Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1557, answered on 09/02/2026, concerns the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025. The Minister of Education was asked about the regulatory framework under the bill and its support for the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, timelines for bringing institutions under the new regime, and safeguards for institutional autonomy and academic freedom. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Education (Dr. Sukanta Majumdar) stated that the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 15.12.2025 to implement the Regulatory System of Higher Education envisioned in NEP 2020. The objective is to constitute a Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) to empower HEIs to achieve excellence. The VBSA will facilitate independent self-governing institutions and promote excellence. The Bill has been referred to a Joint Committee of both the Houses of Parliament.
Key Entities Referenced
Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025: Proposed legislation intended to support and accelerate the objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 by enabling and empowering Universities and other Higher Educational Institutions.
National Education Policy (NEP), 2020: A policy document that the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 aims to support and accelerate.
Ministry of Education: The government body responsible for higher education and overseeing the implementation of the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025.
Lok Sabha: One of the Houses of Parliament where the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 has been introduced.
Joint Committee of both the Houses of Parliament: The committee to which the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 has been referred for further review.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1557
ANSWERED ON- 09/02/2026
Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025
1557. Shri Maddila Gurumoorthy:
Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has assessed the manner in which the proposed regulatory
framework under the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 seeks to support and
accelerate the objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the indicative timelines for bringing universities and higher education institutions under
the new regulatory regime after the Bill is enacted;
(d) whether safeguards have been proposed in the Bill to protect institutional autonomy,
academic freedom and quality standards; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)
(a) to (e): For the implementation of the Regulatory System of Higher Education envisioned
in the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, after due consideration, the Viksit Bharat
Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha on 15.12.2025. The
objective of this Bill is to constitute a Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) to enable
and empower the Universities and other Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) to achieve
excellence in teaching, learning, research and innovation, through co-ordination and
determination of standards. The VBSA will facilitate the Universities and other HEIs to
become independent self-governing institutions and promote excellence through a robust
and transparent system of accreditation and autonomy.
The Bill has been referred to a Joint Committee of both the Houses of Parliament.
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