महाराष्ट्रõ शासन रा असाधारण भाग पाच–अ, डिसेंबर ९, २०२५/अग्रहायण १८, शके १

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L. A. BILL No. XCIX OF 2025.

A BILL

further to amend the Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and

Regulation) Act, 2023.

WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Maharashtra Private

Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2023, for the purposes

hereinafter appearing ; it is hereby enacted in the Seventy-sixth Year of the

Republic of India as follows :—

1.  This Act may be called the Maharashtra Private Universities

(Establishment and Regulation) (Second Amendment) Act, 2025.

Short title.

Mah.

VIII of

2024.

RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/40123

महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र

असाधारण भाग पाच–अ

वर्षष ११, अंक १८ (३)]

मंगळवार, डि�सेंंबर ९, २०२५/अग्रहायण १८, शके १९४७

[पृष्ठेे ३, किं�ंमत : रुपये ३६.००

असाधारण क्रमां�क ४१

प्रााधि�कृत प्रकााशन

महाराष्ट्र वि�धानसभेत व महाराष्ट्र वि�धानपरि�षषदेेत सादर केेलेेली वि�धेयके (इंंग्रजी अनुवाद).

MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATURE SECRETARIAT

The following Bill was introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on

9^th December, 2025 is published under Rule 117 of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Rules.

भााग पााच-अ-४१-१.

एच बीी-२४४७-१.

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महाराष्ट्रõ शासन रा असाधारण भाग पाच–अ, डिसेंबर ९, २०२५/अग्रहायण १८, शके १

2.  In the SCHEDULE appended to the Maharashtra Private Universities

(Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2023, in Part II, after entry 8, the following entry

shall be added, namely :—

‘‘ 9.

Jio University,

Interim Campus,

Building A, Sector-4,

Ulwe, Taluka Panvel,

District Raigad-410206.

Permanent Campus-Pocket 8-2,

Sector-8, Dronagiri, Taluka

Uran, District Raigad-400702.

Reliance Foundation,

Institution of Education and Research

Floor 9, Plot 222, East Wing,

Maker Chambers IV, J. B. Marg,

Nariman Point,

Mumbai-400021. ’’.

Mah.

VIII of

2024.

Amendment

of Schedule of

Mah. VIII of

2024.

महाराष्ट्रõ शासन रा असाधारण भाग पाच–अ, डिसेंबर ९, २०२५/अग्रहायण १८, शके १

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ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTOR,

RUPENDRA DINESH MORE, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD,

MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS,

21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004. EDITOR : DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

The Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation)

Act, 2023, (Mah. VIII of 2024), is enacted for establishment, incorporation and

regulation of self-financed private universities in the State of Maharashtra for

development and advancement of higher education in the State and for matters

connected therewith or incidental thereto.

2.  Section 6 of the said Act, provides that the Government after considering

the report submitted by the Verification Committee under sub-section (4) of

section 5 of the said Act, is satisfied that the sponsoring body has complied

with the provisions of section 5 of the said Act may permit the establishment

of a private university, by inclusion of the name, location and headquarter of

the private university and their sponsoring body in Part II of the Schedule, by

amending the Schedule by enacting a law by the State Legislature.

3.  As provided in the said section 6 of the said Act, the Government

after considering the report submitted by the Verification Committee under

sub-section (4) of section 5 of the said Act, is satisfied that the sponsoring

body, the Reliance Foundation Institution of Education and Research,

Floor 9, Plot 222, East Wing, Maker Chambers IV, J. B. Marg, Nariman Point,

Mumbai-400021, has complied with the provisions of section 5 of the said Act,

establishment of private university by the name of ‘‘ Jio University’’.

4.  Therefore, to establish the Jio University a self-financed university, the

Government considers it expedient to amend Part II of the Schedule appended

to the Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act,

2023, suitably.

5.  The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives. 

CHANDRAKANT (DADA) PATIL,

Nagpur,

Minister for Higher and

Dated the 8^th December, 2025.

Technical Education.

Vidhan Bhavan,

JITENDRA BHOLE,

Nagpur,

Secretary-1,

Dated the 9^th December, 2025.

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.