Bhubaneswar, Nov 23 (UNI) Odisha Cabinet held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday approved a proposal for amendment of the Odisha Universities Act 1989 to improve academic excellence, strengthen higher education and administrative efficiency.
Briefing newspersons after the Cabinet meeting, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja said the amendment aims to address critical challenges faced by universities, while enhancing overall academic excellence, governance, and administrative efficiency of the varsities.
Key aspects of the amendment focus on improving the recruitment process, empowering universities with more autonomy allowing them to make decisions independently while maintaining accountability and involving academic professionals in crucial decision-making processes, reorientation of Senate, forming building and works committee, finance committee etc, he said.