Governor Jagdeep Dhankar has not given any reaction on the same yet. "Today, the state cabinet gave its consent to the proposal to make the chief minister the chancellor of all state-run universities, in the place of the governor. This proposal will soon be introduced as a bill in the Assembly, and then be made a law," Basu said.
WB cabinet agrees to pass bill to replace governor with CM as state universities chancellor
The West Bengal cabinet has given nod to the proposal of replacing the governor with the chief minister as the chancellor of the state-run universities. State Education Minister Bratya Basu, has announced that the proposal will soon be introduced in the state assembly in the form of a bill.
Governor Jagdeep Dhankar has not given any reaction on the same yet. "Today, the state cabinet gave its consent to the proposal to make the chief minister the chancellor of all state-run universities, in the place of the governor. This proposal will soon be introduced as a bill in the Assembly, and then be made a law," Basu said.
The governor, by virtue of his position, is the chancellor of all state-run universities in the state. The governor of West Bengal had been in disagreement with the government over the appointment of Vice-Chancellors (VCs) of state-run varsities amid other issues.
He had alleged that the VCs of 24 universities were appointed illegally without the consent of the chancellor. In December 2021, the governor also expressed his displeasure over chancellors and vice-chancellors of private universities not attending the meeting that was called by him at his official residence. However, the chancellors and VCs said that they could not attend the meeting due to the COVID-19 situation. The governor had faced a similar situation in January 2020 when vice-chancellors of state-run universities were invited for a meeting.
Last year, State Education Minister said that it is the time to introspect if there is a need to continue with the colonial legacy of getting the governor's to hold the post of chancellor.
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