Lok Sabha Question No. 4590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: ICHR
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4590 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## ICHR

## 4590. SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA : :

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  aims  and  objectives  of  establishing  Indian  Council  of  Historical  Research (ICHR);
- (b) whether the Government  has  reconstituted the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the composition of the revamped/ reconstituted ICHR along with the tenure of the reconstituted council;
- (d) whether the ICHR is providing financial assistance for holding symposia, seminars, workshops etc. for exchanging views related to history by inviting noted historians;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the quantum of funds released during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (f) whether the Government of India has entered into cultural exchange programmes with many countries of the world for exchanging the views between historians and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a): Government of India established the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), Delhi in year 1972 with the following aims & objectives:
- (i) to encourage objective and scientific research in various aspects of history
- (ii) to sponsor historical research programmes and assist institution and organisations engaged in historical research
- (iii) to coordinate research activities in the field of historical research and
- (iv) to  review  the  progress  of  historical  research  from  time  to  time  and  indicate neglected and new areas where research needs to be specially promoted.
- (b) to (c): Yes, Sir. As per Rule 3 of Rules of ICHR, New Delhi, 1972, the Government has reconstituted the Council of Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi for a period of three years w.e.f. the date of the first meeting of the re-constituted Council i.e.  07.01.2019  to  06.01.2022.  The  composition  of  the  re-constituted  Council  is  at Annexure - I.
- (d) to (e): Yes, Sir. ICHR is providing financial grants for symposia, seminars, workshops or academic conferences concerned with specific themes of History in accordance with its  Research  Funding  Rules.  The  details  of  number  of  proposals  sanctioned  and  the funds released during each of the last three years and the current year are as under:
- (f):  ICHR,  under  its  Cultural  Exchange  Programme,  has  signed  Memorandum  of Understanding  (MoU)  with  the  following  countries  for  exchange  of  views  between historians:

| Financial Year   |   Number of proposals sanctioned | Funds released (Amount in Rupees)   |
|------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2016-17          |                              118 | 60,90,792                           |
| 2017-18          |                              128 | 1,49,03,281                         |
| 2018-19          |                               60 | 1,09,37,983                         |
| 2019-20          |                               16 | 30,46,355                           |

| S.No.   | Country   | Entities involved in MoU                                          | Date of Signing MoU   |
|---------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| (i)     | UK        | Arts and Humanities Council UK (AHRC)                             | 13.10.2014            |
| (ii)    | Japan     | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)                 | 01.09.2014            |
| (iii)   | Germany   | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG) | 31.07.2012            |
| (iv)    | Georgia   | Korneli Kekelidze Georgia National Centre of Manuscripts          | 03.12.2018            |

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Annexure - I ANNEXURE  -I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  TO  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4590  FOR  22.07.2019  RAISED  BY  SHRI  KULDEEP  RAI  SHARMA,  HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'ICHR'

## The  composition  of  the  present  re-constituted  Council  of  the  Indian  Council  of  Historical Research (ICHR), Delhi is as under:

I. Dr. Arvind P. Jamkhedkar Dr. Arvind P. Jamkhedkar has assumed the Charge of ICHR as the Chairman w.e.f 05.03.2018 for a period of three years

- II. Eighteen Historians nominated by the Government of India.
- i. Prof.  (Retd.)  Vibha  Upadhyay,  Deptt.  Of  History  &  Indian  Culture,  University  of Rajasthan
- ii. Dr. Surjit Kaur Jolly, former Principal, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee College, University of Delhi
- iii. Prof. (Retd.) C I Issac, P. G. Department of History, C.M.S. College, Kottayam, Kerala
- iv. Prof.  Kapil  Kumar,  Director,  Indira  Gandhi  Centre  for  Freedom  Struggle  Studies  & Chairperson, Faculty of History, IGNOU
- v. Prof. (Dr.) Umesh Kadam, Professor in Medieval Indian History, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, JNU
- vi. Dr. Shridhar Madhukar alias Raja Dixit, former Professor and Head, Inter Disciplinary School (Humanities and Social Sciences), Savitri Bai Phule University, Pune
- vii. Prof.  Raghuvendra  Tanwar,  Professor and Dean  Academic  Affairs, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana
- viii. Prof. Amarjiva Lochan, Dy. Dean, International Relations, University of Delhi, Delhi.
- ix. Prof. (Retd.) Suman Jain, Deptt. Of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology
- x. Prof.  Tamo  Mibang,  former  Vice-chancellor,  Rajiv  Gandhi  University,  Arunachal Pradesh.
- xi. Prof. (Retd.) V Kishan Rao, Deptt. Of Ancient History, Osmania University
- xii. Prof.  Baidyanath  Labh  (Professor,  Department  of  Buddhist  Studies,  University  of Jammu, Jammu) Vice Chancellor, Nav Nalanda Mahavihara (Deemed University), Bihar
- xiii. Prof.  Himanshu  Kumar  Chaturvedi,  Professor,  Department  of  Medieval  and  Modern History, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
- xiv. Dr.  Ishwar  Sharan  Vishwakarma,  Department  of  Ancient  History,  DDU  Gorakhpur University, Uttar Pradesh
- xv. Dr.  M.  Kotresh,  Professor,  Department  of  P.G.  Studies  and  Research  in  History  and Archeology, Tumkur University, Karnataka
- xvi. Prof. Saradindu Mukherji, C-209, ILA Apartments, Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi
- xvii. Prof. Rahman Ali, Head (Retd.), School of Studies in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archeology, and former Dean, Vikram University, Ujjain (MP)
- xviii. Prof.  Rajeev  Ranjan,  Department  of  History,  College  of  Commerce  Arts  &  Science, Patliputra University, Patna
- III. Representative of the University Grants Commission, New Delhi
- IV. The Director General, National Archives of India, Janpath, New Delhi - 110001
- V. The Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, Janpath, New Delhi - 110001
- VI. The names of the four persons to represent Government of India are as under:
24. (i) One representative of the Ministry of Education : Joint Secretary (ICR)
25. (ii) One representative of the Department of Culture : Secretary (Culture)
26. (iii) One representative of the Ministry of Finance.
27. (iv) Member Secretary, Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi - 110001