The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2023

Short title and commencement.LOK SABHA ———— The following Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on 4th December , 2023:— BILL NO. 141 OF 2023 A Bill further to amend the Central Universities Act, 2009. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. (1) This Act may be called the Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2023. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may , by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 2. In the Central Universities Act, 2009 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), after section 3F , the following section shall be inserted, namely:— “3G. There shall be established a Tribal University , which shall be a body corporate, to be known as the Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University , having its territorial jurisdiction extending to the whole of the S tate of Telangana, as specified in the First Schedule to this Act, to provide avenues of higher education and research facilities primarily for the tribal population of India.”.Insertion of new section 3G. Establishment of Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University .25 of 2009.vlk/kkj.k EXTRAORDINARY Hkkx II — [k.M 2 PART II—Section 2 izkf/kdkj ls izdkf'kr PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY lañ 25] ubZ fnYyh] lkseokj] fnlEcj 4] 2023 @vxzgk;.k 13 ] 1945 ¼'kd½ No. 25] NEW DELHI, MONDA Y, DECEMBER 4, 2023/AGRAHA YANA 13, 1945 (SAKA) bl Hkkx esa fHkUu i`"B la[;k nh tkrh gS ftlls fd ;g vyx ladyu ds :i esa j[kk tk ldsA Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.xxxGIDHxxx jftLVªh lañ Mhñ ,yñ —(,u)04@0007@2003—23 REGISTERED N O. DL—(N)0 4/000 7/200 3—23 CG-DL-E-05122023-250422 Amendment of First Schedule.3. In the First Schedule to the principal Act, after serial number 16 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: — "17. Telangana Sammakka Whole of the State of Sarakka Central Telangana.". Tribal University SEC. 2] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINAR Y 3 STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS The Central Universities Act, 2009 was enacted to establish and incorporate universities for teaching and research in various States and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. 2. Establishment of Central Tribal University in the S tate of Telangana will cater to the regional aspirations for years to come. It will increase access and quality of higher education and facilitate and promote higher education and research facilities for the people of the State. It will also promote advanced knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in tribal art, culture and customs and advancement in technology to the tribal population of India. Apart from bringing focus to tribal education, the Central Tribal University shall carry out all educational and other activities like any other Central University . Moreover , the establishment of a Central Tribal University in the S tate of Telangana is obligatory under the Andhra Pradesh Reor ganisation Act, 2014. Therefore, the Government has decided to establish a new Central Tribal University in the S tate of Telangana namely , the “Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University”. 3. Accordingly , it is proposed to amend the Central Universities Act, 2009 to provide for the establishment of a Central University by the name of "Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University" in the S tate of Telangana. 4. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objects. NEW DELHI; DHARMENDRA PRADHAN. The 24th November , 2023. FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM Clause 2 of the Bill seeks to insert a new section 3G in the Central Universities Act, 2009 which provides for the establishment of a new University , to be known as the Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University , as a body corporate having territorial jurisdiction extending to the whole of the S tate of Telangana. 2. The University will be set up with a budgetary provision of rupees 889.07 crores for seven years in two phases. The said expenditure shall be met from the Consolidated Fund of India through the budgetary provisions of the Ministry of Education. ———— UTPAL KUMAR SINGH Secretary General. UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI–110002 AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICA TIONS, DELHI–1 10054.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINAR Y [PART II—S EC. 2]