New Delhi, July 16 -- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports has reiterated its concern over the pace of implementing the Institutions of Eminence (IoE) scheme. The Committee on Thursday asked the Ministry of Education to prepare a time-bound roadmap for notifying the remaining institutions under the programme and examine the feasibility of expanding its ambit to include globally recognised institutions such as Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

In its action-taken report, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee said the Ministry's response to its earlier recommendations merely explained the procedural framework of the scheme and did not address the substantive concerns raised...