Date: 2025-07-15Category: Not ApplicableState: MaharashtraCountry: India
Part V, Ext. No. 86, L.A. BILL NO. LXXXXI OF 2025
A BILL further to amend the Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2023. Tuesday, 15th July 2025.
This document is an official gazette from the Government of Maharashtra, dated July 15, 2025 (Ashadh 24, Shake 1947). It contains L.A. BILL No. LXXXI OF 2025, a bill further to amend the Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2023. The bill addresses the need to amend the act for specific purposes, including allowing changes to the name, location, and headquarters of Dr. D. Y. Patil Gyan Prasad Vidyapeeth, Pune, and establishing Pillai University, Navi Mumbai, as a private university. The amendment involves changes to Part Two of the schedule attached to the Maharashtra Act of 2024.
Specifically, the bill proposes to replace the existing details for Dr. D. Y. Patil Gyan Prasad Vidyapeeth, Pune, with "Gyan Prasad Global Vidyapeeth," listing the headquarters as Gyan Prasad Global Vidyapeeth, Pimpri Campus, Survey No. 180/2/1 & 180/2/2, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri - 411018, and Gyan Prasad Global Vidyapeeth, Tathawade Campus, Survey No. 87/1, 88, 138/1A, 138/1B, 138/2B & 62/4/3, Tathawade-411033, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Taluka Haveli, Pune, Maharashtra.
It also proposes to add Pillai University, Navi Mumbai, under the Mahatma Education Society, with the headquarters at Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Chembur Naka, Mumbai-400071. Pillai University campus address is Sector 16, Plot No. 10, 10A & 21, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad-410 206 and Survey No. 78/32, Chowk Phata, Hatnoli & Jambhivli, Tarf Vanakhal, Taluka Khalapur, District Raigad-410 206, Maharashtra.
The bill’s objectives stem from the need to facilitate self-financed private universities within the state. The government has determined that the sponsoring body for Pillai University, the Mahatma Education Society, meets the requirements for establishing a private university.
The bill is presented by Chandrakant (Dada) Patil, Minister of Higher and Technical Education. The secretary is Jitendra Bhole, Secretary-1, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
Key Entities Referenced
Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2023: The principal act being amended by this bill, governing the establishment and regulation of private universities in Maharashtra.
L. A. BILL No. LXXXI OF 2025: The legislative assembly bill number 81 of 2025, which proposes amendments to the Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2023.
Dr. D. Y. Patil Gyan Prasad Vidyapeeth, Pune: A private university in Pune, whose name, location, and headquarters are subject to change under the proposed amendment.
Pillai Vidyapeeth, Navi Mumbai: A proposed private university in Navi Mumbai, seeking to be added to the list of private universities under the Act.
Maharashtra: The state to which this policy applies.