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Basant Kumar Mohanty New Delhi, May 10 (PTI) Key provisions of a draft bill for setting up an overarching body in higher education have not found favour with many states which have opposed them as violation of federal principles. Major provisions of the draft law for creation of National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER) have been opposed by a number of states during a nation-wide consultation process. The provisions that a new university should get authorisation from NCHER before operation and vice chancellors should be appointed from a national registry have been opposed by the states. "States have complained that this is against federal principles. They are saying this is centralisation of education," an academician associated with the nation-wide consultation exercise on the bill, told PTI. The HRD Ministry has prepared a draft law for NCHER as an overarching body in higher education, replacing the existing regulatory bodies like University Grants Commission, All India Council of Technical Education and National Council for Teachers'' Education. The draft bill says that the proposed body will specify norms and standards for grant of authorisation to a university or a higher educational institution to commence its academic operations. No university or institution empowered by or under law to award any degree or diploma established after the coming into force of this Act shall commence academic operations unless it is so recognised, it said. The NCHER will maintain a national registry with names of eligible persons for the post of vice chancellors. In case of vacancy, the NCHER will suggest five names from the registry for the post. A task force, set up by the HRD Ministry, held nation-wide consultations during which the representatives of various state government opposed these two provisions. A member of task force said the bill is being redrafted now in view of the objections raised by the states. However, the key provisions may not be dropped but there may be certain modifications, he said. "It is being redrafted. Then it will go to the Law Ministry and PMO. The bill may be introduced in Parliament in the monsoon session," he said. According to Planning Commission member Prof Narendra Jadhav, the contention of the states is not correct. "I asked them do you have any representation in UGC, AICTE or NCTE now? However, they (states) are going to get representation in the NCHER registry. Is it going against federalism," Jadhav asked. .
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