HighLights
  1. Bihar Legislative Council passed 13 significant bills.
  2. Focus on higher education, job creation, and development.
  3. Aims to keep Bihar students studying within state.

Jagran State Bureau, Patna | 13 bills were passed in the Bihar Legislative Council on Thursday. These include important bills related to higher education, private universities, AI-computer science, engineering, urban development, Panchayati Raj, and ease of doing business. The government has described these initiatives as major steps in the field of education and employment.

Children Of Bihar Will No Longer Travel To Other States For Studies: Government

Bihar Higher Education Minister Sanjay Singh Tiger introduced the Bihar Private University (Amendment) Bill and the Bihar Special University Bill, asserting that the government's goal is to provide students with quality higher education within the state. This will reduce the need for students to travel to other states and also save revenue for Bihar.

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From AI To Engineering, A New Framework For Education

The Legislative Council also passed the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science University Bill, the Bihar Engineering University (Amendment) Bill, and the Shaheed Jubba Sahni Architecture and Civil Engineering University Bill. These decisions are expected to promote technical and employment-oriented education.

Ease Of Doing Business, Changes In Panchayat And Municipal Administration

The 13 bills include the Bihar Ease of Doing Business Bill, the Bihar Urban Development Bill, and the Bihar Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill. In addition, the path has been cleared for changes in laws related to stamps, registration, shops and establishments, and employment.

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Crime Control And Prison Reform In Focus

The Bihar Prisons and Correctional Services Bill and the Bihar Crime Control (Amendment) Bill were also cleared by the House. The government has described these bills as important steps towards strengthening the administrative system and making law and order provisions more effective.

Bills Were Passed:

- Bihar Urban Development Bill 2026

- Bihar Private Universities (Amendment) Bill 2026

- Bihar Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Repeal)

- Indian Stamp (Bihar Amendment) Bill 2026

- Registration (Bihar Amendment) Bill 2026

- Bihar Ease of Doing Business Bill 2026

- Bihar Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill 2026

- Bihar Prisons and Correctional Services Bill 2026

- Bihar Crime Control (Amendment) Bill 2026

- Bihar Special University Bill 2026

- Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science University Bill 2026

- Bihar Engineering University (Amendment) Bill 2026

- Shaheed Jubba Sahni Architecture and Civil Engineering University Bill 2026


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