Govt to setup National Forensic Sciences University with ₹2,254 crore outlay

The Union government at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday has cleared the outlay of ₹2,254 crore to build National Forensic Sciences University across the country on Wednesday in alignment with the government's policy to overhaul the criminal justice system with three new laws that will be enforced from 1 July. The cabinet outlay comes only a week after law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal assumed office for his second stint, and said that the three new criminal laws—the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Act—will be without facing any issues or obstacles. The law minister, in his first media interaction after taking charge, also pointed out that the creation of the new educational institutes for forensic sciences were a part of the government's plan of action to implement the new criminal laws, which were passed by Parliament in late 2023. But some see red flags The government's outlay towards capacity building in forensic sciences is meant for the implementation of the provisions of the new criminal laws.