committee, and filed a petition against the committee at the High Court in 1955. The High Court dismissed the Petition in April 1956. The report stirred controversy in India. It was criticized by theologians, Christians and politicians. The recommendations of the report influenced Bills passed by the State Governments against forcible conversions. The recommendations of the report The committee gave the following recommendations: (1) those missionaries whose primary object is proselytisation should be asked to withdraw and the large influx of foreign missionaries should be checked; (2) the use of medical and other professional services as a direct means of making conversions should be prohibited by law; (3) attempts to convert by force or fraud or material inducements, or by taking advantage of a person's inexperience or confidence or spiritual weakness or thoughtlessness, or by penetrating into the religious conscience of persons for the purpose of consciously altering their faith, should be absolutely prohibited; (4) the Constitution of India should be amended in order to rule out propagation by foreigners and conversions by force, fraud and other illicit means; (5) legislative measures should be enacted for controlling conversion by illegal means; (6) rules relating to registration of doctors, nurses and other personnel employed in hospitals should be suitably amended to provide a condition against evangelistic activities during professional service; and (7) circulation of literature meant for religious propaganda without approval of the State Government should be prohibited. (Goel 1998, 163–164) References [Vindicated by Time: The Niyogi Committee Report](edited by Sita Ram Goel, 1998), a reprint of the official report on the missionaries' methods of subversion and conversion (1955) Report of the Christian Missionaries Enquiry Committee Madhya Pradesh, Nagpur, 1956 Further reading Felix Alfred Planner, The Catholic Church in India: Yesterday and Today, Allahabad, 1964, Dr. Sebastian Kim. In Search of Identity. Sebastian Kim. The debate on conversion initiated by the Sangh Parivar, 1998–1999. The National Christian Council Review, October 1956 External links Lurid drama of proselytism after 1947 Christianity in Madhya Pradesh Religious conversion in India Government agencies of India