India has won the presidency of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) in the election, which was held between India and Austria yesterday. India’s candidacy received widespread support from across the membership with 87 votes out of 141 votes. India, through the Department of Administrative Reforms, is a member state of the IIAS.

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, in a statement, said that 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). IIAS is a federation of 31 Member Countries, 20 National Sections, and 15 Academic Research Centres jointly collaborating for scientific research on public administration.