{"id":255514,"date":"2023-08-09T20:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T15:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=255514"},"modified":"2023-08-29T15:50:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T10:20:46","slug":"express-view-on-iim-bill-mis-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/express-view-on-iim-bill-mis-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Express View on IIM bill: Mis-management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cExpress View on IIM bill: Mis-management<\/strong>\u201d published in The Indian Express <\/strong>on\u00a09th<\/sup> August 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS 2 \u2013 Governance \u2013 Government Policies & Intervention<\/strong><\/p>\n

Relevance: <\/strong>concerns with <\/strong>the Indian Institute of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023.<\/p>\n

News: <\/strong>Recently, the Lok Sabha has passed the Indian Institute of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023.<\/strong> The Bill increases the government influence over the appointment and removal of directors at Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).<\/p>\n

What are the concerns with the Bill?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The IIM Act, 2017<\/strong>, aimed to elevate these elite management schools to “institutions of national importance” and empower boards of governors to appoint directors of an IIM on the basis of the recommendations of a search-cum-selection committee.<\/p>\n

However, the new legislation subordinates the boards to the IIMs\u2019 Visitor<\/strong> (the President of India), granting the government substantial veto power in the appointments.<\/p>\n

If the Bill is enacted, the Visitor will nominate the board’s chairperson<\/strong>, a responsibility previously held by its members. The government will also define the terms for the board’s suspension or dissolution.<\/p>\n

The Visitor’s expanded authority compromises the institution’s autonomy. For instance,<\/strong> the President can institute inquiries and issue directives which will be binding on the IIM management.<\/p>\n

Moreover, despite assurance given by the education minister that the government wouldn’t intervene in IIMs’ operations, the move raises concerns about government influence on IIMs.<\/p>\n

Must Read: <\/strong>Indian Institute of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n

What can be the way ahead?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There has been criticism regarding the operations of B-schools in the recent year. For example,<\/strong> IIM Calcutta experienced a conflict between its Board and Director, revealing concerns over executive powers and conduct.<\/p>\n

This necessitates the importance of checks and balances for IIM functioning. However, excessive government involvement might yield negative consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cExpress View on IIM bill: Mis-management\u201d published in The Indian Express on\u00a09th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 Governance \u2013 Government Policies & Intervention Relevance: concerns with the Indian Institute of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023. News: Recently, the Lok Sabha has passed the Indian Institute of Management (Amendment)… Continue reading Express View on IIM bill: Mis-management<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10500,8131],"class_list":["post-255514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-indian-express","tag-social-issues","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704700801},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}