop such malpractices?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)

(a) & (b): This Department has received six references from the Central Vigilance Commission regarding the involvement of the officials of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in corrupt activities. The complaints pertain to irregularities in the grant of Letter of Intent (LOI) / Letter of Approval (LOA) and grant of Accreditation. Independent inquiries are being conducted to fix responsibility of the concerned officials where inquiry reports have established lapses on the part of the officials. AICTE has been requested to fix responsibility for the same.

(c) & (d): Yes, Sir. Dr. K.Narayana Rao, Member Secretary, AICTE was arrested on 16.7.2009 and is in judicial custody. The AICTE is implementing a programme for e-governance by which details of all applications and their status will be available on the website and a time bound disposal of applications will take place.