INDIAN COUNCIL FOR HISTORICAL RESEARCH (ICHR)

About: 

• Status: It is an autonomous body of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. 
  
  
• Background: It was established under Societies Registration Act (Act XXI of 1860) in 1972. 
  
  
• Objectives of the ICHR: To bring historians together and provide a forum for exchange of views between them and to promote, accelerate and coordinate research in history. 
  
  
• In pursuance of these objectives: 
  • The Council provides fellowships and financial assistance to the young teachers in colleges, universities and registered research organizations, as well as to senior scholars. 
    
    
  • Publishes a biannual Journal - the Indian Historical Review, and another journal Itihas in Hindi.  
    
    
  • Maintains two regional centres namely ICHR North-East Regional Centre (Guwahati) and ICHR Southern Regional Centre (Bangalore), which provide assistance to researchers / scholars etc. 
    
    
  
  
  

Rec-constitution of ICHR: 

• As per Rule 3 of Rules of ICHR, New Delhi, 1972, the Government has reconstituted the ICHR, New Delhi for a period of three years w.e.f. the date of the first meeting of the re-constituted Council i.e. 07.01.2019 to 06.01.2022. 
  
  
• The composition of the Council is as follows: 
  • An eminent historian nominated by the Government of India who shall be Chairman of the Council; 
    
    
  • Eighteen historians nominated by the Government of India; 
    
    
  • A Representative of the U.G.C; 
    
    
  • Director-General of Archaeology; 
    
    
  • Director, National Archives; 
    
    
  • Four persons to represent Government who shall be nominated by the Government of India and which shall include one representative each of the Ministry of Education, the Department of Culture and the Ministry of Finance; and Member Secretary.