Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Cabinet approves Sports University of Haryana Bill

CHANDIGARH, AUG 6 
 Haryana Vidhan Sabha today passed the Sports University of Haryana Bill, 2019 to establish and incorporate a Sports University in the state, a specialized university, to promote sports education in the areas of sports sciences, sports technology, sports management and sports coaching besides functioning as the training centre for select sports disciplines by adopting best international practices and for matter connected therewith or incidental thereto.
        The headquarters of the University would be at Rai in district Sonipat and it may establish or maintain outlying campuses, colleges, regional centres and study centres at such other places in the state, as it may deem fit. The University may, with the prior approval of the State Government, also establish outlying campuses and study centres outside the state. The University will be open to persons of any sex and of whatever caste, creed, race or class.
        The objects of the University would be to evolve as an institute of advanced study in the field of physical education and sports sciences. It will provide for research and development and dissemination of knowledge in physical education and sports sciences by providing specially designed academic and training programmes in various areas of physical education and sports sciences and training in advanced technologies of sports. The University will strengthen physical education and sports training programmes to promote sports and establish centres and institutions of excellence for imparting state of the art educational training and research in the fields of physical education and sports sciences, sports technology and high-performance training for all sports and games.
        The University will provide vocational guidance and placement services in physical education, sports sciences, sports medicine, sports technology and other related fields. It will serve as a centre of excellence for the elite and other talented sportspersons of all sports and games and innovation in physical education and sports sciences and to carry out, endorse and propagate research. The University will function and a leading resource centre for knowledge and development and provide international collaboration in the fields of physical education and sports sciences, sports technology and high-performance training for all sports and games. It will train talented athletes so as to help them to evolve into elite athletes of international level.
          The State Government may, from time to time, appoint one or more persons to review the work and progress of the University, including outlying campuses, colleges, institutions, regional centres and study centres maintained by it, and to submit a report thereon. Upon receipt of the report, the State Government may, after obtaining the view of the Executive Council thereon through the Vice-Chancellor, take such action and issue such directions, as it considers necessary, in respect of any of the matters dealt with in the report and the University would abide by such action and be bound the comply with such directions.
        The officers of the University will include the Visitor, Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Registrar, Deans of Schools, Finance Officer, Controller of Examinations, Proctor, Librarian and such other officers as may be declared by the Statutes to be the officers of the University. The Governor of Haryana will be the Visitor of the University. The Authorities of the University will include the Court, Executive Council, Academic and Activity Council, Board of Sports Studies, Finance Committee and such other authorities, as may be declared by the Statutes to be the authorities of the University.

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