The National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019
November 27 , 2019 1744 days 878 0
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.