Kolkata, Sept. 10 -- The West Bengal Assembly passed a Bill providing a legal framework for the transfer of teaching and non-teaching employees from one state university to another, with the legislation clearing the House after a division demanded by Trinamool Congress MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay.
The West Bengal Universities and Colleges (Administration and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was tabled by Higher Education Minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay during the special session on Thursday.
The Bill was subsequently put to vote and passed after a division.
The legislation proposes to introduce a new Section 14A into the relevant 2017 Act, empowering the Chancellor, in consultation with the state government, to transfer an employee o...