Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ( IIT-
KGP) alumni ended their "PPC for director"
movement Saturday, as Partha Pratim
Chakrabarti was issued an appointment letter
by the ministry of human resource
development.
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) gave a
clean chit to Chakrabarti Friday. Following the
CVC clearance, the President of India and the
IIT-KGP chairman Board of Governors (BoG)
also approved his appointment.
"We are delighted that the CVC has given
clearance to Prof. Chakrabarti and HRD
Minister, President of India and the Chairman
BoG have all approved his appointment as the
Director of IIT Kharagpur. We can finally put
the protests behind and focus on Vision 20-20
- a bold initiative to be a top-20 institute in
the world in the next 20 years," said Arjun
Malhotra, an alumnus of the institute who led
the "PPC for director" campaign.
Shiv Nadar, chairman, Board of Governors, at
the annual convocation ceremony announced
P.P. Chakrabarti's appointment to graduates
their parents, alumni and faculty members.
"This is a red letter day for IIT Kharagpur and
its faculty, staff, alumni, students and
partners. I want to acknowledge and thank all
the faculty members, students and alumni who
stepped up to make their voices heard and the
protests a reality," said Ramnath Mani,
president, IIT-KGP alumni association.
The alumni association of IIT-Kharagpur had
started the "PPC for director" campaign July
19, to press for the appointment of Partha
Pratim Chakrabarti as the institute's head.
Protests were held in Kolkata, Delhi and
Bangalore as members of the IIT alumni
foundation, teachers and students pressed for
Chakrabarti's appointment as director of the
63-year-old institution.
The appointment was stalled as there was a
delay in clearing Chakrabarti of charges of
wrongdoing in connection with the Coal Net
case, in which a Rs.28 crore project to enable
data sharing between the coal ministry, Coal
India Limited and its subsidiaries, awarded to
IIT-KGP was, in violation of norms, awarded to
a private firm owned by an alumnus of the
institute.
0 comments:
Post a Comment