Shri Kallaji Vedic Vishvavidyalaya, Kamdhaj Nagar, Nimbahera (Chittorgarh) Act, 2018
No: 11 Dated: Mar, 09 2018
The Shri Kallaji Vedic Vishvavidyalaya, Kamdhaj Nagar, Nimbahera (Chittorgarh) Bill, 2018
(To be introduced in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly)
A Bill
to provide for establishment and incorporation of the Shri Kallaji Vedic Vishvavidyalaya, Kamdhaj Nagar, Nimbahera (Chittorgarh) in the State of Rajasthan and matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
Whereas, with a view to keep pace with the rapid development in all spheres of knowledge in the world and the country, it is essential to create world level modern research and study facilities in the State to provide state of the art educational facilities to the youth at their door steps so that they can make out of them human resources compatible to liberalized economic and social order of the world;
And whereas, rapid advancement in knowledge and changing requirements of human resources makes it essential that a resourceful and quick and responsive system of educational research and development be created which can work with entrepreneurial zeal under an essential regulatory set up and such a system can be created by allowing the private institutions engaged in higher education having sufficient resources and experience to establish universities and by incorporating such universities with such regulatory provisions as ensure efficient working of such institutions;
And whereas, the Shri Sheshavtar 1008 Shri Kallaji Vedpeeth avm Shodh Sansthan, Nimbahera (Chittorgarh) is a Society registered under the Rajasthan Societies Registration Act, 1958 (Act No. 28 of 1958) at Registration No. 94/Chittorgarh/2002-2003 dated 16.10.2002 in the office of Registrar, Societies, Chittorgarh is engaged in the field of Vedic Literature for the last ten years and recognized by Rajasthan Sanskrit Academy;
And whereas, the said Shri Sheshavtar 1008 Shri Kallaji Vedpeeth avm Shodh Sansthan, Nimbahera (Chittorgarh) has set up educational infrastructures, both physical and academic, as specified in Schedule-I, at Village Jawda, Tehsil Nimbahera, District Chittorgarh in the State of Rajasthan and has agreed to invest the said infrastructure in a University for research and studies in the disciplines specified in Schedule-II and has also deposited an amount of rupees one crore to be utilized in establishment of an endowment fund in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
And whereas, the sufficiency of the above infrastructure has been got enquired into by a committee appointed in this behalf by the State Government consisting of the Vice-Chancellor, Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Head of Department (Ved), Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University, Jaipur, Dean, Faculty of Law, Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Head of Department (Swasth Vrit Vibhag) Rashtriya Ayurved Sansthan, Amer Road, Jaipur and Associate Professor, Government Madan Mohan Malviya Ayurvedic College, Udaipur;
And whereas, if the aforesaid infrastructure is utilized in incorporation as a University and the said Shri Sheshavtar 1008 Shri Kallaji Vedpeeth avm Shodh Sansthan, Nimbahera (Chittorgarh) is allowed to run the University, it would contribute in the academic development of the people of the State;
Now, therefore, be it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature in the Sixty-ninth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Shri Kallaji Vedic Vishvavidyalaya, Kamdhaj Nagar, Nimbahera (Chittorgarh) Act, 2018.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Rajasthan.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "AICTE" means All India Council of Technical Education established under All India Council of Technical Education Act, 1987 (Central Act No. 52 of 1987);
(b) "CSIR" means the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi- a funding agency of the Central Government;
(c) "DEC" means the Distance Education Council established under section 28 of Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985 (Central Act No. 50 of 1985);
(d) "distance education" means education imparted by combination of any two or more means of communication, viz. broadcasting, telecasting, correspondence courses, seminars, contact programmes and any other such methodology;
(e) "DST" means the Department of Science and Technology of the Central Government;
(f) "employee" means a person appointed by the University to work in the University and includes teachers, officers and other employees of the University;
(g) "fee" means collection made by the University from the students by whatever name it may be called, which is not refundable;
(h) "Government" means the State Government of Rajasthan;