The Maharashtra government has brought all 14 state-run universities and the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE) under the purview of the Maharashtra Right to Public Services Act 2015 (RTS Act). The gazette issued on January 18 under the RTS Act has stipulated the time limit for five different services that include revaluation of answer sheets, issue of duplicate degree certificate and migration and eligibility certificate within a period of 30 days and issue of duplicate/provisional marksheet in 15 days.

According to higher and technical education secretary, Dr Sanjay Chahande, it was seen that inadvertent delays by universities in issuing and reissuing vital documents was one of the factors that forced students to abandon further studies. “All universities in the state have been instructed to provide relevant services within the stipulated time to ensure that the students do not face any hassle in their pursuit of further studies,” said Dr Chahande.