Bill declares four new design institutes as institutions of national importance

This Bill amends the National Institute of Design Act, 2014 to declare four new National Institutes of Design (in Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh) as institutions of national importance. This change is intended to grant them statutory status and the power to grant degrees, diplomas, and other academic distinctions, similar to the existing National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad.

The Bill affects the National Institutes of Design located in Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Jorhat (Assam), Kurukshetra (Haryana), and Andhra Pradesh. It also affects the societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, that currently constitute these institutes, as their references in laws and contracts will be deemed to refer to the new statutory institutes.

• Declares the institutes listed in the new Schedule as institutions of national importance.
• Each institute becomes a body corporate with perpetual succession, a common seal, and the power to acquire, hold, and dispose of property.
• Institutes are empowered to establish campuses within or outside India.
• Existing campuses of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, in Bengaluru and Gandhinagar are deemed to be institute campuses.
• References to the 'Society' in any law or contract are deemed to be references to the corresponding 'Institute'.
• The term 'Senior Designer' is replaced with 'Principal Designer'.
• A new Schedule is inserted listing the five institutes and their corresponding societies.

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