Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Centre to table ISI Bill amid teacher opposition
The Indian government wants to change how the Indian Statistical Institute is run.
A new bill will replace the current council with a board that the government picks.
Teachers and staff worry this will make the institute less independent.
A Member of Parliament, Saugata Roy, said they will fight the bill.
A former professor, Partha P. Majumder, warned that the new board will centralise control and hurt academic freedom.
Indian government plans to introduce the Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026 in Parliament.
The bill would replace the current council with a centrally appointed board of governors.
Teachers and staff fear the change will erode the institute’s autonomy and governance model.
Trinamool MP Saugata Roy pledged to oppose the bill “tooth and nail”.
Former ISI professor Partha P. Majumder warned the bill would centralise control and limit academic freedom.
- Who
- Indian government and ISI teachers and staff
- What
- Introduction of the Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026 to overhaul governance
- When
- Ongoing session of Parliament
- Where
- India, Parliament, Indian Statistical Institute
- Why
- To modernise governance while teachers fear loss of autonomy
- Bill name
- Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026
- Proposed change
- Replace council with board of governors
- Key stakeholder
- Saugata Roy
- Opposition leader
- Partha P. Majumder
- Institute
- Indian Statistical Institute