National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019

 

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The Lok Sabha passed the National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019 by a voice vote. It has already been cleared by the Rajya Sabha.

 

Voice Vote

In parliamentary procedure, a voice vote or acclamation is a voting method in deliberative assemblies in which a group vote is taken on a topic or motion by responding orally. The voice vote is considered the simplest and quickest of voting methods used by deliberative assemblies.

 

Key Highlights

• The National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019 seeks to amend the National Institute of Design Act, 2014, which declares the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad as an institution of national importance.
• The Bill seeks to declare four National Institutes of Design in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, and Haryana as institutions of national importance.
• Currently, these institutes are registered as Societies under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and do not have the power to grant degrees or diplomas. On being declared institutions of national importance, the four institutes will be granted the power to grant degrees and diplomas.

 

 

Source: India Today

 

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