Date: 2025-12-09Category: Not ApplicableState: MaharashtraCountry: India
HB-2446 Part V Extra 105 Date 9-12-2025, Publication of bill TO AMEND THE MAHARASHTRA PREVENTION OF Universities ACT, 2023 as L.A. bill No. XCIX of 2025 by Section Officer, M.L.S. Extra Ord. NO. 105, No.-22(3).
This is a summary of a bill (L. A. BILL No. XCIX OF 2025) to further amend the Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2023. The bill, introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on December 9, 2025, seeks to add "Jio University" to the schedule of private universities established under the 2023 Act. Jio University's interim campus is located at: Imarat A, Sector-4, Ulwe, Taluka Panvel, Raigad - 410 206. The permanent campus is at: Pocket 8 - 2, Sector - 8, Dronagiri, Taluka Uran, Raigad-400 702. The sponsoring body is Reliance Foundation, Institute of Education & Research, 9th Floor, Plot 222, East Wing, Maker Chambers IV, J.B. Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400 021. The bill is intended to facilitate the establishment of Jio University as a self-financed private university, following the state government's satisfaction that the sponsoring body has complied with the provisions of the 2023 Act. The bill was presented by Chandrakant (Dada) Patil, Minister of Higher and Technical Education. Jitendra Bhole, Secretary-1, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. The document is published by the Directorate of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Mumbai. RNI No. MAHBIL/2009/40124. Price: Rs. 26.00.
Key Entities Referenced
Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2023: The primary act being amended by the bill, concerning the establishment and regulation of private universities in Maharashtra.
Jio University: A self-financed private university proposed to be established, which is the subject of the amendment.
Reliance Foundation, Institution of Education and Research: The sponsoring body seeking to establish Jio University.
Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha: The legislative assembly where the bill was introduced.
Mumbai: Location of the Reliance Foundation, the sponsoring body for Jio University.