New Delhi, August 7, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Delhi Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Friday approved the “Delhi Private Universities Bill, 2026”, paving the way for the establishment of private universities in the national capital through a dedicated legal framework.
An official said the proposed legislation aims to attract investment in the higher education sector, promote industry-academia collaboration and expand educational opportunities in Delhi.
Following the Cabinet’s approval, the Bill is expected to be introduced in the Delhi Assembly during the ongoing Monsoon Session.
The official said that while several states already have laws governing private universities, Delhi is now moving towards creating a statutory mechanism for setting up private universities.
At present, private universities in the national capital largely operate either as deemed universities or as private colleges affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU).
The proposed law is expected to benefit self-financing colleges, many of which have already received autonomous status, allowing them greater flexibility in designing courses and academic programmes.
Meanwhile, the Monsoon Session of the Delhi Assembly began on Friday with the agenda including the presentation of two reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) and a notification related to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC).
The Assembly’s Business Advisory Committee has also decided that three Bills concerning time-bound delivery of public services, the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) and bed-and-breakfast establishments will be introduced during the Sixth Session of the Eighth Legislative Assembly, scheduled from August 7 to 11.
On the opening day of the session, Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta directed government departments to take note of the observations made by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on previous CAG reports and submit Action Taken Notes (ATNs) within the prescribed timeline.
“Since last year, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has been continuously examining those Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports that were not presented before the House during the tenure of previous governments,” Gupta said.
He added that the committee has submitted its reports on the CAG findings presented last year and expressed confidence that the examination of reports presented this year would also be completed by the end of 2026.
“I have directed the Legislative Assembly Secretariat to forward these reports to the concerned departments so that the Action Taken Notes (ATNs) may be received at the earliest,” the Speaker said.
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