MHRD Goes negative about setting up of IISER in Bihar: On Hon'ble MP Ramkripal Yadav question in Parliament

Dear all

An answer by SMT. D. PURANDESWARI (minister of state in MHRD) for the question raised by Dr Ramkripal yadav in parliament , indicates that probably ministry is not considering the establishment of IISER in bihar. Dont you think advisory commiittee is biased? and most of ministers from our state are fulling us? What effort they are initiatin?


Thanks to Dr Ramkripal yadav for putting the question.



GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1123
TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.08.2007

OPENING OF IISER

1123.
SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV


Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-


(a) whether the Government has opened three Indian Institutes of Science, Education and Research (IISER) in the country;

(b) if so, the details where these Institutes have been opened;

(c) the details of the budget allocated for opening of the IISER during the current year,

(d) whether the Government has any plan to establish one such IISER in Bihar;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER



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

(a) to (f) : On the recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (SAC-PM), the Government of India have set up three Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs), one each at Pune, Kolkata and Mohali. During the current financial year, a budgetary allocation of Rs. 125.00 crore has been made for IISERs. At present, the Government is not considering setting up one such Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Bihar.

Posted by Dr. Prabhat Kumar Purvey , BB Pune member