<p>Amid opposition from the BJP, The West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was passed in the state legislative assembly on Friday.</p>.<p>The bill was necessitated following the need for changes in acts of different state-aided universities in West Bengal — specifically, concerning the appointment of vice-chancellors, and the constitution of a search committee for appointment of vice-chancellors, maintaining provisions in accordance with Regulations of 2018 of the University Grants Commission (UGC).</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-election-2019/ugc-declares-20-universities-as-fake-not-empowered-to-confer-degree-1243220.html">UGC declares 20 universities as 'fake', not empowered to confer degree</a></strong></p>.<p>Earlier, when the assembly was not in session, an ordinance had been promulgated for the purpose. </p>.<p>As “amendments to motion” a demand that the bill be referred to a select committee of the House that would submit its report in three months, and another – that the bill be circulated for the purpose of eliciting opinion thereon by September 30, had also been moved. The bill, however, finally made its way.</p>.<p>Bratya Basu, the minister in-charge, who introduced and moved the bill for consideration, clarified that while the UGC had introduced regulations in 2018, education being a concurrent subject, it’s not obligatory to go with proposed guidelines immediately. Following Supreme Court directives, however, some regulations have been adopted.</p>.<p>The assembly witnessed commotion, when Basu’s mention of “Ram and Baam”, part of a phrase used by the ruling party to depict an unofficial understanding between its opponents, offended the BJP MLAs, who raised slogans of “Jai Shri Ram”.</p>.<p>With the new regulations in place, after the act is enforced, the search committees for appointing vice-chancellors will have five members.</p>
<p>Amid opposition from the BJP, The West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was passed in the state legislative assembly on Friday.</p>.<p>The bill was necessitated following the need for changes in acts of different state-aided universities in West Bengal — specifically, concerning the appointment of vice-chancellors, and the constitution of a search committee for appointment of vice-chancellors, maintaining provisions in accordance with Regulations of 2018 of the University Grants Commission (UGC).</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-election-2019/ugc-declares-20-universities-as-fake-not-empowered-to-confer-degree-1243220.html">UGC declares 20 universities as 'fake', not empowered to confer degree</a></strong></p>.<p>Earlier, when the assembly was not in session, an ordinance had been promulgated for the purpose. </p>.<p>As “amendments to motion” a demand that the bill be referred to a select committee of the House that would submit its report in three months, and another – that the bill be circulated for the purpose of eliciting opinion thereon by September 30, had also been moved. The bill, however, finally made its way.</p>.<p>Bratya Basu, the minister in-charge, who introduced and moved the bill for consideration, clarified that while the UGC had introduced regulations in 2018, education being a concurrent subject, it’s not obligatory to go with proposed guidelines immediately. Following Supreme Court directives, however, some regulations have been adopted.</p>.<p>The assembly witnessed commotion, when Basu’s mention of “Ram and Baam”, part of a phrase used by the ruling party to depict an unofficial understanding between its opponents, offended the BJP MLAs, who raised slogans of “Jai Shri Ram”.</p>.<p>With the new regulations in place, after the act is enforced, the search committees for appointing vice-chancellors will have five members.</p>