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.

महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र

असाधाारण भााग आठ

वर्षष ११, अंक ४१(२)]

मंगळवार, डि’सेंबर ९, २०२५/अग्रहाायण १८, शकेे १९४७

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असाधाारण क्रमांं�क ९८

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वि�नि�यम आणि� वि�धि� व न्याय वि�भाागाकडून आलेली वि�धेेयके (इंंग्रजी अनुवाद).

In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of Constitution of India, the following translation in

English of the Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Second Amendment)

Bill, 2025 (L.A. Bill No. XCIX of 2025), introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on the

9^th December 2025, is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

SATISH WAGHOLE,

Secretary (Legislation) to Government,

Law and Judiciary Department.

RNI No. MAHENG /2009/35528

भााग आठ-९८–१.

HB-2449–1.

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महाराष्ट्रõ शासन रा

असाधारण भाग आठ, 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 आठ, डिसेंबर ९, २०२५/अग्रहायण १८, शके १

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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.

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