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Parliament panel
Coverage of Parliament panel in the Nexus archive.
- Parliament panel seeks changes to Bill on removal of PM, CMs and Ministers after 30 days in jail
A Parliament panel has recommended replacing 'removal' with 'suspension' in a Bill targeting PMs, CMs, and Ministers who remain in jail for 30 days, while retaining the objective of preventing 'governance from custody'. Most Opposition parties refused to join the panel, alleging the Bill was motivated by 'malicious intent'.
- Parliament panel moots higher education spending, says NEP’s 6% GDP target unmet
A Parliament panel has proposed increased spending on higher education, citing that the National Education Policy's (NEP) target of allocating 6% of GDP to education remains unmet. The panel highlighted that the budget increase for the Department of Higher Education in 2025-26 was lower than the previous year's budget estimate.