Jharkhand Gazette, No. 44, 27 January 2020

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THE JHARKHAND STATE UNIVERSITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019

(JHARKHAND ACT, 17, 2019)

An Act for amendment in Jharkhand State University Act, 2000 (adopted)

Preamble

To encourage Sanskrit language in the State and the strengthen the colleges imparting studies in Sanskrit, the State Government want to establish a dedicated university, which will be known as "Baba Baidhayanath Sanskrit University" with headquarter at Deoghar, Jharkhand. Educational institutional imparting academic distinction in Sanskrit, which comes under the territorial jurisdiction of Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh, will come under the jurisdiction of this University.

For fulfillment of this objectives, proposal for establishment of "Baba Baidhayanath Sanskrit University" and consequence amendment in Jharkhand State Universities Act, 2000 (adapted and amendment up-to-date) is placed.

Now therefore, be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Jharkhand in the Seventy year of the Republic of India as follows:-

CHAPTER 01 1. Short title, extent and commencement –

(i) This Act may be called Jharkhand State Universities (amendment) Act, 2019.

(ii) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Jharkhand.

(iii) It shall come into force at once.

CHAPTER 02

Substitution of Sub-section-(1) (f) of Section-3 (Establishment and incorporation of Universities) of Jharkhand State Universities Act, 2000 (Adapted and amendment up-to-date)

Existing provision of Sub-section (1) (f) of Section-3

"Vinoba Bhave University having the headquarters at Hazaribagh and the jurisdiction over the whole of the North Chotanagpur Division, except Dhanbad and Bokaro Districts.

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Be substituted by the following provision:-

Substitution of Sub-section (1) (f) of Section-3

"Vinoba Bhave University having the headquarters at Hazaribagh and the jurisdiction over the whole of the North Chotanagpur Division, except Dhanbad and Bokaro districts.

Provided that the territorial jurisdiction shall extend to the whole of State of Jharkhand in matters pertaining to educational institutions imparting teaching in Homeopathy, Indigenous Medicines and educational institutions imparting academic distinction in Pali, Prakrit and such other languages which in the University may consider necessary. The educational institutions imparting academic distinction in Sanskrit which comes under the territorial jurisdiction of Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh, will now come under the jurisdiction of this "Baba Baidhayanath Sanskrit University", having the headquarter at Deoghar, Jharkhand."

CHAPTER 03 3. Insertion of Section-3 (Establishment and incorporation of Universities) Sub-section-(1)(r) of

Jharkhand State University Act, 2000 (adapted and amendment up-to-date).

Be inserted by the following provision:-

At the end of sub-section (1)(q) of the section 3 of the Jharkhand State University Act, 2000 (adapted) hereinafter referred to as the said Act, the following sub-section will be inserted as sub-section-1(r) "3(1)(r) "Baba Baidhayanath Sanskrit University", having the headquarter at Deoghar, Jharkhand and the jurisdiction over the whole of the Jharkhand State.