Lok Sabha Passes Bills To Establish National Forensic Sciences University & Rashtriya Raksha University At Gujarat [Read Bills]

It proposes to establish the National Forensic Sciences University at Gujarat by merging:

• the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar,
• the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences, New Delhi.

The said University shall be an institute of national importance with campuses both in Delhi and Gujarat.

The House also passed the Rashtriya Raksha University Bill, 2020, to establish the National Defence University in Gujarat as an institute of national importance.

Both the Bills were introduced by the Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah during the Budget Session this year, on March 23, 2020.

National Forensic Sciences University Bill

Objectives

The Bill aims to:

• promote academic learning in the field of forensic science in conjunction with applied behavioural science studies, law and other allied areas to strengthen the criminal justice institutions in India
• foster research and applied applications in forensic science, applied behavioural science studies, and law
• coordinate with the central and state governments to improve investigations, crime detection and prevention through research
• assist the central government in creating and maintaining a national forensic database for criminal investigation, including DNA and fingerprints.

Functions of the University

• Provide training and research on forensic science, applied behavioural science, law, and criminology
• Establish and maintain colleges, schools, and research laboratories
• Prescribe courses, holding exams, and granting degrees and other distinctions.

Authorities

The University shall have a Board of Governors, which will be the principal executive body and an Academic Council, which will specify the academic policies of the University.

The Board of Governors will be responsible for all administrative affairs of the University including policy making, instituting courses of study, etc. The members include:

• Vice-Chancellor (appointed by the central government)
• Financial Adviser, Ministry of Home Affairs, ex officio
• five persons of eminence from fields such as forensic science and criminology.

Appeals

Any student whose name has been removed from the rolls of the University and who has been barred from appearing for examinations for more than one year may appeal to the Board of Governors for review of the decision.

Any dispute arising out the disciplinary action taken by the University against a student may be referred to a Tribunal of Arbitration.

Rashtriya Raksha University Bill

Objectives

The Bill aims to:

• Provide dynamic and high standards of learning and research
• Provide a working environment dedicated to advancing research, education and training in the domain of policing
• Promoting and providing public safety.

Functions of the University

• Provide instructions and research in police sciences, including coastal policing and cyber security
• Establish and maintaining colleges
• Prescribe courses, holding exams, and granting degrees and other distinctions.

Authorities

The University shall have a Governing Body, to frame the broad policies and programmes of the University; an Executive Council, which will be the principal executive body; and an Academic Council, which will specify the academic policies of the University.

The Governing Body will be responsible for all administrative affairs of the University including policy making, advising on course duration, admission standards etc. and making statutes to regulate various authorities of the University. It's members include:

• Vice-Chancellor (appointed by the central government)
• one representative of Ministry of Home Affairs, not below the rank Joint Secretary (nominated by the central government)
• one representative of State Police Universities by rotation
• three persons having expertise in defence, policing, internal security and allied fields.

Appeals

Any student whose name has been removed from the rolls of the University and who has been barred from appearing for examinations for more than one year may appeal to the Governing Body for review of the decision.

Any dispute arising out the disciplinary action taken by the University against a student may be referred to a Tribunal of Arbitration.

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