Overview

• GIPE has petitioned authorities to appoint an administrator at its parent body, the Servants of India Society, citing alleged financial mismanagement by chairman Damodar Sahoo.
• The institute alleges that SIS froze its bank accounts after GIPE converted its jointly operated account into a single-signatory one.
• SIS contends it acted to protect its interests after GIPE made the account change without informing the society and has sought intervention from Chancellor Sanjeev Sanyal.
• GIPE’s officiating joint registrar says the society has not contributed funds in 25 years and has repeatedly diverted institute money for personal use.
• The UGC has frozen further transfers to SIS and requested a detailed audit of all payments between the institute and the society.