The Odisha government has decided to amend the Odisha University (Amendment) Act, 2020, which was enacted by the previous Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government. Higher Education Minister Suryavanshi Suraj announced this in the state assembly on Friday. He stated the decision was made in response to a question by BJD MLA Ganeshwar Behera about amending the act. Minister Suraj affirmed that the government will address the concerns raised about the existing law, which includes provisions regarding the selection of Vice-Chancellors and the recruitment of teaching staff in public universities. The government’s move comes after a letter from Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, highlighting discrepancies between the provisions in the act and UGC regulations. Suraj also assured the assembly that new degree colleges will be established in districts that currently lack them.
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