The state cabinet on Thursday decided to turn the University of Mysore and Karnatak University into innovative varsities, by approving the Karnataka State Innovative Universities Bill, 2010
The state cabinet on Thursday decided to turn the University of Mysore and Karnatak University into innovative varsities, by approving the Karnataka State Innovative Universities Bill, 2010.
Briefing the media after a meeting of the cabinet, primary and secondary education minister Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri said, as per the proposed bill, the two universities will have a new system of governance. The posts of chancellor, vice-chancellor, registrar and the institution of syndicate will be done away with.
These universities will be governed by a visitor, who will be an eminent scholar or professional; a president chosen among distinguished academics, with capacities for managing large educational organisations and two directors — one to deal with research and post-graduate education and other to handle affiliated and autonomous colleges.
“The proposed bill is based on a recommendation made by the Karnataka Knowledge commission (KKC). The idea is to exclude the two universities from the Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000 and have a separate legislation to promote excellence,” Kageri said.
The state cabinet also decided to set up a cabinet sub-committee headed by home minister R Ashoka, to form a sand mining policy, in which the public works department, irrigation, rural development and panchayati raj, environment and mining ministers will be members.
Other decisions include extension of tax benefits for industries, which will invest more than Rs2,500 crore; release of Rs50.76 crore for computerisation of the income tax department; approval for paying Rs10 crore capital for Nabard financial service limited, which is involved in agriculture micro finance; bringing together all Morarji Desai, Kittur Rani Chennmma residential schools under the social welfare department; regularisation of 3,746 teaching staff of job-oriented courses; approval of the list of government holidays for the year 2011, in which there will be 23 general holidays and 15 restricted holidays and providing loans at the rate of 4% for self-help groups like Sthree Shakti Sanghas.
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