Executive Summary:
Bill No. 61 of 2020, introduced in Lok Sabha on March 4, 2020, aims to amend the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014, and the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Public-Private Partnership Act, 2017. The bill seeks to declare five additional Indian Institutes of Information Technology as institutions of national importance and rectify a patent error in the 2014 Act. The five institutes were established as societies at Bhagalpur (Bihar), Surat (Gujarat), Raichur (Karnataka), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), and Agartala (Tripura).
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014:
* Section 41, subsection 3, is amended to replace "elected" with "nominated."
Amendments to the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Public-Private Partnership Act, 2017:
* The Schedule is amended to include the following Indian Institutes of Information Technology:
* Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur (Bihar).
* Indian Institute of Information Technology, Surat (Gujarat).
* Indian Institute of Information Technology, Raichur (Karnataka).
* Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh).
* Indian Institute of Information Technology, Agartala (Tripura).
Commencement:
* The Act shall come into force on a date appointed by the Central Government via notification in the Official Gazette.
Impact Analysis:
Central Government:
* Impact: Responsible for notifying the date of commencement in the Official Gazette. The bill formalizes the inclusion of five additional institutes already receiving budgetary support.
* Action Required: Publish the commencement date in the Official Gazette.
Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Bhagalpur, Surat, Raichur, Bhopal, Agartala):
* Impact: Officially recognized as institutions of national importance under the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Public-Private Partnership Act, 2017.
* Action Required: No immediate action is required; continue operating under existing budgetary support.
Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014:
* Impact: The change from "elected" to "nominated" clarifies the selection process of the governing body.
* Action Required: Ensure the selection process reflects the change from "elected" to "nominated."
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014: An act amended by the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws Amendment Act, 2020.
Indian Institutes of Information Technology Publicprivate Partnership Act, 2017: An act amended to include five more institutes as institutions of national importance.
Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws Amendment Act, 2020: A bill to further amend the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014 and the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Publicprivate Partnership Act, 2017.
Parliament: The legislative body enacting the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws Amendment Act, 2020.
Bhagalpur, Bihar: Location of one of the five new Indian Institutes of Information Technology to be included as an institution of national importance.
Surat, Gujarat: Location of one of the five new Indian Institutes of Information Technology to be included as an institution of national importance.
Raichur, Karnataka: Location of one of the five new Indian Institutes of Information Technology to be included as an institution of national importance.
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: Location of one of the five new Indian Institutes of Information Technology to be included as an institution of national importance.
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The following Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on 04th March, 2020:—
BILL NO. 61 OF 2020
A Bill further to amend the Indian Institutes of Information Technology
Act, 2014 and to amend the Indian Institutes of Information
Technology (Public-private Partnership)
Act, 2017.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-first Year of the Republic of India as
follows:—
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. (1) This Act may be called the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws Short title and
(Amendment) Act, 2020. commencement.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification
in the Official Gazette, appoint.2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—
CHAPTER II
AMENDMENT TO THE INDIAN INSTITUTES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2014
Amendment 2. In the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014, in section 41, in
of section 41 sub-section (3), for the word "elected" at both the places where they occur, the word
of Act 30 of
"nominated" shall be substituted.
2014.
CHAPTER III
AMENDMENT TO THE INDIAN INSTITUTES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP) ACT, 2017
Amendment of 3. In the Schedule to the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-private
Schedule to Act Partnership) Act, 2017,—
23 of 2017.
(a) after serial number 2 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be
inserted, namely:—
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
"2A. Bihar Indian Institute Indian Indian Institute
of Information Institute of of Information
Technology, Information Technology,
Bhagalpur Technology, Bhagalpur.";
being a society Bhagalpur
registered
under the
Societies
Registration
Act, 1860
(21 of 1860)
(b) after serial number 3 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be
inserted, namely:—
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
"3A. Gujarat Indian Institute Indian Indian Institute
of Information Institute of of Information
Technology, Information Technology,
Surat being Technology, Surat.";
a society Surat
registered
under the
Societies
Registration
Act, 1860
(21 of 1860)
(c) after serial number 7 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be
inserted, namely:—
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
"7A. Karnataka Indian Institute Indian Indian Institute
of Information Institute of of Information
Technology, Information Technology,
Raichur being a Technology, Raichur.";
society registered Raichur
under the
Societies
Registration
Act, 1860
(21 of 1860)SEC. 2] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 3
(d) after serial number 8 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be
inserted, namely:—
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
"8A. Madhya Indian Institute Indian Indian Institute
Pradesh of Information Institute of of Information
Technology, Information Technology,
Bhopal Technology, Bhopal.";
being a society Bhopal
registered
under the
Societies
Registration
Act, 1860
(21 of 1860)
(e) after serial number 13 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be
inserted, namely:—
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
"13A. Tripura Indian Institute Indian Indian Institute
of Information Institute of of Information
Technology, Information Technology,
Agartala Technology, Agartala.".
being a society Agartala
registered
under the
Societies
Registration
Act, 1860
(21 of 1860)4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-private Partnership)
Act, 2017 (the said Act) was enacted to declare certain Indian Institutes of Information
Technology established under Public-private Partnership mode as institutions of national
importance, with a view to develop new knowledge in information technology and to provide
manpower of global standards for the information technology industry and to provide for
certain other matters connected with such institutions or incidental thereto.
2. The said Act was enacted in pursuance of a scheme approved by the Government
to set up twenty Indian Institutes of Information Technology in Public-private Partnership
mode. Fifteen such institutes were incorporated as institutions of national importance under
the said Act. The Government has decided to include five more institutes which have been
subsequently established as societies at Bhagalpur (Bihar), Surat (Gujarat), Raichur
(Karnataka), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) and Agartala (Tripura), also within the ambit of the
said Act to be institutions of national importance.
3. The proposed legislation also provides for rectifying a patent error in
sub-section (3) of section 41 of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014 so
as to substitute the word "elected" with "nominated", for clarity.
4. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives.
NEW DELHI; RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’.
The 21st February, 2020.SEC. 2] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 5
FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
The five institutes proposed to be included in the Schedule to the Indian Institutes
of Information Technology (Public-private Partnership) Act, 2017 are already being
provided budgetary support in accordance with the scheme approved by the
Government.
2. The Bill does not involve any other additional expenditure of recurring or
non-recurring nature.
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SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA,
Secretary-General.
UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI–110002
AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI–110054.
MGIPMRND—5680GI—06-03-2020.