(a) whether the Government has any proposal to reconstitute the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR);
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be functional?
(a) whether the Government has any proposal to reconstitute the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR);
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be functional?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) Yes, madam.
(b) & (c) The term of present eighteen non-ex-officio members of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) has expired after completing its tenure of three years. Theprocess of reconstitution of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) has beeninitiated under the relevant provisions of the Memorandum of Association (MoA) of the ICSSR.