The Bihar Sanskrit Education Board (Amendment) Act, 2024

Short title, extent and commencement

1. (i) Name of the Act: This Act may be called Bihar Sanskrit Education Board (Amendment) Act, 2024.
2. (ii) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Bihar.
3. (iii) It shall come into force immediately on publication in the official gazette.

Amendment in Section 4 (2). Section 4

1. (2) of the existing Act shall be substituted as follows: Director/ Special Director or any other officer entrusted with responsibility of education for religious, Linguistic Minority or Oriental Education- Ex-officio

Amendment in Section 5. A new sub-section

1. (3) shall be added in Section 5 of the existing Act :- Notwithstanding the tenure prescribed in the section 5 (1), the State Government shall have the power to dissolve the Board any time if it is satisfied that the dissolution is in the larger public interest to make the functioning of the

Amendment in Section 25 Amendment in Section 25:

1. (i) A new sub-section

1. (6) shall be added in Section 25 of the existing Act. (6)
   • (a) With effect from the date, the Act comes into force the existing Bihar Sanskrit Education Board shall stand dissolved.
   • (b) On dissolution of the existing Bihar Sanskrit Education Board under above Sub-section 6
   • (a) the State Government in Department of Education shall appoint an Administrator not below the rank of Secretary to the Government to manage the affairs of the Board.
     • (ii) A new Sub-Section
2. (7) shall be added as follows: (7)
   • (a) Upon dissolution of the Board, the State Government shall constitute a Committee of experts to study and make recommendation for re-organization and re-structuring of Sanskrit Education with a view to make it consistent with National Education Policy and introduce curriculum of education to strengthen the present teaching in

various modern subjects including Science, Humanities and also to

include other vocational subjects.

1. (b) The Committee of expert shall be constituted by the State Government comprising of not more than 5 members of whom at least one shall be person possessed of adequate knowledge of Sanskrit and oriental studies. The Committee shall submit its recommendation to the State Government within a period of one month from the date of Constitution. All logistic support to the Committee shall be provided by Education Department, Government of Bihar.
2. (c) On the recommendation submitted by the Committee, it shall be examined by the State Government in the Department of Education and shall be accepted with such modification as deemed necessary in the interest of Sanskrit Education.
   • (iii) New Sub-section

1. (8) shall be added as follows:-
2. (8) The State Government shall constitute a new Sanskrit Education Board latest within a period of three months from the date of its dissolution.

Amendment in Section 27:- Section 27 shall be substituted as follows:- 27

1. (i) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the existing Act or this Amending Act, the State Government may make such order or do such things not inconsistent with the provisions of the existing Act or the Amending Act as it appears to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.
2. (ii) The State Government may issue appropriate direction for accomplishing the task entrusted to the Committee. The State Government may also issue such direction as deemed necessary for carrying out objects of the existing or Amending Act to the administrator and the administrator shall be bound by such direction of the State Government.