{"id":76355,"date":"2025-12-04T12:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T07:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=76355"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:52:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T08:22:38","slug":"indian-statistical-institute-isi-act-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indian-statistical-institute-isi-act-1959\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Act, 1959"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><b>Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Act, 1959 Latest News<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 1,500 academics have expressed grave concerns and held demonstrations in Kolkata to protest a Central government plan to repeal the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Act, 1959.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Act, 1959<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Statistical Institute was <\/span><b>founded by Professor P.C. Mahalanobis in Kolkata<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on 17th December, <\/span><b>1931<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ISI, <\/span><b>established earlier as a society<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, plays a crucial role in <\/span><b>statistical research, education, and training<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>ISI Act 1959<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> primarily <\/span><b>applies to the ISI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, its <\/span><b>governing body, employees,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>students<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Act aimed to recognize the ISI\u2019s contributions to national development and provide it with the necessary autonomy and support to carry out its functions effectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ISA Act 1959 <\/span><b>declared the ISI an institution of national importance.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Act falls under the <\/span><b>Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Salient Features of <\/b><b>Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Act, 1959<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Empowers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>ISI to grant degrees and diploma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s in statistics, mathematics, quantitative economics, computer science, and related subjects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides for grants, loans, and other <\/span><b>financial assistance from the Central Government.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Mandates the audit of the Institute\u2019s accounts <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by qualified auditors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Requires prior approval from the Central Government for certain actions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the Institute, such as <\/span><b>altering its objectives, amending its memorandum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or disposing of certain properties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides for the <\/span><b>constitution of committees by the Central Government t<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">o <\/span><b>prepare the Institute\u2019s program of work<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and review its activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Empowers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>Central Government to issue directions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the Institute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Allows the Central Government to assume control<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Institute <\/span><b>under certain circumstances.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/academics-protest-against-bill-to-revamp-indian-statistical-institute\/article70353643.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Act, 1959 declared the ISI an institution of national importance. 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