Indian Council of Social Science Research explained

Indian Council of Social Science Research
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Deepak Kumar Srivastava [1]
Leader Title2:Member Secretary
Leader Name2:Dhananjay Singh [2]
Location:Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi

The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) is the national body overseeing research in the social sciences in India. It was established in New Delhi in 1969.

Council

The Council is currently chaired by Prof. Deepak Kumar Srivastava. Current members include Deena Bandhu Pandey, P. Kanagasabapathi, Sanjay Kumar, H.S. Bedi, Harish Chandra Singh Rathore, Panchanan Mohanty, Amita Singh, Kshamadevi Shankarrao Khobragade, T. Subramanyam Naidu, Rakesh Sinha, Aswini Mohapatra, P.V. Krishna Bhatta, Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, J.K. Bajaj, M.P. Bezbaruah, D.D. Pattanaik, and Madhu Purnima Kishwar.[3]

Activities

It provides funding to scholars and to a network of twenty-nine research institutes, among them: [4]

A large proportion of its budget is spent on its own administration; in 1996–1997, this amounted to 23% of total expenditure. It has been described as an "oversized, unimaginative and inefficient bureaucrac[y]".

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chairman Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).
  2. Web site: Member Secretary Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).
  3. Web site: ICSSR - Council Members. Indian Council of Social Science Research.
  4. Web site: Research Institute Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190615045710/http://icssr.org/research-institute . 15 June 2019 .