The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (Amendment) Bill, 2022, was passed after the Assembly had cleared other bills to replace the governor with the chief minister as the chancellor in state varsities and the education minister as the reader of private universities.
West Bengal Assembly passes bill that makes CM state University's chancellor
The West Bengal Assembly has passed a Bill that seeks to replace the over with the Chief Minister as the chancellor of the state's University of Health Sciences. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said that he will consider these bills without any bias or prejudice when it will be placed before him.
The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (Amendment) Bill, 2022, was passed after the Assembly had cleared other bills to replace the governor with the chief minister as the chancellor in state varsities and the education minister as the reader of private universities.
The Governor also claimed that the legislation was brought and passed with an aim to divert the people's attention after the Calcutta High Court found illegalities in the recruitment of teachers in schools sponsored and aided by the state government.
The University of Health Sciences (Amendment) Bill was passed with 134 votes in favour of it and 51 against, with the BJP opposing it. The Bill was first passed through voice vote but later taken up for a vote by ballot at the insistence of the opposition BJP.
The governor further said that "he will consider these bills without any rancour, anger, bias or prejudice and in the perspective of the University Grants Commission Act after taking note of the Supreme Court decisions."
"I will act 100 per cent in accordance with the law…. I will consider these bills legally and according to the Constitution, education is in the concurrent list," he told the media at the Raj Bhavan.
Read More:
Follow Shiksha.com for latest education news in detail on Exam Results, Dates, Admit Cards, & Schedules, Colleges & Universities news related to Admissions & Courses, Board exams, Scholarships, Careers, Education Events, New education policies & Regulations.
To get in touch with Shiksha news team, please write to us at news@shiksha.com
She has over 10 years of experience in the education and publishing sectors. She specialises in exam coverage and content creation. At Shiksha, she writes, analyses, and presents information for students preparing f
Read Full Bio