Kannada and Culture Minister V. Sunil Kumar, who has accompanied the Chief Minister to Delhi, on Wednesday met Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan and urged him to provide autonomy to the Institute of Classical Kannada Research, which is functioning in Central Institute of Indian Languages in Mysuru.
Mr. Kumar, a release said, told the Central Minister that higher research in the institute was possible only if it is autonomous. The note said that Mr. Pradhan assured to discuss the matter with authorities concerned.
Mr. Kumar also said that while the State has appealed to the Centre for higher allocation of funds so that more activities could be taken up, Mr. Pradhan responded positively by stating that a decision on increasing allocation would be made after discussing it with officials.
