New Delhi, December 02: Yesterday Lok Sabha passed the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill 2009 by a voice vote, allowing the government to set up two separate central universities in two different regions of Jammu and Kashmir.
Replying on the debate, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal clarified that there was no proposal before the government for setting up of any new central university.
”However, as and when, the proposals will come the HRD Ministry will look into it,” he said while thanking the House for the ‘near unanimity’ expressed over his proposal.
On the question of setting up of a central university at Nalanda, he said this specific issue would be handled by the External Affairs Ministry ”and they are working on it”.
Earlier, calling upon members to rise above politics to usher in a new era of educational excellence in the country, the HRD Minister said he envisions India as a hub from where solutions to world’s problems would emanate.
–Agencies