UPSC Articles
National Forensic Sciences University Bill 2020 passed
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – Schemes; Education
In news
- Parliament has passed the National Forensic Sciences University Bill, 2020 recently.
Key takeaways
- The Bill shall establish the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (Gandhinagar) and the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences (New Delhi) as a National Forensic Sciences University in Gujarat.
- The Bill declares the University to be an Institution Of National Importance.
- This university will work for the capacity building in the field of forensic science and promote research.
