Amid the din by the Opposition, three Bills were passed in the State Assembly on Thursday. The legislature cleared the Odisha University of Health Sciences Bill, 2021, the Odisha Land Rights to Slum Dwellers (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Odisha Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2021. As many as seven Bills had been introduced in the House on the first day of the Monsoon Session on Wednesday. With the passage of the Odisha University of Health Sciences Bill, the Government would set up a university of Health Sciences and bring all medical colleges within the State under one institution.
The proposed university would deal with affiliation, proper and systematic instruction, training and research in modern medicine, mental health education, dental education, homoeopathy and Ayurveda, nursing education, pharmacy education, paramedical education, physiotherapy, allied medical science and any other medical or pharmaceutical courses.
The Government has brought amendment in Odisha Land Rights to Slum Dwellers Act with a view to assigning land rights to identified slum dwellers in urban areas.