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The National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019
November 27 , 2019
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- The National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was introduced in Rajya Sabha by Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry on July 30, 2019.
- It was passed by Rajya Sabha on August 06, 2019 and Lok Sabha on November 26, 2019.
- The Bill 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.
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