'Unhappy With Data Sets,' Modi Govt Suspends Director of Institute Which Prepares NFHS
Banjot Kaur | 28 July 2023 | The Wire
New Delhi: In an unprecedented move, the Union government has suspended the director of the International Institute for Population Sciences, K.S. James, citing an irregularity in recruitment, sources have told The Wire.
The International Institute for Population Sciences or IIPS prepares the National Family Health Surveys and does other such important exercises on the behalf of the Indian government. The IIPS comes under the Union health ministry.
The Wire reached out to the ministry but has not received a response yet. The story will be updated as and when the ministry responds.
However, an IIPS source at the department of public health and mortality studies has confirmed to The Wire that a suspension letter has been issued and that further details would come on Monday.