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.