Question : ICHR & IIAS

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(a) whether the attention of the Government has been drawn to a report published in the fortnightly Frontline of August 12, 2005 pointing out numerous improprieties committed by the authorities of the Indian Council of Historical Research and Indian Institute of Advanced Study ;

(b) if so, the report of these improprieties is stated to be based on the report of the Review Committee set up by the MHRD;

(c) if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard ;

(d) whether the MHRD has so far not made the report of the Review Committee public ;

(e) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(f) the time by which it is likely to be released ?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SHRI M.A.A. FATMI)

(a) : Yes, Sir.

(b) to (f): Government of India had appointed one-man Review Committees to review the working of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi, and the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (HAS), Shimla. The final reports of the Review Committees have been received by the Government, The recommendations made by the Committees have been accepted and sent along with the reports, to the ICHR and the HAS, which are autonomous institutions of higher learning, for placing them before their respective Council and Governing Body for taking a view in the matter and for implementation.