 the indian statistical ins11tute bill, 1959(as introduced in lok sabha on 30th november, 1959) lok sabha gorrig'end::l to indian st1-it1st1cal 1r st1 tute bil!j, 1959 (as,1ntroduced in ipk sabha) 1 page 1, -for "bill no 87 of 195" ~ "bill no 87 of 1959" 2 page 3, line 3, -for ";" ~ ": " 3 page 6, line 15, -fox: ifeanglore" ~ "ban':elore"  the indian statistical institute bill, 1959 (as introduced in lok sabra) a billto declare the institution known as the indian statistical institute having at present its regisfered office in calcutta to be an institution of national importance and to provide for certain matters connected therewith be it enacted by parliament in the tenth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 (1) this act may be called the indian statistical institute act, andshort title com-1959 mencement s (2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint 2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,-definitioql '1 of 186e (a) "institute" means the indian statistical institute registered under the societies registration act, 1860; 10 (b) "memorandum" means the memorandum of association of the institute filed with the registrar of joint-stock companies under the societies registration act, 1860; at r 1160 is 2t of t86o (c) "rules and regulations" includes any rule or regulation (by  whatever name called) which the inatitute is competent to make in the exercise of the powers conferred on it under the societies registration act, 1860, but shall not include any byelaws or standing orders made under the rules and regulations for the conduct of it$ day-to-day administration  dfechlaraltid~ 3 whereas the objects of the institution known as the indian o ten ian s   i i  h k" t't t' f statistical tatistica nsbtute are suc as to rna e it an ins i u ion 0 jn~titut1ttuet1~8 national importance, it is hereby declared that the indian statistical anms on of national institute is an institution of national importance importance grant of 4 notwithstanding anything contained in the university grants 5 ~'fees ang commission act, 1956, or in any other law for the time being in 3 of 1956 tla= y force, the institute may hold such examinations and grant such degrees and diplomas in statistics as may be determined by the institute from time to time grants, loans, etc, by central government to the jnstitute 5 for the purpose of enabling the institute to discharge em- 10 ciently its functions, including research, education, training, project activities and statistical work relating to planning for national deve lopment, the central government may, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the institute in each financial year such sums of money as that government considers is necessary by way of grant, loan or otherwise i of 1956 audit of 6 (1) the accounts of the institute shall be audited by auditors ~i:~~e duly qualified to act as auditors of companies under the companies act, 1956, and the institute shall appoint such auditors as the central government may, after consultation with the comptroller and 20 auditor-general of india and the institute, select (2) the central government may issue such directions to the auditors in the performance of their duties as it thinks fit (3) every such auditor in the performance of his duties shall have at all reasonable times access to the registers, books of account, 25 records and other documents of the institute (4) the auditors shall submit their report to the institute and shall also forward a copy thereof to the central government for its informatior  prior appro-7 notwithstanding anything contained in the societies registra- 30 ~:al go- tion act, 1860, or in the memorandum or rules and regulations, the ;li of 1860 vemment institute shall not, except with the previous approval of the central ~~ government,-action by institute (a) alter, extend or abridge any of the purposes for which it has been established or for which it is being used 35 immediately before the commencement of this act, or amalgamate itself either wholly or partially with any other institution or society; or (b) alter or amend in any manner the memorandum or rules and regulations; or 40 (c) sell or otherwise dispose of any property acquired by the institute with money specifically provided for such acquisition by the central government; provided that no such approval shall be necessary in the case of any such movable property or class of movable property 6s may be specified by the central government in this behalf by general or special order; or (d) be dissolved, 8, (1) the central government may constitute as many com- con8titu~od , d h 't 'd ' t' f h of comdllt-10 mlttees as an w en 1 consl ers necessary consls mg 0 suc num- tees by ber of persons as it thinks fit to appoint thereto and assign to each central such committee all or any of the following duties, namely:-~~e::n:~ programme (a) the preparation and submission to the central govern- of work by ment as far as possible before the commencement of each finan- ~: institute is cial year, of statements showing programmes of work agreed to be undertaken by the institute during that year for which the central government may provide funds, as well as general financial estimates in respect of such work; and (b) the settlement on broad lines of the programme of such 20 work, (2) where the institute does not agree to undertake any work suggested by any committee referred to in sub-section (1), it shall give to the central government its reasons for not so agreeing, 9, (1) the central government may constitute a committee review of , f h  b f 't th' ks fit t ' t work done 2s consistmg 0 suc num er 0 persons as i m 0 appom inspection of thereto for the purpose ofaaaeta etc (a) reviewing the work done by the institute and the progress made by it; (b) inspecting its buildings, equipment and other assets; (c) evaluating the work done by the institute; and (d) advising government generally on any matter which in the opinion of the central government is of importance in connection with the work of the institute; and the committee shall submit its reports thereon in such manner 3s as the central government may direct, (2) notice shall be given in every case to the institute of the intention to cause a review, inspection or evaluation to be made, end the institute shall be entitled to appoint a representative who shall have the right to be present and be heard at such review, inspection' or evaluation (3) the central government may address the chairman of the institute with reference to the result of such review, inspection or evaluation as disclosed in any report of the committee referred to s in sub-section (1), and the chairman shall communicate to the central government the action, if any, taken thereon (4) when the central government has, in pursuance of subsection (3), addressed the chairman of the institute in connection with any matter, and the chairman does not within a reasonable 10 time take action to the satisfaction of the central government in respect thereof, the central government may, after considering any explanations furnished or representations made on behalf of the institute, issue such directions as it considers necessary in respect of any of the matters dealt with in the report is institute ~ 10 the institute shall be bound to afford all necessary facilities :f!~r~o f~~: to any committee constituted under section 8 or section 9 for the mittee purpose of enabling it to carry out its duties power to issue diiections to inltitute 11 (1) the central government may, if it is satisfied that it is necessary so to do in the public interest, issue, for reasons to be 20 recorded and communicated to the institute, such directions as it thinks fit to the institute, and such directions may include directions requiring the institute-(a) to amend the memorandum or to make or amend any rule or regulation within such period as may be specified in the mrec- as tions; (b) to give priorities to the work undertaken or to be undertaken by the institute in such manner as the central gov-ernment may think fit to specify in this behalf (2) any directions issued under this section shall have effect, not- 30 withstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force or in the memorandum or rules and regulations of the institute 12 (1) if, in the opinion of the central government,-power of central government to luume functions of control (i) the institute without just or reasonable cause has made 'i default in giving effect to any direction issued under sub-section 3s (4) of section 9 or section 11; or (ii) the council of the institute has exceeded or abused its powers in relation to the institute or any part thereof; the central government may, by written order, direct the institute within a period to be specified in the order to show cause to the satis- 40 faction of the central government against the making of any appoint: ment referred to in sub-section (2) (2) if, within the period fixed by any order issued under subsection (1), cause is not shown to the satisfaction of the central government, the central government may, by order published in the official gazette and stating the reasons therefor, appoint one or 5 more persons to take charge of the institute or any part thereof for such period not exceeding two years as may be specified in the order (3) notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force or in the memorandum or rules and regulations of the institute, on the issue of an order under sub-section (2), during the 10 period specified in that oroer,-(a) where the order provides for any person or persons being in charge of the institute--(i) all persons holding office as members of the council, including the chairman, shall be deemed to have vacated their 15 offices as such; (ii) the person or persons appointed under sub-section (2) to be in charge of the institute shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the chairman or council of the institute, whether at a meeting or otherwise, in respect 20 of the institute; (b) where the order provides for any person or persons being in charge of any part of the institute, the person or persons so appointed shall alone be entitled to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the chairman or council in relation 25 to that part  statement of objects and reasonsthe indian statistical institute in calcutta conducts investigations and studies in the science of statistics and its application in various fields; it also provides facilities for practical and professional training in statistics 2 there has been steady expansion in the activities of the institute which now include-(1) the work of designing the annual rounds of the national sample survey and the sample survey of manufacturing industries, processing, tabulating and analysing the field data and writing and printing the various n s s and s s m i reports; (2) the maintenance of an operational research unit on planning at calcutta, statistical quality control units at banglore, bombay, delhi and calcutta and other units for studies in regional planning, biometry and psychometry; (3) advanced research in theoretical statistics and the application of statistical methods to problems in various fields including demography, economics, planning, agriculture and industry; (4) the training of statisticians deputed by the central and state governments; and (5) the running of an international statistical education centre 3 in view of the importance of the functions of the institute and the large sums of money received by it from the government, it is considered necessary that the institute should be declared to be an institution of national importance under entry 64 in list i of the seventh schedule to the constitution the bill makes such a declaration and provides for the requisite financial assistance to be given to the institute and for suitable powers of control being exercised the institute is also being empowered to grant degrees and diplomas in statistics new delhi; j nehru the 18th november, 1959 the bill contemplates the declaration of the indian statistical institute, calcutta, as an institution of national importance such sums of money as the government considers necessary for the institute for the discharge of its functions shall be payable by the central government in the shape of grants, loans or otherwise each year at this stage, it is not possible to frame an accurate estimate of the funds needed by the institute for its various activitiesj in view of the provisions in the bill for approval of the programme of work of the institute, the payment of funds will be in accordance with the proposals accepted by the government of india and will also depend upon the quantum of contract work entrusted by the government to the institute each year 2 the following ~udget provision has been made under demand no 1/52-statistics" for the institute during the year 1959-60 (i) recurring rs 80,00,000 (ii) non-recurring rs 15,00,000 3 funds to be made available in the subsequent years will vary and will be determined from time to time 4 all moneys placed at the disposal of the institute will constitute the fund of the institute a bill to declare the institution known as the indjan statistical institute having at present its registered office in calcutta to be an institution of national importance and to provide for certain ' matters connected therewith the president has, in pursuance of clause (3) of article 117 of the constitution of india, recommended to lok sabha, the consideration of the bill mnkaul secretary (shrijawaharlal nehru, prime minister) 