INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu assembly on Saturday readopted 10 bills 'returned' by governor R N Ravi
The assembly readopted the bills without making any amendments.This included a bill passed by the AIADMK regime to change the name of Tamil
Nadu Fisheries University to Tamil Nadu Dr J Jayalalithaa Fisheries University and including a government nominee in the selection panel for
the appointment of vice-chancellor of the varsity
This assembly feels that withholding of assent by the governor to the bills and returning it without giving any reasons is not
the governor returned the bills largely empowering the state government to appoint the vice-chancellors of the universities
The two bills that were considered and passed by the 15th legislative assembly (the previous AIADMK regime) and the eight bills that were
the Constitution of India, if the above-mentioned bills are passed again and presented to the governor for assent, the governor shall not
state government to appoint the vice-chancellor of the 12 universities under the administrative control of the higher education
department.Similarly, bills were adopted in April and May last year to amend the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University Act, the Tamil Nadu
Dr MGR Medical University Act, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Act, the Tamil University Act, the Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Act
and the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act to empower the government
A review meeting of the higher education department chaired by the chief secretary in December 2021 decided to include the finance secretary
Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University
The bill was adopted exactly a year ago.The previous AIADMK regime adopted two bills in January 2020, seeking to amend the statutes of Tamil
instead of the chancellor
Both these institutions are state-funded
The government sanctions funds for administration and implementation of various schemes
In addition, the bill also sought to change the name of Tamil Nadu Fisheries University to Tamil Nadu Dr J Jayalalithaa Fisheries
University, besides including a government nominee in the selection panel for the appointment of vice-chancellor of the varsity
Both the bills were sent to the then governor, Banwarilal Purohit, for his assent in January 2020.Two bills reserved by governor R N Ravi
amend the Madras University Act to empower the state to appoint the vice-chancellor instead of governor, the chancellor
The bill was sent to the governor in April last year.Following the budget announcement in 2021-22, a bill was adopted for the establishment
of a separate siddha medical university for Indian system of medicine near Chennai
It is to benefit 49 government and private siddha, ayurveda, unani, yoga, and naturopathy and homeopathy colleges in the state.
