10 Bills reserved for President and 170 granted assent, clarifies T.N. Raj Bhavan

The Raj Bhavan on Friday (November 7, 2025) said Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi has so far reserved 10 Bills for the consideration of the President of India, as they were contrary to the provisions of the University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations, as framed under the Act of Parliament. They were “considered beyond the remit of the State Legislature,” it said in a statement.

The Governor had granted assent to 81% of the 211 Bills received as on October 31, 2025, it added.

The 10 Bills were initially withheld by the Governor and the decisions were conveyed to the government, but they were adopted again by the Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assembly and submitted to the Governor, the official release further said.

The clarification has been issued due to “certain unfounded and factually incorrect allegations” made in the public domain that the Governor has been delaying assent to Bills passed by the Assembly, the release stated.

Between September 18, 2021, and October 31, 2025, a total of 211 Bills were received by the Governor. Of them, 170 Bills have been granted assent, while 27 were reserved for the consideration of the President. Among the 27, 16 were reserved for the President’s consideration “on the request of the State Government.” While four Bills were returned with a message, two were withdrawn by the State government.

Of the 170 cleared Bills, 73 were granted assent within a week; 61 within a month; 27 within three months and; nine beyond three months. Eight Bills have been received in the last week of October this year and they were under consideration, the Raj Bhavan said. These details, it said, would “demonstrate the falsity of the claims made on social media and public domain.”

The Governor has examined every Bill with due diligence to uphold the rule of law and protect the interests of the people of Tamil Nadu, the Raj Bhavan said. He has always acted strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and has been performing his Constitutional duties with “utmost sincerity, transparency, and commitment and with complete fairness, diligence, and respect for democratic processes.”

The Raj Bhavan said, the Governor held the highest respect and regard for the people of Tamil Nadu and has been supporting spiritual, cultural, and linguistic initiatives that highlight Tamil heritage, art, literature. He continues to work for their welfare within the framework of the Constitution of India, it added.