Telangana Government Sets Three-Month Deadline for Rohith Vemula Bill Draft

Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has ordered officials to draft the proposed Rohith Vemula Bill within three months to stop caste and social background bias in higher education campuses.

Drafting Process

He gave these instructions during the second meeting of the Cabinet sub-committee in Hyderabad on Friday. The Scheduled Castes Development Department will lead the work. The Law, Education and Home departments, plus bodies like the University Grants Commission, will join the process.

Key Discussions

The meeting looked at the framework of the new law, committee members, legal points, and talks with people affected. The Deputy Chief Minister stated that the draft must focus on campus problems, past cases of bias, and issues that might come up when putting the law into practice. Officials also talked about getting legal and technical help from NALSAR University of Law. Scheduled Castes Development Department Secretary Vijendra Boi confirmed that the university has agreed to help write the rules. Ministers Ponnam Prabhakar and Adluri Lakshman Kumar also attended the meeting.

Context

Drafting special campus protection laws is a major step by state governments to address student safety and equality. Such legislation usually aims to create strict reporting systems for bias in universities across the state.