The Rajasthan Rent Control (Amendment) bill, the Rajasthan Homoeopathic Medicine (Amendment) bill and Nirwan University Jaipur bill were today passed in the state assembly with voice vote.
Replying to the debate on the Nirwan University bill, Higher Education minister Kiran Maheshwari said the government was promoting education sector in Rajasthan and there were as many as 44 private universities in the state.
She informed that the government has issued letter of intent for the setting up of 15 near private universities and proposal for 17 other universities were also in the pipeline.
"The government is not only promoting the private universities but also doing their monitoring. Actions against the private universities are taken on violation of rules and regulations," she said.
UDH Minister Srichand Kriplani said by passing the rent control bill, Rajasthan has become the first state of the country to adopt the central model rent act.
In pursuance of the National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy 2007, India has prepared a Model Rent Act namely 'Draft Model Tenancy Act, 2015' and circulated to the states to seek their comments.
The state government has sent positive response on the above model law to India as the model draft is in the interest of both the tenants and the landlords, the objective of the bill said.
"The Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001 (Act No. 1 of 2003) contains most of the features envisaged in the Model Draft and some new features mooted therein have been included in the proposed Bill as far as they are suited to the local needs of the state," the bill said.
On the Rajasthan Homeopathic Medicines (Amendment) bill, Health Minister Kalicharan said the government is committed to promote homeopathy in the state.
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