Sub: Information regarding action on grievance.\n\nDear Sir/Madam,\n\n I had registered my grievance through pgportal via registration number: DSEHE/E/2017/08340 on 20 Aug 2017. It has been over 9 months but the grievance status is till under progress. I am attaching action status report of my grievance obtained through my email conversation with ministry officials.\n\nIt has been revealed in the action status of the above mentioned document that the file considering my grievance has been kept pending with DIRECTOR MGT(RN 220) since 20 Nov 2017.\nPlease provide following information regarding above case:\n\n1) The copies of the internal noting passed between different ministry officials in this case after 20 Nov 2017.\n2) The copies of the guidelines regarding time limit/deadlines for the officials set by the ministry for dealing with such grievances.\n3) How much money till now has been spent on the GIAN program by the ministry in the different financial years with number of GIAN courses offered.\n4) The copy of the model contract/invitation letter (if any) offered to the foreign faculty in the GIAN course.\n5) What is the budget for the money spent on each GIAN course set by ministry with component wise breakup( like travel, food expenses of faculty).\n6) What is upper limit of the foreign faculty enumeration for teaching the course( excluding the travel and meal charges) is approved on each GIAN course.\n7) How many GIAN courses are video recorded till now. Is extra budget is provided to the host institute to do such video recordings.\n8) Do foreign faculty consent in required to release these videos and other text materials like assignment, slides used by faculty during the course in public space. If yes, why such provisions are allowed while approving the course by the ministry and ministry has any plans in future to waive off faculty consent before approving such GIAN course. \n9) When ministry is planning to release all this course material in public space.\n\nThanks,\nAnkit