The controversial Indian Institute of Management (Amendment) Bill 2023 – that proposed the dilution of powers of the IIMs, with the Centre having a greater say in decision making of these B-schools – was passed in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Bill proposes to appoint the President of India as the ‘Visitor’ of every IIM through a new section, (10 A), in the principal Act. This would give the central government a say in the decision-making of the institutes. The amendment says 20 IIMs across the country...