Governor Signs Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya Act (Amendment) Bill | 21 Jan 2022

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• On January 20, 2022, the Governor of Chhattisgarh, Anusuiya Uikey, signed the bill introduced to amend the Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya Act, 1965 (No. 19 of 1956).

Key Points

• Section 12 of this Act has been amended that in the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 12-A of the Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya Act 1956 (No. 19 of 1956), for the figure '65', the figure '70' be replaced. That is, the age limit of the Vice-Chancellor of Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya will be 70 years instead of 65 years.
  
  • This Act will be called the Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya (Amendment) Act, 2021. It will extend to the entire state of Chhattisgarh. It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.