NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to establish a central tribal university in Telangana for providing higher education and research facilities primarily for the tribal population. Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament on Wednesday (PTI) The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed unanimously through a voice vote after the Opposition earlier walked out of the House in the middle of the debate over the security breach issue in the Lok Sabha. Stay tuned with breaking news on HT Channel on Facebook. Join Now The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 4 and was passed on December 7. Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the establishment of a central tribal university in Telangana was obligatory under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 According to the statement of objects and reasons of the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023 presented in the lower house, the establishment of the ‘Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University’ in Telangana will cater to the regional aspirations …