 bill no 40 of  2017 the compulsory teaching of north-east culture in educational institutions bill, 2017 by shri ninong ering, mp a billto provide for compulsory teaching of north-east culture in all educational institutions and for all matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:—definitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "advisory council" means the advisory council for education in north-east culture constituted under section 6;(b) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government ofthat state and in all other cases, the central government;5(c) ''educational institution" means a primary, middle, secondary or seniorsecondary level school imparting education to children, by whatever name such institution is called, but does not include a minority educational institution;(d) ''north-east culture" includes knowledge and understanding of history, ethosand culture of north-east part of india; and10(e) ''prescribed'' means prescribed by rules made under this act3 from such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, specify, the north-east culture shall be taught as a compulsory subject in all educational institutions from such class onwards as may be determined by the central government on the recommendation of advisory council15compulsory teaching of north-east culture in educational institutions4 the appropriate government shall, immediately after issuance of the notification under section 3, issue direction for compulsory teaching of north-east culture in all educational institutions within its jurisdictionappropriate government to issue direction for compulsory teaching of north-east culture in educational institutions205 subject to such matters, as may be prescribed, the appropriate government shall ensure appointment of such number of teachers with such qualifications, as may be specified, for teaching north-east culture in educational institutionsappointment of teachers for n o r t h - e a s t culture6 (1) the central government shall, within three months of the coming into force of this act, by notification in the official gazette, constitute an advisory council for education in north-east cultureadvisory council for imparting north-east culture25(2) the advisory council shall consist of such number of persons, having special knowledge or practical experience of the history and culture of north- east part of india, as the central government may deem fit7 the advisory council shall perform the following functions, namely:—functions of advisory council(a) recommend to the central government the syllabus of north-east culture foreach class upto senior secondary level;30(b) recommend to the central government the class from which onwards thenorth-east culture shall be taught in educational institutions;(c) recommend to the appropriate government the qualifications of teachers tobe appointed in educational institutions for teaching north-east culture;35(d) recommend to the appropriate government the institutions which may begiven recognition for training teachers in north-east culture for the purpose of their appointment in educational institutions; and(e) co-ordinate with the appropriate government and educational institutionswith a view to ensuring effective implementation of the provisions of this act8 the appropriate government shall de-recognize an educational institution which does not comply with the provisions of section 4, after giving such institution a reasonable opportunity of being heardderecognisation of educational institutions for noncompliance of the provisions of the act5 9 the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, provide adequate funds to the state government for carrying out the purposes of this actcentral government to provide funds10 the provisions of this act shall effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in forceoverriding effect of theactpower to make rules1011 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of this act15(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made,before the each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive session aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so; however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsthe bezbaruah committee report, 2014 raised the concerns of discrimination faced by the people from the eight north-eastern states, ie assam, arunachal pradesh, manipur, tripura, sikkim, nagaland, meghalaya and mizoram who are living in other states of the country as per the report, there is sense of insecurity and vulnerability due to difference and wrong perception of the culture of the north-eastern states of india further, when people from north-east states go to different cities especially metropolitans such as delhi, mumbai and bengaluru for work or studies, they are not only stigmatized but face racial abuse and violent attacks thus, one of the major recommendations by the bezbaruah committee is to educate the people about the north-east cultureit is important to teach and create awareness about the culture of north-east india in educational institutions the imparting of knowledge about north-east culture in educational institutions is a resilient way to celebrate the cultural difference and will further creates a safer environment for people from north-east who are residing in other statesthe bill, therefore, seeks to provide for imparting education of north-east culture compulsorily in all educational institutionshence this billnew delhi;ninong  eringfebruary 8, 2017 financial memorandumclause 5 of the bill provides for appointment of teachers for imparting north-east culture in educational institutions clause 6 provides for constitution of an advisory council for education in north-east culture clause 9 provides for payment of adequate funds to the state governments for carrying out the purposes of the act the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that an annual recurring expenditure to the tune of rupees five hundred crores will be involveda non-recurring expenditure of about rupees five hundred crores is also likely to be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 11 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for compulsory teaching of north-east culture in all educational institutions and for all matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shri ninong ering, mp)gmgipmrnd—4701ls(s3)—01032017