India wins Presidency of International Institute of Administrative Sciences

New Delhi, Jun 04, 2025 : India through the Department of Administrative Reforms is a Member State of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences since 1998. The International Institute of Administrative Sciences is a federation of 31 Member Countries, 20 National Sections and 15 Academic Research Centres jointly collaborating for scientific research on public administration. Key member countries include - India, Japan, China, Germany, Italy, Korea, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland, Mexico, Spain, Qatar, Morocco, Indonesia etc

The IIAS maintains a close working relationship with the United Nations, and participates in the UN’s Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) and the UN Public Administration Network (UNPAN). While the IIAS is not a formally affiliated body of the UN, it actively engages with the UN’s work in public administration.

For 2025-2028 Presidency of IIAS, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi nominated the Indian candidacy of Secretary DARPG Shri V. Srinivas in November 2024. The hearings for the IIAS Presidency were held in February 2025 – India, South Africa, Austria and Bahrain participated in the hearings before the Council of Administration of IIAS. Following the hearings, the candidacy of India, South Africa and Austria was forwarded to the General Body of IIAS for the next round. South Africa withdrew its candidacy in favour of India in May 2025. The election was held between India and Austria on June 3, 2025 in which 141 votes were polled, of which India registered 87 votes (61.7 percent of the vote), and Austria registered 54 votes (38.3 percent of the vote). India’s candidacy received wide spread support from across the membership.

The Indian Presidency of the IIAS will take forward the vision of the Prime Minister Modi for “Maximum Governance – Minimum Government” documenting the next generation administrative reforms with focus on digital empowerment of citizens and digital transformation of institutions. The Indian Presidency will seek to bridge the North – South Dividewith focus on unity and inclusivity.