Regional Centres
Regional Centres have been established as a part of ICSSR's Programme for Decentralising Administration and broad basing Social Science Research in the Regions. Their main roles were defined as follows: To represent the ICSSR and conduct its programmes in the Region. Bring the Ideas and Problems of the Social Scientists of the Region to the notice of the ICSSR for possible action.
Serve as a link between the Social Scientists of the Region and the National and International community of social scientists.
The ICSSR has 6-Regional Centres. Their location and coverage are as follows:
Eastern Regional Centre, Kolkata Covering Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal and Jharkhand, and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

