TN Assembly adopts resolution demanding withdrawal of UGC draft regulations

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution moved by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, urging the Union Ministry of Education to immediately withdraw the draft regulations released by the University Grants Commission concerning the appointment of vice-chancellors in higher education institutions, including universities. Meanwhile, the principal opposition party, the AIADMK, strongly opposed the UGC’s draft regulations and fully supported the resolution. Presenting the resolution, the Chief Minister said, “The union government has been destroying the medical education dreams of students through NEET for the past many years, and Tamil Nadu has lost many lives, including Anitha. Now, the union government has started destabilising universities, and according to the draft regulations of the UGC, the governor will decide the search committee for choosing the vice-chancellor for universities.