Fee cut: IIM-B does what C did, leaves it to chairman

The Government had said it could give an ‘‘honest statement’’ of their ‘‘intentions,’’ Datta said, adding that the questions of autonomy and fee structure were discussed as two different issues. ‘‘The concern is that the authority given to the board has been curtailed,’’ he said. Four Central Government representatives participated in the board meeting. While it is usually the Secretary and Special Secretary, among those who attended the meeting this time were the Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor, Datta said.

‘‘Representative of the HRD Ministry, V.S. Pandey, expressed the Government’s view quite forcefully, stressing that autonomy of the institutes will not be affected,’’ he said. Ministry officials were not available for comment. On HRD Minister M.M. Joshi’s statement that irregularities in some IIMs might emerge, Datta said that in the balance sheets of statements, there was no dispute on facts.