 bill  no  xviii of  2008 the central universities laws (amendment) bill, 2008 a billfurther to amend the banaras hindu university act, 1915, the delhi university act, 1922, the jawaharlal nehru university act, 1966, the north-eastern hill university act, 1973 and the university of hyderabad act, 1974be it enacted by parliament in the fifty-ninth year of the republic of india as follows:— chapter i preliminary chapter ii amendments to the banaras hindu university act, 1915"(3) a copy of the accounts, together with the auditor's report, shall also be submitted to the central government, which shall, as soon as may be, cause the same to be laid before both houses of parliament" 3 after section 13 of the banaras hindu university act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:—5insertion of new section 13aannual report"13a (1) the annual report of the university shall be prepared under the direction of the executive council and shall be submitted to the court on or before such date as may be prescribed by the statutes and shall be considered by the court in its annual meeting(2) the court may communicate its comments thereon to the executive council10(3) a copy of the annual report, as prepared under sub-section (1), shall also be submitted to the central government, which shall, as soon as may be, cause the same to be laid before both houses of parliament" chapter iii amendments to the delhi university act, 1922158 of 1922amendment of section 384  in the delhi university act, 1922 (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the delhi university act), section 38 shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof and after subsection (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—20"(2) a copy of the annual report, as prepared under sub-section (1), shall also be submitted to the central government, which shall, as soon as may be, cause the same to be laid before both houses of parliament"amendment of section 395 in section 39 of the delhi university act, after sub-section (2), the following subsection shall be inserted, namely:—25"(3) a copy of the accounts, together with the audit report, shall also be submitted to the central government, which shall, as soon as may be, cause the same to be laid before both houses of parliament" chapter iv amendments to the jawaharlal nehru university act, 1966| 53 of 1966    ||----------------|| of section 19 || 30             |6  in the jawaharlal nehru university act, 1966 (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the jawaharlal nehru university act), in section 19, after sub-section (2), the following subsection shall be inserted, namely:—"(3) a copy of the annual report, as prepared under sub-section (1), shall also be submitted to the central government, which shall, as soon as may be, cause the same to be laid before both houses of parliament"35amendment of section 207 in section 20 of the jawaharlal nehru university act, after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—"(3) a copy of the accounts, together with the audit report, shall also be submitted to the central government, which shall, as soon as may be, cause the same to be laid before both houses of parliament" chapter v amendments to the north-eastern hill university act, 197324 of 1973amendment of section 288  in the north-eastern hill university act, 1973 (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the north-eastern hill university act), in section 28, after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—"(3) a copy of the annual report, as prepared under sub-section (1), shall also be submitted to the central government, which shall, as soon as may be, cause the same to be laid before both houses of parliament"amendment of section 2959 in section 29 of the north-eastern hill university act, after sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—"(4) a copy of the annual accounts together with the report of comptroller and auditor general, shall also be submitted to the central government, which shall, as soon as may be, cause the same to be laid before both houses of parliament" chapter vi amendment to the university of hyderabad act, 197410amendment of section 2839 of 197410  in  the university of hyderabad act, 1974, in section 28, after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—"(3) a copy of the annual report, as prepared under sub-section (1), shall also be submitted to the central government, which shall, as soon as may be, cause the same to be laid before both houses of parliament"15 statement of objects and reasonsthere are provisions in the acts of the central universities for laying of the annual reports and audited accounts before both houses of parliament in order to apprise parliament of the working and finances of the central universities except in the banaras hindu university act, 1915, the delhi university act, 1922, the jawaharlal nehru university act, 1966, the north-eastern hill university act, 1973 and the university of hyderabad act, 1974 it is, therefore, necessary to incorporate provisions in the aforesaid acts for the purpose of making obligatory the laying of the annual reports and audited accounts before both houses of parliament2 the bill seeks to achieve the above objectsnew delhi;                                                                                                          arjun singhthe 15th february, 2008———— a billfurther to amend the banaras hindu university act, 1915, the delhi university act, 1922, the jawaharlal nehru university act, 1966, the north-eastern hill university act, 1973 and the university of hyderabad act, 1974————(shri arjun singh, minister of human resource development)mgipmrnd—788rs(s5)—05-03-2008