(a) whether the Government has set up sponsored Giri Institute of
Development Studies in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the aims and objectives of setting up of said institute; and
(d) the details of research works on various themes of national and
regional significance for socio-economic development carried out by the
said institute?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(Dr. Shashi Tharoor)
(a & b) No, Madam. However, the Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow
has been registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Act No. 21 of
1860), and is supported by the Indian Council of Social Science and Research
(ICSSR) and Government of Uttar Pradesh, as an autonomous institute of national
importance.
(c) The main aims and objectives of the Institute are to undertake, aid, promote
and coordinate research in Development, with special emphasis on the problems of India
and her regions, particularly the promotion and growth of the weaker and/or poor
sections of the people with a view to bringing about social equality and removing
economic disparity. Further details are available at www.gids.org.in
(d) The details of the research works on various themes of national and regional
significance for socio-economic development carried out by the Institute are available
at www.gids.org.in.