Rajya Sabha passed Rashtriya Raksha University Bill 2020

Rajya Sabha passed the Rashtriya Raksha University Bill 2020, which seeks to establish Rashtriya Raksha University as an institution of national importance by upgrading Raksha Shakti University, Gandhinagar.

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Key-Points

The Bill establishes the Raksha Shakti University, Gujarat (established under the Raksha Shakti University Act, 2009) as a University called the Rashtriya Raksha University in Gujarat.

The Bill declares the University to be an institution of national importance. The Bill also repeals the 2009 Act.

The Bill provides for several authorities under the University. These include:

(i) the Governing Body, to frame the broad policies and programmes of the University,

(ii) the Executive Council, which will be the principal executive body, and

(iii) the Academic Council, which will specify the academic policies of the University.

The functions of the University include:

(i) providing instructions and research in police sciences, including coastal policing and cyber security,

(ii) establishing and maintaining colleges, and

(iii) prescribing courses, holding exams, and granting degrees and other distinctions.