The Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Wednesday that the government is planning to work on a policy to get rid of the word ‘deemed’ from the tag given ‘deemed to be universities’.
“There have been debates and discussions on whether or not to write “deemed to be university”. There are legal aspects involved. But soon we will have the policy to make sure that a university is called the university. We will work for that and come out with a solution,” he said.
The Minister announced this while inaugurating the new building of the National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology in Noida along with Union Culture Minister (independent charge) Mahesh Sharma.
He also mentioned on his 68th birthday that the govt. is planning for a proposal to build a museum to restore the country’s heritage.
“During years of the freedom movement, leaders such as (Bal Gangadhar) Tilak and (Madan Mohan) Malviya opened colleges and schools so that by the time the country achieved freedom, people should be prepared with education,” he said.
“There was a time when universities of Nalanda, Takshashila and other Indian institutes were in the position where American universities are today, attracting students from all over the world. Earlier, India was the destination and students would come here for knowledge. This is our heritage,” he added.