Overview

• Comments and suggestions are invited from stakeholders and the public through October 24 via the prescribed format on the MoSPI website.
• The draft proposes upscaling the 1959 ISI Act to the level of other INI laws with a leaner, more empowered Board handling policy, administrative and financial decisions.
• Guiding principles include excellence, effective governance, autonomy and accountability to enhance ISI’s global competitiveness as its 2031 centenary approaches.
• The move draws on findings of four review committees, including a 2020 panel led by R. A. Mashelkar that urged sweeping governance and academic reforms.
• This release marks a pre-legislative consultation stage with feedback sought before any final draft is prepared.