Tamil Nadu Government Withdraws Amendment to Private Universities Act

Tamil Nadu Government Withdraws Amendment to Private Universities Act

The government had never wanted to compromise on its principles in upholding social justice, the Minister said that it had not given permission for deemed to be universities because they did adhere to...

Chennai: Soon after the Tamil Nadu Government Employees Association came up with a hard-hitting statement flaying the State government for moving a Bill in the last session of the Assembly for the creation of a new category of ‘Brown Field Universities,’ State Minister for Higher Education Kovi Chezhian announced the withdrawal of the Bill that was introduced on October 16 at the behest of Chief Minister M K Stalin.

The employees association alleged that the Bill aimed at converting government-aided colleges into private colleges and said that it would be detrimental to the progress of the State.

Government upholds social justice principles.

Author's summary: Tamil Nadu withdraws university amendment bill.

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