The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021

The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Part of: GS Prelims and GS- II – Education

In news Recently, the Lok Sabha has passed the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021 without any discussion.

About the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021

• The Bill intends to establish a new Central University in Ladakh to ensure an increase in accessibility and quality of higher education and research for the people of Ladakh.
• At present, there is no Central University in Ladakh 
• The new University will be named as Sindhu Central University.
• The government has allocated 750 crore rupees for the development of this University in which 2500 students will be benefited.

News Source: TH