Shimla, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday passed the Himachal Pradesh State University (Amendment) Bill of 2026 by a voice vote.
With the passage of this Bill, the path has been cleared for the recruitment of professors and other staff across all six government universities in Himachal Pradesh through the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission and the state Selection Commission.
However, the recruitment of Associate Professors will continue to be handled by the universities themselves.
As per the Bill, the Himachal Pradesh Finance Secretary Abhishek Jain will serve as the Chairperson of the Finance Committees of all six universities.
The Executive Council (EC) will be required to accept the recommendations of the committee led by the Finance Secretary regarding financial matters.
While replying to the discussion, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the state government should consider conducting recruitment for Class III and Class IV posts through the Selection Commission or another similar agency.
He added that the state government is also contemplating conducting examinations for private universities through a nodal agency.
He said the passage of the Bill would establish financial accountability for the finance committees.
The Chief Minister asserted that recruitment through the Selection Commission would ensure transparency and that candidates would be selected based on merit, ultimately benefiting the youth.
Earlier participating in the discussion on the Bill, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Randhir Sharma termed it an assault on university autonomy.
He said that universities receive grants not only from the state government but also from the University Grants Commission (UGC).
"Therefore, the state government needed to consider the implications for UGC grants following the Bill's passage," he added.
Participating in the discussion, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jai Ram Thakur remarked that the Bill would not withstand legal scrutiny, noting that several of the government's previous Bills had been struck down by courts.
Responding to the LoP's remarks, the Chief Minister acknowledged that one or two of their Bills had been struck down and that some were pending with the Governor, but said that the Opposition was forgetting how many Bills had been struck down during the tenure of the previous BJP government.
Similarly, a verbal political exchange took place between the Chief Minister Sukhu and the Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur regarding several issues, including the paper leak.
Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi, Technical Education Minister Rajesh Dharmani, and MLAs Vipin Singh Parmar, Trilok Jamwal, Harish Janartha, and Suresh Kumar also participated in the discussion.
Source: IANS
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