Assembly adopts Bill to clip powers of Chancellor in appointment of T.N. Sports University Vice-Chancellor
The House adopted the Bill tabled by Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin (also holding the youth welfare and sports development portfolio), after the Supreme Court delivered a historic judgment favouring the Tamil Nadu government in its case against the Governor on April 8.
'In the said State University Laws, the Government has been empowered to appoint and remove the Vice-Chancellor of 18 Universities. On the same lines, Government has decided to empower themselves to appoint and remove the Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Physical Education and Sports University,' the Bill said.
It also sought to include Finance Secretary as an ex-officio member of the Syndicate of the Tamil Physical Education and Sports University. The House also adopted a Bill tabled by Minister S.S. Sivasankar that sought to introduce an online auto-generated mechanism to grant permission and licence for installation of lifts and escalators by amending the Tamil Nadu Lifts and Escalators Act, 1997.
The House also adopted 17 other Bills in the House on Tuesday. Except for the Tamil Nadu Money Lending Entities (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Bill, 2025, all others were adopted without any change.
When the Bill was taken up for consideration in the House, some legislators sought for some changes. Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin sought to remove the 'banks' from Section 2 of the Bill, based on a suggestion received from the Reserve Bank of India. As for the changes sought by legislators, he said they would be considered in the coming days.
A report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Compliance Audit - Civil) for the year ended March 2023, was tabled in the House on Tuesday. Later, the Speaker M. Appavu adjourned the House sine die.
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