Sanjeev Sanyal Accepts Chancellorship of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

New Delhi: Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of Economic visory Council to Prime Minister, on Sunday said he has accepted Chancellorship of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) Pune, 10 days after Bibek Debroy resigned from post.

EAC-PM chairman Debroy resigned as Chancellor of GIPE on September 27, a day after Bombay High Court extended interim relief to Vice-Chancellor Ajit Rane, who was earlier removed from his post.

"This is just to state that I have accepted Chancellorship of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. Look forward to working with faculty, staff and students to build on GIPE's well-established legacy," Sanyal said in a post on social media platform X.

"For those uninitiated with structure of acemic ministration, Chancellor of a university is somewhat like a 'non-executive chairman' - duties relate to bro direction and governance rar than daily running of institution. This role does not impact my normal work as a full-time member of Prime Minister's Economic visory Council," he ded.

Debroy was appointed as Chancellor of GIPE, a deemed to be university, in July this year.

In an email dressed to Rane, who is also an eminent economist, Debroy h said he is standing down from his post with immediate effect.

Last month, Rane was removed from position of GIPE vice-chancellor after a fact-finding committee set up by Debroy found that his appointment violated University Grants Commission ( UGC ) norms.

Rane approached High Court challenging his termination order and got interim relief till September 23. On Thursday, HC extended relief, allowing him to remain VC till October 7.

In email, Debroy congratulated Rane for getting a stay order and his continuation as VC of GIPE.

"You asserted in your writ petition that I h not applied my mind and stay order vindicates your position," Debroy stated in email.

Under se circumstances, Debroy noted, he has no moral right to continue in his post. "I am standing down with immediate effect," he h stated.