Friday, June 9 2006 10:23 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Going ahead with its mandate to fine tune measures for implementing 27 per cent quota for OBCs in elite educational institutions, the Oversight Committee headed by Senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily is contemplating to give an interim report to the Government.

"We are thinking of giving an interim report to the government. We have to do a lot of advanced planning before implementation of reservation by 2007 academic year," Moily, former Karnataka Chief Minister," he said.

Talking to reporters after the Committee meeting, he said a national colloquium would be organised on July three in order to discuss the pros and cons of the measures and build a knowledge society.

Nearly 40 to 50 eminent academics and other experts would take part in the colloquium and the theme paper would be finalised in the next meeting on June 15.

The Committee also proposes to open a website for inviting views in order to have a national consensus, he said adding, "There will not be any friction or conflict. It is possible to implement it".

" Admitting that there were problems with regard to infrastructure and faculty to meet the situation, "he said the Committee was keen on finding solutions to those problems.

"We do appreciate. There are problems and there are obstacles. If we adopt innovative methods, these could be overcome", he said.