Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha.
Bureau,Odishabarta
New Delhi,(16/12/25): Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha.
The purpose of the Bill is to empower Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) of Bharat to achieve excellence through effective coordination and the determination of standards.
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 was formulated through extensive nationwide consultations and, as envisaged in Chapter 18, calls for a fundamental transformation of the higher education regulatory system. Under the visionary leadership of Lt. Dr. K. Kasturirangan, Chairperson, NEP Drafting Committee, Former Chairperson, ISRO, the policy is guided by a holistic and future-oriented vision that emphasizes academic autonomy, multidisciplinary education, research excellence, and global competitiveness rooted in Indian values.
Building on this inclusive consultative process, the Bill has been prepared and incorporates relevant global best practices, carefully studied, contextualised, and suitably adapted to the Indian higher education context, in alignment with national priorities and Dr. Kasturirangan’s vision of an equitable, flexible, and innovation-driven education system.
On 12th December, 2025, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 for the introduction in Parliament.
This Bill is being introduced under the provisions of Entry 66 of the Union List in the seventh schedule of the Constitution of India which provides for “Co-ordination and determination of standards in institutions for higher education or research and scientific and technical institutions”.
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