18 bills passed in TN assembly

Chennai: A bill to empower TN govt to appoint and remove the vice chancellor of Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University was passed in the assembly on Tuesday.

Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin introduced the bill to amend the TN Physical Education and Sports University Act, 2004, according to which the expression ‘chancellor' was changed to ‘state govt' in the appointment and removal of V-C.

The bill removed the clause disqualifying a hearing and visually impaired person from being elected, nominated, or continuing as a member of any of the university authorities.

The state govt passed a bill to amend the TN Lifts and Escalators Act, 1997, to simplify the process of granting permission and licenses for the erection and operation of lifts and escalators in TN under the TN Lifts and Escalators Act, 1997, and to decriminalise the offences under the Act.

Sixteen other bills introduced in the house during the debate on demand for grants were also passed without any opposition.TNN