New chairman for A N Sinha institute's board of control

Updated on: Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Former Bihar Director General of Police D N Sahaya has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of control of the prestigious A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies (ANSISS) here, official sources said.

Sahaya, who has also served as the Governor of Chhattisgarh and Tripura, has been appointed at the institute with immediate effect, sources said.

ANSISS is governed by the board of control represented by the government of Bihar through its 12 nominated members, departments of education and finance, besides nominees of the ICSSR and the UGC, they said.

The tenure of the chairman would be initially for two years. The outgoing chairman, P K Sahi, who is also education minister, had joined last year in July.

The 77-year old Sahaya served as the first Governor of Chhattisgarh from November 2000 to June 2003 and again became the Governor of Tripura from June 2003 to October 2009.

Talking to reporters Sahaya said: "I would make an endeavour to convert the institute as a centre of excellence for social research and studies by reviving its past glory."

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