Prakash Javadekar is doing what Smriti Irani couldn’t: More autonomy in IIMs

The HRD ministry has chosen to give more autonomy to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) and decrease government control over them under a proposed Bill, with Union Minister Prakash Javadekar modifying the provisions presented under his forerunner Smriti Irani.

As per sources, among the key provisions that the HRD ministry has chosen to revise incorporate those identified with the Visitor's office.

It is learnt that the new Bill draft has dropped past references to the President having the ability to survey their work as the Visitor.

Another transform from the prior proposed draft is that the HRD ministry has given more powers to the Board of Governors of the IIMs to appoint their directors.

It is comprehended that the HRD ministry under Irani did not support some of these changes, but rather with the PMO evidently being more supportive of more autonomy, her successor Javadekar has acknowledged them

The new draft bill is currently learnt to have gone to the Law ministry for screening.

Among different provisions which have been changed identify with minimizing government control over IIM coordination panel, the sources said.