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KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV (SILCHAR): Mr. Deputy-Speaker, Sir, the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2014 seeks to establish a new university in the State of Bihar. I do not think, any Member of this House would actually stand and oppose this Bill. I am also happy to see that the university is going to be named after the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi Ji. So, there can be no controversy vis-à-vis. that also.

          I remember that in the Budget Session, when the hon. Finance Minister and the hon. Railway Minister spoke, they repeatedly expressed their word of caution, vis-à-vis. wasteful expenditure. In this Bill, I have seen that initially, an amount of Rs. 240 crore has been provided for this university. It will be my humble suggestion to the hon. Minister that whereas this new university must come about in Bihar, it is the duty of this Government to look back at all the academic institutions in the higher education sector that the earlier Government had established in various parts of India. Has that money been utilized? It is the precious money of the people.