 the  rajiv  gandhi  national  institute  of  youth development  bill,  2011———— arrangement of clauses———— chapter i preliminaryclauses1short title and commencement2declaration of rajiv gandhi national insitute of youth development as an institutionof national importance3definitions chapter ii rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development 4 incorporation of institute 5 effect of establishment of institute 6 objects of institute 7 functions of institute 8 institute to be open to all races, creeds, gender and classes 9 teaching at institute 10 visitor chapter iiiauthorities of the institute11authorities of institute12establishment of executive council13terms of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to members of executive council14meetings of executive council15powers and functions of executive council16academic council17functions of academic council18finance committee19functions of finance committee20other authorities chapter iv officers of the institute 21 officers of institute 22 director 23 registrar 24 other officers chapter v finance, accounts and audit clauses25grants by central government26fund of institute27endowment or other funds28accounts and audit29pension and provident fund30appointment of staff of institute31power to make statutes32statutes how to be made33power to make ordinances34ordinances how to be made35conduct of business by authorities of institute36tribunal of arbitration chapter vi miscellaneous 37 acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies38grant of degrees, etc, by institute39sponsored schemes40meetings of academic council and finance committee41power of central government to give directions to institute42protection of action taken in good faith43power to make rules44statutes, ordinances and notifications to be published in official gazette and to be laidbefore parliament45power to remove difficulties46transitional provisions bill no 130 of 2011 the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development bill, 2011 a billto declare the institution known as the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development, to be an institution of national importance and to provide for its incorporation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-second year of the republic of india as follows:— chapter i preliminary2 whereas the objects of the institution known as the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development are such as to make the institution one of national importance, it is hereby declared that the institution known as the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development is an institution of national importancedeclaration of rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development as an institution of national importance definitions3 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—5(a) "academic council" means the academic council of the institute; (b) "appointed day" means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1for coming into force of this act;(c) "chairperson" means a chairperson to the executive council referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 12;10(d) "director" means the director of the institute referred to in clause (a) of section 21;(e) "executive council" means the executive council of the institute established under section 12;1521 of 1860 3 of 1956(f) "existing institute" means the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development, sriperumbudur, established under the provisions of the society registration act, 1860 and declared as deemed to be a university under section 3 of the university grants commission act, 1956, and which is in existence immediately before the commencement of this act;(g) "fund" means the fund of the institute to be maintained under section 26;20(h) "institute" means the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development incorporated under section 4;(i) "notification" means the notification published in the official gazette; (j) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; (k) "registrar" means the registrar of the institute referred to in section 23;25(l) "statutes" and "ordinances" mean the statutes and ordinances of the institute made under this act chapter ii the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development30incorporation of institute4 (1) the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract, and shall, by that name, sue and be sued35(2) the first chairperson, the first director and the first members of the executive council and the academic council, and all persons who may hereafter become such officers or members, so long as they continue to hold such office or membership, shall constitute the institute40 (3) the headquarters of the institute shall be in the district of kanchipuram, in the state of tamil nadu(4) the institute may establish and maintain centres at such other places in india as it may deem fit5 on and from the appointed day and subject to other provisions of this act,—effect of establishment of institute(a) any reference to the existing institute in any contract or other instrumentshall be deemed as a reference to the institute;(b) all property, movable and immovable, of or belonging to the existing instituteshall vest in the institute;5(c) all rights and liabilities of the existing institute shall be transferred to, and bethe rights and liabilities of, the institute; and10(d) every person employed by the existing institute immediately before theappointed day shall hold office or service in the institute by the same tenure, at the same remuneration and upon the same terms and conditions and with the same rights and privileges as to pension, leave, gratuity, provident fund and other matters as he would have held the same if this act had not been passed, and shall continue to do so unless and until his employment is terminated or until such tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions are duly altered by the statutes:15 20provided that if the alteration so made is not acceptable to such employee, hisemployment may be terminated by the institute in accordance with the terms of the contract with the employee or, if no provision is made therein in this behalf, on payment to him by the institute a compensation equivalent to three months' remuneration in the case of permanent employees and one month's remuneration in the case of other employees6 the objects of the institute shall be,—objects of institute(a) to evolve and achieve an integrated approach to youth development; (b) to establish a national youth resource centre;25(c) to provide for research and development and dissemination of knowledgethrough extension and outreach programmes;(d) to act as a nodal agency for capacity building of stakeholders including youth bodies, organisations and agencies relating to youth;(e) to empower youth to participate in inclusive development and nation building;30(f) to evolve as an institute of advanced study in the field of youth and todevelop such professional excellence as may be required for the purpose;(g)   to provide for higher education in the field of youth development throughemployment-oriented and inter-disciplinary courses at the post graduate level7 without prejudice to the provisions contained in section 6, the institute shall,—functions of institute35(a) develop a  "think tank" by way of carrying out policy research, evaluationand impact analysis on youth programmes and issues of contemporary and future relevance;(b) function as a repository of knowledge pertaining to data on youth;40(c) develop documentation, information and publication services for youth training and extension;(d) provide technical advice and consultancy for formulation of youth related policy and promotion of youth programme;(e) build the professional capacity of youth organisations, both in government and voluntary sector;| (f)                                                                                         | design, develop and conduct appropriate training and orientation               ||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| programmes;                                                                                 |                                                                                || (g)                                                                                         | conduct seminars, workshops and conferences on issues relating to youth;       || (h)                                                                                         | set up centres for dissemination of academic and training programmes;          || 5                                                                                           |                                                                                || (i)                                                                                         | collaborate with national and international university, centres, institutes    || and such other agencies relating to youth training and youth development;                   |                                                                                || (j)                                                                                         | establish programmes of study and research and to provide for instruction      || in such branches of study as the institute deems appropriate;                               |                                                                                || 10                                                                                          |                                                                                || (k)                                                                                         | award, subject to such conditions as the institute may determine, degrees,     || diplomas, certificates or other academic distinctions or titles at various academic         |                                                                                || levels;                                                                                     |                                                                                || (                                                                                           | l                                                                              || prizes and medals;                                                                          |                                                                                || (m)                                                                                         | determine, demand and receive fees and other charges for its courses,          || programmes and other matters;                                                               |                                                                                || 15                                                                                          |                                                                                || (n)                                                                                         | conduct and coordinate projects and studies relating to youth sponsored        || by the government of india and other developmental agencies;                                |                                                                                || (o)                                                                                         | create with the prior approval of the central government, academic, technical, || administrative, managerial and other posts in the institute and make appointments           |                                                                                || thereto in accordance with the rules and regulations of the institute;                      |                                                                                || 20                                                                                          |                                                                                || (p)                                                                                         | regulate the conduct of the affairs of the institute;                          || (q)                                                                                         | supervise and control the discipline of all categories of employees and        || students of the institute;                                                                  |                                                                                || (r)                                                                                         | purchase, hire, lease, exchange or acquire property, movable or immovable      || and to construct, alter and maintain any building or buildings as may be necessary;         |                                                                                || 25                                                                                          |                                                                                || (s)                                                                                         | to undertake, assist and promote all such activities conducive or incidental   || to the attainment of the objectives                                                        |                                                                                || 30                                                                                          |                                                                                || 8                                                                                          | (                                                                              || caste or class, physical ability, and no test or condition shall be imposed as to religious |                                                                                || belief or profession in admitting  students, appointing teachers or employees or in any     |                                                                                || other connection whatsoever                                                                |                                                                                || institute to be                                                                             |                                                                                || open to all                                                                                 |                                                                                || races, creeds,                                                                              |                                                                                || gender and                                                                                  |                                                                                || classes                                                                                    |                                                                                |(2) no bequest, donation or transfer of any property shall be accepted by the institute which in the opinion of the executive council involves conditions or obligations opposed to the spirit and object of this section35teaching at institute9  all teaching and other academic activities at the institute shall be conducted by orin the name of the institute in accordance with the statutes and ordinances made in this behalfvisitor10 (1) the president of india shall be the visitor of the institute:40provided that the president may, by order, nominate any person to be the visitor andsuch person so nominated shall hold office for such term, not exceeding five years as may be specified in the order and the person so nominated shall exercise the powers and discharge duties of the visitor(2) the visitor may, from time to time, appoint one or more persons to review the workand progress of the institute and to hold inquiries into the affairs thereof and to report thereon in such manner as the visitor may direct(3) upon receipt of any such report, the visitor may take such action and issue such directions as he considers necessary in respect of any of the matters dealt with in the report and the institute shall be bound to comply with such directions within reasonable time chapter iii 5 authorities of the institute11 the institute shall consist of the following authorities, namely:—authorities of institute(a) the executive council; (b) the academic council; and10(c) such other authorities as may be declared by the statutes to be the authoritiesof the instituteestablishment of executive council12 (1) with effect from such date as the central government may, by notification appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for the purpose of this act, a central body to be called as the executive council(2) the executive council shall consist of the following members, namely:—15(a) an eminent person of academic repute to be nominated by the visitor—chairperson;(b) an eminent person in the field of youth development to be nominated bythe visitor—vice-chairperson;20(c) secretary, department of youth affairs, ministry of youth affairsand sports—ex officio member;(d) joint secretary, department of youth affairs, ministry of youth affairs andsports—ex officio member;(e) director, rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development—ex officiomember;25(f) joint secretary and financial adviser, ministry of youth affairsand sports—ex officio member;(g) professor from rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development onrotation—member;30(h) one eminent sports personality to be nominated by the centralgovernment—member;(i) one head from an academic institution to be nominated by the centralgovernment—member;35(j) one representative from the industry to be nominated by the centralgovernment from the federation of indian chamber of commerce and industry or confederation of indian industry by the central government—member;(k) the registrar, rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development—member secretary40(3) while nominating the members of the executive council under sub-section (2)due representation shall be given to women, different regions of the country, and weaker sections of the community and differently abled persons13 (1) the term of office of every member of the executive council shall be for a period of three years from the date of his nomination:provided that the term of office of an ex officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue of which he is a memberterms of office of, vacancies among,  and allowances payable to members of executive council(2) the term of office of a member nominated to fill a casual vacancy shall be for the remainder of the term of the member in whose place he has been nominated5(3) notwithstanding anything contained in this section, an out-going member shall, unless the central government otherwise directs, continue in office until another person is nominated as a member in his place or until the expiry of one year, whichever is earlier(4) the members of the executive council, other than ex officio members, shall be paid such travelling and other allowances as may be provided by the statutes14 (1) the chairperson shall ordinarily preside at the meetings of the executive council and at the convocation of the institute:meetings of executive council10 provided that, in his absence, the vice-chairperson of the executive council shall preside at the meetings of the executive council(2) it shall be the duty of the chairperson to ensure that the decisions taken by the executive council are implemented(3) the chairperson shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as are assigned to him by this act15(4) the executive council shall meet at least four times in a year and follow such procedure, in its meetings (including quorum at such meetings) as may be provided by the statutes20powers and functions of executive council15 (1) subject to the provisions of this act, the executive council shall be responsible for the general superintendence, direction and control of the affairs of the institute and shall also exercise the powers of the institute not otherwise provided for by this act, the statutes and the ordinances, and shall have the power to review the acts of the academic council and finance committee(2) without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the executive council shall—25(a) take decisions on questions of policy relating to the administration andworking of the institute;(b) lay down policy regarding the duration of the courses, nomenclature of thedegrees and other distinctions to be conferred by the institute;30(c) institute courses of study and lay down standards of proficiency and otheracademic distinctions in respect of the courses offered by the institute;(d) lay down, with prior approval of the central government policy regardingthe cadre structure, qualification, the method of recruitment and conditions of service of the teaching and research faculty as well as other employees of the institute;35(e) guide resource mobilisation of the institute and to lay down policies forutilisation;(f) consider and approve proposals for taking loans for purposes of the institute with or without the security of the property of the institute;(g) make statutes and to alter, modify or rescind the same;40(h) consider and pass resolutions on annual report, annual accounts and thebudget estimates of the institutes for the next financial year as it thinks fit together with a statement of its development plans; and(i) do all such things, not specifically covered under clauses (a) to (h), as may be necessary, incidental or conductive to the attainment of all or any of the powers under this section (3) the executive council shall have the power to appoint such committees as it considers necessary for the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this act5(4) the executive council may, by a specific resolution to this effect, delegate any of its powers and duties to the chairperson, director, any officer or any authority of the institute subject to reserving the right to review the action that may be taken under such delegated authorityacademic council16 (1) the academic council shall be the principal academic body of the institute and shall, subject to the provisions of this act, the statutes and the ordinances, coordinate and exercise general supervision over the academic policies of the institute10(2) the constitution of the academic council, the term of office of its members and its powers shall be such as may be provided by the statutes15(3) while nominating the members of the academic council due representation shall be given to women, different regions of the country, weaker sections of the community and differently abled personsfunctions of academic council2017 subject to the provisions of this act, the statutes and the ordinances, the academic council shall have the control and general regulation, and be responsible for the framing of the ordinances, maintenance of standards of instruction, education and examination in the institute and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed upon it by the statutesfinance committee18 (1) there shall be a finance committee of the institute which shall be the principal financial body of the institute(2) the constitution of the finance committee, the term of office of its members and its powers shall be such as may be provided by the statutes25(3) while nominating the members of the academic council due representation shall be given to women, different regions of the country, weaker sections of the community and differently abled persons19 the finance committee shall perform the following functions, namely:—functions of finance committee30(a) to scrutinise the accounts and budget estimates of the institute and to makerecommendations to the executive council;(b) to scrutinise the proposals for new expenditure on account of major workson purchases;(c) to scrutinise re-appropriation statements and audit notes and makerecommendations thereon to the executive council;35(d) to review the finances of the institute from time to time and have concurrentaudit conducted whenever necessary; and(e) to give advice and make recommendations to the executive council on anyfinancial questions affecting the affairs of the instituteother authorities4020 the constitution, powers and functions of the other authorities, as may be declared by the statutes to be authorities of the institute, shall be such as may be provided by the statutes chapter iv officers of the institute21 the institute shall consist of the following officers, namely:—officers of institute45(a) the director;(b) the registrar; and (c) such other officers as may be declared by the statutes to be the officers of the institutedirector522 (1) the director of the institute shall be appointed by the visitor for a period ofthree years in the manner specified in sub- sections (2) and (3) on such terms and conditionsof service as may be provided by the statutes: provided that the first director shall be appointed by the central government on such terms and conditions as it deems fit, for a period not exceeding six months from the appointed day10(2) the director shall be appointed by the visitor from a panel of three persons withoutstanding academic qualifications as recommended by a search committee constituted by the central government for that purpose(3) the search committee referred to in sub-section (2) shall consist of three members, one each to be nominated by the executive council, the central government and the visitor15(4) the director shall be the principal academic and executive officer of the instituteand shall be responsible for the proper administration and academic performance of the institute and for imparting of instruction and maintenance of discipline therein(5) the director shall submit annual reports and accounts to the executive council20(6) the director shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties asmay be assigned to him by the act, the statutes and the ordinancesregistrar23 (1) the registrar of the institute shall be appointed in such manner and on suchterms and conditions as may be provided by the statutes and shall be the custodian of records, common seal, the funds of the institute and such other property of the institute as the executive council shall commit to his charge25(2) the registrar shall act as the member-secretary of the executive council, theacademic council and such committees as may be provided by the statutes(3) the registrar shall be responsible to the director for the proper discharge of his functions| (                                                                    ||----------------------------------------------------------------------|| may be assigned to him by this act, the statutes or by the director || 30                                                                   |24 the manner of appointment, emoluments, powers and duties of the other officers of the institute shall be such as may be provided by the statutesother officers chapter v finance , accounts and audit35grants by central government25 the central government may, after due appropriation made by parliament by lawin this behalf, pay to the institute in each financial year such sums of money and in such manner as it may think fit for being utilised for the purposes of this act26 (1) the institute shall maintain a fund to which shall be credited—fund of institute(a) all monies provided by the central government;40(b) all fees and other charges levied and collected by the institute; (c) all monies received by the institute by way of grants, gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests or transfers; and(d) all monies received by the institute in any other manner or from any other source (2) all monies credited to the fund shall be deposited in such banks or invested in such manner as may be decided by the executive council5(3) the fund shall be applied towards meeting the expenses of the institute includingexpenses incurred in the exercise of its powers and discharge of its duties under this act27 without prejudice to the provisions contained in section 26, the institute may,—endowment or other funds(a) set up an endowment fund with an amount of one hundred crore rupees to be maintained in the public account and any other fund for a specified purpose; and10(b) transfer monies from its fund to the endowment fund or any other fundaccounts and audit28 (1) the institute shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts, including the balance sheet, in such form as may be prescribed by the central government in consultation with the comptroller and auditor- general of india15(2) the accounts of the institute shall be audited by the comptroller and auditor-general of india and any expenditure incurred by him in connection with such audit shall be payable by the institute to the comptroller and auditor-general of india20(3) the comptroller and auditor-general of india and any person appointed by him in connection with the audit of the accounts of the institute shall have the same rights, privileges and authority in connection with such audit as the comptroller and auditor- general of india has in connection with the audit of the government accounts, and, in particular, shall have the right to demand the production of books, accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect the offices of the institute25(4) the accounts of the institute as certified by the comptroller and auditor-generalof india or any other person appointed by him in this behalf together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded annually to the central government and the central government shall cause the same to be laid before each house of parliament30pension and provident fund29 (1) the institute shall constitute for the benefits of its employees, including the director, such pension, insurance and provident fund scheme as it may deem fit, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be provided by the statutes19 of 1925(2) where any such provident fund has been so constituted, the central government may declare that the provisions of the provident funds act, 1925 shall apply to such fund as if it were a government provident fund35appointment of staff of institute30 all appointments of the staff of the institute, except that of the director, shall be made with prior approval of the central government and in accordance with the procedure laid down in the statutes,—40(a) by the executive council, if the appointment is made on the academic staff in the post of assistant professor or above or if the appointment is made on the nonacademic staff in any cadre, the maximum of the pay-scale for which is the same or higher than that of an assistant professor; and(b) by the director, in any other case31 subject to the provisions of this act, the statutes may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—power to make statutes(a) the formation of departments of teaching and other academic units;45(b) the institution of fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes;(c) the classification of posts, terms of office, method of appointment, powers and duties and other terms and conditions of service of the officers of the institute including the chairperson, the director, the registrar and such other officers as may be declared as officers of the institute by the statutes;5(d) the constitution, powers and duties of the authorities of the institute referredin clause (c) of section 11;(e) the delegation of powers vested in the authorities or officers of the institute; (f) the code of conduct, disciplinary actions thereto for misconduct includingremoval from service of employees on account of misconduct and the procedure for appeal against the actions of an officer or authority of the institute;10(g) the conferment of honorary degrees; (h) the establishment and maintenance of halls, residences and hostels; (i) the authentication of the orders and decisions of the executive council; (j) any other matter which by this act is to be, or may be, provided by thestatutes15statutes how to be made32 (1) the first statutes of the institute shall be framed by the central government with the approval of the visitor, and a copy of the same shall be laid as soon as may be, after it is made, before each house of parliament20(2)without prejudice to the provisions contained in sub-section (1), the executive council may, from time to time, make new or additional statutes or may amend or repeal the statutes in the manner hereafter in this section provided(3) a new statute or addition to the statutes or any amendment or repeal of a statute shall require the previous approval of the visitor who may assent thereto or withhold such assent or remit it to the executive council for consideration25(4) a new statute or a statute amending or repealing an existing statute shall have no validity unless it has been assented to by the visitor33 subject to the provisions of this act and the statutes, the ordinances of the institute may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—power to make ordinances(a) the admission of the students to the institute;30(b) the reservation in admission to various courses or programmes of the institutefor the scheduled castes, the scheduled tribes and other categories of persons;(c) the courses of study to be laid down for all degrees, diplomas and certificatesawarded by the institute;35(d) the conditions under which students shall be admitted to the degree, diplomaand certificate courses and to the examinations of the institute and the eligibility conditions for awarding the same;(e) the conditions of award of fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medalsand prizes;(f) the conditions and manner of appointment and duties of examining bodies,examiners and moderators;40(g) the conduct of examinations; (h) the maintenance of discipline among the students of the institute; (i) the fees to be charged for courses of study in the institute and for admissionto the examinations of degrees of the institute;(j) the conditions of residence of students of the institute and the levying of the fees for residence in the halls and hostels and of other charges; and5(k) any other matter which by this act or the statute is to be, or may be,provided by the ordinances34 (1) save as otherwise provided in this section, ordinances shall be made by the academic councilordinances how to be made10(2) all ordinances made by the academic council shall have effect from such date as it may direct, but every ordinance so made shall be submitted, as soon as may be, to the executive council and shall be considered by the executive council at its next succeeding meeting(3) the executive council shall have power by resolution to modify or cancel any such ordinance and such ordinance shall from the date of such resolution stand modified accordingly or cancelled, as the case may be15conduct of business by authorities of institute35 the authorities of the institute may have their own rules of procedure, consistentwith the provisions of this act, the statutes and the ordinances for the conduct of their own business and that of the committees, if any, appointed by them and not provided for by this act, the statutes or the ordinancestribunal of arbitration2036 (1) any dispute arising out of a contract between the institute and any of its employees shall, at the request of the employee concerned or at the instance of the institute, be referred to a tribunal of arbitration consisting of one member appointed by the institute, one member nominated by the employee, and an umpire appointed by the visitor(2) the decision of the tribunal shall be final and shall not be questioned in any court25(3) no suit or proceeding shall lie in any court in respect of any matter, which isrequired by sub-section (1) to be referred to the tribunal of arbitration(4) the tribunal of arbitration shall have power to regulate its own procedure (5) nothing contained in any law for the time being in force relating to arbitration shall apply to arbitrations under this section chapter vi30 miscellaneous37 no act of the institute or executive council or academic council or any other body set up under this act or the statutes, shall be invalid merely by reason of—(a) any vacancy in, or defect in the constitution thereof; oracts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies35(b) any defect in the election, nomination or appointment, of a person acting asmember thereof; or(c) any irregularity in its procedure not affecting the merits of the casegrant of degrees, etc, by institute3 of 19564038 notwithstanding anything contained in the university grants commission act,1956 or any other law for the time being in force, the institute shall have power to grant degrees and other academic distinctions and titles under this act:provided that the nomenclature of any degree to be granted by the institute shall be notified by the university grants commission with the prior approval of the central governmentsponsored schemes539 notwithstanding anything contained in this act, whenever the institute receivesfunds from any government, the university grants commission or any other agency including industry sponsoring a research scheme, a consultancy assignment, a teaching programme or a chaired professorship or a scholarship, to be executed or endowed at the institute,—(a) the amount received shall be kept by the institute separately from the fundof the institute and utilised only for the purpose of the scheme:10provided that any money remaining unutilised under this clause shall be transferredto the endowment fund set up under section 27; and(b) the staff required to execute the same shall be recruited in accordance withthe terms and conditions stipulated by the sponsoring organisation with prior approval of the central government:15provided that the principles laid down in the general financial rules, 2005 shall befollowed for approval of sponsored schemes funded by the central government40 the academic council and the finance committee shall meet at such times andfollow such procedure, in its meetings (including quorum at such meetings) as may be provided by the statutesmeetings of academic council and finance committee2041 (1) the central government may give such directions, as it may deem necessary,to the institute for the effective administration of this act and the institute shall comply with such directionspower of central government to give directions to institute25(2) in case of dispute between the institute and the central government, in connectionwith the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions by the institute under this act, the decision of the central government on that dispute, shall be finalprotection of action taken in good faith42 no suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against any officer or employee of theinstitute for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of any of the provisions of this act, the statutes or the ordinances30power to make rules 43 (1) the central government may, by notification, make rules to carry out theprovisions of this act(2) in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, suchrules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—(a) the form and manner in which the books of account of the institute shall bemaintained under sub-section (1) of section 28;35(b) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed44 (1) every rule made by the central government and every statute and every ordinance made or notification issued under this act shall be published in the official gazette40statutes, ordinances and notifications to be published in official gazette and to be laid before parliament45(2) every rule made by the central government, every statute and every ordinance made or notification issued under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the statute, ordinance or notification or both houses agree that the statute, ordinance or notification should not be made or issued, the statute, ordinance or notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that statute, ordinance or notification5(3) the power to make the statutes, ordinances or notifications shall include thepower to give retrospective effect from a date not earlier than the date of commencement of this act, to the statues, ordinances, notifications or any of them but no retrospective effect shall be given to any statutes, ordinance or notification so as to prejudicially affect the interests of any person to whom such statute, ordinance or notification may be applicable10power to remove difficulties45  (1) if any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this act, the centralgovernment may, by order published in the official gazette, make such provisions or give such directions not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, as appears it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:provided that no order shall be made under this section after the expiry of two years from the date of commencement of this act15 (2) every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it ismade, before each house of parliament46 notwithstanding anything contained in this act,—transtional provisions20(a) the advisory board and the executive council of the existing institute functioning as such immediately before the commencement of this act shall continue to so function until an executive council is constituted for the institute under this act, but on the constitution of a new executive council under this act, the members of the advisory board and executive council holding office before such constitution shall cease to hold office; and25(b) until the first statutes and the ordinances are made under this act, thestatutes and the ordinances of the existing institute, or notification as in force, immediately before the commencement of this act, shall continue to apply to the institute in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act statement of objects and reasonsthe rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development was established at sriperumbudur in the state of tamil nadu in march, 1993 by the government of india as a society registered under the societies registration act, 1860 with an objective of undertaking advanced study and applied research in the field of youth related activities and to function as a resource agency for youth programmes, policies and implementation strategies2 the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development is an autonomous organisation under the ministry of youth affairs and sports and is fully funded by the government of india the said institute is the nodal agency for youth training, youth work and youth development in the country for rural and urban youth the institute is also functioning as a centre for documentation, information and publication pertaining to youth development and provides institutional training for the personnel working in the field of youth3 the university grants commission team visited the institute on the3rd and 4th september 2008, and recommended for conversion of the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development as a deemed-to-be university under section 3 of the university grants commission act, 1956 accordingly, the ministry of human resource development issued a notification on the 23rd october, 2008 granting the institution deemed-to-be university status under the university grants commission act, 19564  the national youth commission report, 2002, commissioned by the government of india, highlighted that the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development as the premier national institute should offer academic courses and research facilities for the youth programmes and functionaries so that there would be cadre of competent professionals for youth development the planning commission in its 11th five year plan report advised that the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development should be developed as an apex institution with the status of national youth university in the country5 the ministry of youth affairs and sports constituted a mentor group on the28th march, 2011 with the terms of reference to convert the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development at sriperumbudur into an institution of national importance by an act of parliament while examining the functioning of the existing institute, the mentor group recommended that the conversion of the present institute into an institution of national importance was imperative for addressing the vital needs and challenges of youth development in the country6 in view of the above, it has been proposed to make a legislation titled as the "rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development bill, 2011" which, inter alia, provides for the following, namely:—(a) declare the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development as an institution of national importance;(b) incorporate the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development and to transfer all properties, rights and liabilities of the existing institute to the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development;(c) the institute shall discharge the following objects and functions, namely:--(i) to evolve as an institute of advanced study in the field of youth and achieve an integrated approach to youth development;(ii)  to undertake action and applied research in the field of youth related activities;(iii) to empower youth to participate in inclusive development and nation building;(iv) to provide for higher education in the field of youth developmentthrough employment-oriented and inter-disciplinary courses at the post graduate level;(v) to carry out policy research, evaluation and impact analysis on youthprogrammes and issues of contemporary and future relevance;(vi)  to function as a repository of knowledge pertaining to data on youth; (vii) to build the professional capacity of youth organisations, both ingovernment and voluntary sector;(d)  the institute shall be open to all races, creeds, gender and classes; (e) the president of india shall be the visitor of the institute; (f) the authorities of the institute shall be the executive council, the academic council and such other authorities as may be declared by the statutes;(g) the officers of the institute shall be the director, the registrar and such other officers as may be declared by the statute;(h) the statutes of the institute shall be made by the "executive council"; (i) the ordinances of the institute shall be made by the "academic council"; (j)  refer the disputes between the institute and its employees to a "tribunal of arbitration" for resolution 7 the notes on clauses explain in detail the various provisions contained in the bill 8 the bill seeks to achieve the above objectsnew delhi;the 15th december, 2011ajay maken notes on clausesclause 1—this clause relates to the short title, and commencement of the proposed legislation  this clause enables the central government to appoint a date with respect to the commencement of the proposed legislationclause 2—this clause relates to the the declaration of rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development as an institution of national importancethis clause provides a declaration that the objects of the institution known as the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development are such as to make the institution one of national importanceclause 3—this clause defines certain expressions used in the billclause 4—this clause relates to incorporation of the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth developmentsub-clause (1) of this clause provides that the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract, and shall, by that name, sue and be suedsub-clause (2) of this clause provides that the first chairperson, the first director and the first members of the executive council and the academic council, and all persons who may hereafter become such officers or members, so long as they continue to hold such office or membership, shall constitute the institutesub-clause (3) of this clause provides that the headquarters of the institute shall be in the district of kanchipuram, in the state of tamil nadusub-clause (4) of this clause provides that the institute may establish and  maintain centres at such other places in india as it may deem fitclause 5—this clause relates to  effect of the establishment of institute this clause provides that  on and from the appointed day and subject to other provisions of this  legislation,  any reference to the existing institute in any contract or other instrument shall be deemed as a reference to the institute; all property, movable and immovable, of or belonging to the existing institute shall vest in  the institute;  all  rights and liabilities of the existing institute  shall be transferred to, and be the rights and liabilities of, the institute; and  every person employed by the existing institute immediately before the appointed day shall hold office or service in the institute by the same tenure, at the same remuneration and upon the same terms and conditions and with the same rights and privileges as to pension, leave, gratuity, provident fund and other matters as he would have held the same if this legislation had not been passed, and shall continue to do so unless and until his employment is terminated or until such tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions are duly altered by the statutes however, if the alteration so made is not acceptable to such employee, his employment may be terminated by the institute in accordance with the terms of the contract with the employee or, if no provision is made therein in this behalf, on payment to him by the institute a compensation equivalent to three months' remuneration in the case of permanent employees and one month's remuneration in the case of other employeesclause 6—this clause relates to the objects of the institutethis clause provides that the objects of the institute shall, inter alia, be (a) to evolve and achieve an integrated approach to youth development; (b) to establish a national youth resource centre; (c) to provide for research and development and dissemination of knowledge through extension and outreach programmes; (d) to act as a nodal agency for capacity building of stakeholders including youth bodies, organisations and agencies relating to youth; (e) to empower youth to participate in inclusive development and nation building, etcclause 7—this clause relates to  functions of the institute this clause provides that without prejudice to the provisions contained in clause 6, the institute, inter alia,  shall  develop a  "think tank" by way of carrying out policy research, evaluation and impact analysis on youth programmes and issues of contemporary and future relevance;  function as a repository of knowledge pertaining to data on youth; provide technical advice and consultancy for formulation of youth related policy and promotion of youth programme; build the professional capacity of youth organisations, both in government and voluntary sector; design, develop and conduct appropriate training and orientation programmes; set up centres for  dissemination of academic and training programmes; collaborate with national and international university,  centres, institutes and  such other agencies relating  to youth training and youth development; regulate the conduct of the affairs of the instituteclause 8—this clause relates to institute to be open to all races,  creeds, gender and classesthis clause provides that the institute shall be open to persons of either sex, and of whatever race, creed, caste or class, etcclause 9—this clause relates to teaching at institute this clause provides that all teaching at the institute shall be conducted by or in the name of the institute in accordance with the statutes and ordinancesclause 10—this clause relates to the visitor  of the institutethis clause provides that  the president shall be the visitor of the institute who shall in that capacity appoint one or more persons to review the work and progress of the institute and to hold inquiries into its affairs and to report thereon and upon receiving report may take action and issue directionclause 11—this clause relates to authorities of the institute this clause provides that the institute shall consist of the authorities such as the executive council; the academic council and such other authorities as may be declared by the statutesclause 12—this clause relates to establishment of executive councilsub-clause (1) of this clause provides that  with effect from such date as the central government may, by notification  appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for the purpose of this legislation, a central body to be called as the executive councilsub-clause (2) of this clause provides that the executive council shall, inter alia, consist of  an eminent person of academic repute  to   be nominated by the visitor— chairperson; an eminent person in the field of youth development to be nominated by the visitor—vice-chairperson;  secretary, department of youth affairs, ministry of youth affairs and sports—ex officio  member;  one eminent sports personality to be nominated by the central government—member one head from an  academic institution to be nominated by the central government—member ;  one representative  from the industry to be nominated by the central government from  the federation of indian chamber of commerce and  industry or confederation of indian industry by the central government—member; the registrar, rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development—member secretary, etcsub-clause (3) of this clause provides that while nominating the members of the executive council under sub-clause (2), due representation shall be given to women, different regions of the country, and weaker sections of the community and differently abled personsclause 13—this clause relates to terms of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to members of executive councilthis clause provides the terms of office of the chairperson and other members of the executive council and filling of its vacancies and allowances payable to the membersclause 14—this clause relates to meetings of the executive council sub-clause (1) of this clause provides that the chairperson shall ordinarily preside at the meetings  of the  executive council and at the convocation of the institute  however,  in his absence, the vice- chairperson of  the  executive council shall preside at the meetings of the  executive councilsub-clause (2) of this clause provides that it shall be the duty of the chairperson to ensure that the decisions taken by the  executive council are implementedsub-clause (3)  of this clause provides that the chairperson shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as are assigned to him by this legislation sub-clause (4)   of this clause provides that the  executive council    shall meet at least four times in a year and follow such procedure, in its meetings (including  quorum at such meetings)  as may be provided by the statutesclause 15—this clause relates to powers and functions of the executive council sub-clause (1) of this clause provides that subject to the provisions of this legislation, the executive council shall be responsible for the general superintendence, direction and control of the affairs of the institute and shall also exercise the powers of the institute not otherwise provided for by this legislation, the statutes and the ordinances, and shall have the power to review the acts of the academic council and finance committeesub-clause (2) of this clause provides that without prejudice to the provisions of subclause (1), the executive council, inter alia,  take decisions on questions of policy relating to the administration and working of the institute; lay down policy regarding the duration of the courses, nomenclature of the degrees and other distinctions to be conferred by the institute; institute courses of study and lay down standards of  proficiency and other academic distinctions in respect of the courses offered by the institute; guide resource mobilisation of the institute and to lay down policies for utilisation, etcsub-clause (3) of this clause provides that the executive council shall have the power to appoint such committees as it considers necessary for the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this legislationsub-clause (4) of this clause provides that the executive council may, by a specific resolution to this effect, delegate any of its powers and duties to the chairperson, director, any officer or any authority of the institute subject to reserving the right to review the action that may be taken under such delegated authority clause 16—this clause relates to the academic councilsub-clause (1) of this clause provides that the  academic council shall be the principal academic  body of the institute and shall, subject to the provisions of this legislation, the statutes and the ordinances, co-ordinate and exercise general supervision over the academic policies of the institutesub-clause (2) of this clause provides that the constitution of the academic council, the term of office of its members and its powers shall be such as may be provided by the statutessub-clause (3) of this clause provides that while nominating the members of the academic council due representation shall be given to women, different regions of the country, weaker sections of the community and differently abled persons clause 17—this clause relates to functions of the academic council this clause provides that subject to the provisions of this legislation, the statutes and the ordinances, the academic council shall have the control and general regulation, and be responsible for the framing of the ordinances, maintenance of standards of instruction, education and examination in the institute and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed upon it by the statutesclause 18—this clause relates to finance committee of the institute sub-clause (1) of this clause provides that there shall be a finance committee of the institute which shall be the principal financial body of the institutesub-clause (2) of this clause provides that the constitution of the finance committee, the term of office of its  members and its powers shall be such as may be provided by the statutessub-clause (3) of this clause provides that while nominating the members of the academic council due representation shall be given to women, different regions of the country, weaker sections of the community and differently abled personsclause 19—this clause relates to functions of the finance committee this clause provides that the finance committee shall, inter alia, perform the functions to scrutinise the accounts and budget estimates of the institute and to make recommendations to the executive council;  to scrutinise the proposals for new expenditure on account of major works on purchases; to give advice and make recommendations to the executive council on any financial questions affecting the affairs of the institute, etcclause 20—this clause relates to other authorities of the institute this clause provides that the constitution, powers and functions of the other authorities, as may be declared by the statutes to be authorities of the institute, shall be such as may be provided by the statutesclause 21—this clause relates to officers of the institute this clause provides that the institute shall consists of the officers such as the director;the registrar and such other officers as may be declared by the statutesclause 22—this clause relates to director of the institute sub-clause (1)  of this clause provides that the director of the institute  shall be appointed by the visitor for a period of three years in the manner specified in sub-clauses  (2)and (3) on such terms and conditions of service as may be provided by the statutes  however, the first director shall be appointed by the central government on such terms and conditions as it deems fit, for a period not exceeding six months from the appointed daysub-clause (2) of this clause provides that the director shall be appointed by the visitor from a panel of three persons with outstanding academic qualifications as recommended by a search committee constituted by the central government for that purpose(3) the search committee referred to in sub-clause (2) shall consist of three members, one each to be nominated by the executive council, the central government and the visitor(4)the director shall be the principal academic and executive officer of the institute and shall be responsible for the proper administration and academic performance of the institute and for imparting of instruction and maintenance of discipline thereinclause 23—this clause relates to registrar of the institutesub-clause (1) of this clause provides that the registrar of the institute shall be appointed in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be provided by the statutes and shall be the custodian of records,  common seal, the funds of the institute and such other property of the institute as the executive council shall commit to his chargesub-clause (2) of this clause provides that the registrar shall act as the  member-secretary of the executive council, the academic council and such committees as may be provided by the statutessub-clause (3) of this clause provides that the registrar shall be responsible to the director for the proper discharge of his functionsclause 24—this clause relates to other officers of the institute this clause provides that the manner of appointment, emoluments, powers and duties of the other officers of the institute shall be such as may be provided by the statutesclause 25—this clause relates to grants by the central government this clause provides that the central government may pay, after due appropriation made by parliament, grants to the institute in order to enable it to discharge its functionsclause 26—this clause relates to fund of the institute this clause provides for the maintenance of a fund by the institute and the fund shall be applied towards meeting the expenses of the instituteclause 27—this clause relates to the  endowment or other funds this clause provides that  the institute may set up an endowment fund with an amount of one hundred crore rupees to be maintained in the public account  and any other fund for a specified purpose  and  transfer monies from its fund to the endowment fund or any other fundclause 28—this clause relates to accounts and audits of the institute this clause provides that the accounts and other relevant records of the institute shall be maintained in the form specified by the central government in consultation with the comptroller and auditor-general of india by notification and the same shall be audited by the comptroller and auditor-general of indiaclause 29—this clause relates to pension and provident fund of the institute this clause provides for the constitution of pension and provident funds for the benefit of the employees of the instituteclause 30—this clause relates to appointment of staff of institute this clause provides that all appointments of the staff of the institute, except that of the director, shall be made with prior approval of the central government and in accordance with the procedure laid down in the statutes clause 31—this clause relates to power to make statutes this clause seeks to specify that the statutes may provide the formation of departments of teaching and other academic units; the institution of fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes; the constitution, powers and duties of the authorities of the institute referred in clause 11; the delegation of powers vested in the authorities or officers of the institute, etcclause 32—this clause relates to   statutes how to be made this clause provides for the procedure regarding framing of the  first statutes and making of new statutes  as well as their amendment and repealclause 33—this clause relates to  power to make ordinancesthis clause seeks to specify  that the ordinances may provide for the admission of the students to the institute; the courses of study to be laid down for all degrees and diplomas of the institute; the conduct of examinations, the maintenance of discipline among the students of the institute, etcclause 34—this clause relates  to  ordinance how to be made sub-clause (1) of this clause provides that the ordinances shall be made by the academic councilsub-clause (2) of this clause provides that all ordinances made by the academic council  shall have effect from such date as it may direct, but every ordinance so made shall be submitted, as soon as may be, to the executive council and shall be considered by the executive council at its next succeeding meetingsub-clause (3) of this clause provides that the executive council shall have power by resolution to modify or cancel any such ordinance and such ordinance shall from the date of such resolution stand modified accordingly or cancelled, as the case may beclause 35—this clause relates to conduct of business by authorities of institutethis clause provides that the authorities of the institute may have their own rules of procedure, consistent with the provisions of this legislation, the statutes and the ordinances for the conduct of their own business and that of the committees, if any, appointed by them and not provided for by this  legislation, the statutes or the ordinancesclause 36—this clause relates to tribunal of arbitration sub-clause (1) of this clause provides that any dispute arising out of a contract between the institute and any of its employees shall, at the request of the employee concerned or at the instance of the institute, be referred to a tribunal of arbitration consisting of one member appointed by the institute, one member nominated by the employee, and an umpire appointed by the visitorsub-clause (2) of this clause provides that the  decision of the tribunal shall be final and shall not be questioned in any courtsub-clause (3) of this clause provides that no suit or proceeding shall lie in any court in respect of any matter, which is required by sub-clause (1) to be referred to the tribunal of arbitrationsub-clause (4) of this clause provides that the tribunal of arbitration shall have power to regulate its own procedureclause 37—this clause relates to acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacanciesthis clause provides that the acts and proceedings of the institute, or executive council or academic council  or any other body of the institute not to be invalidated by any vacancy, etcclause 38—this clause relates to grant of degrees, etc, by the institutethis clause provides that notwithstanding anything contained in the university grants commission act, 1956 or  any other law for the time being in force, the institute shall have power to grant degrees and other academic distinctions and titles under this legislation however, the  nomenclature of any degree to be granted by the institute shall be notified by the university grants commission with prior approval of the central governmentclause 39—this clause relates to sponsored schemes this clause provides that notwithstanding anything contained in this legislation, whenever the institute receives funds from any government, the university grants commission or any other agency including industry sponsoring a research scheme, a consultancy assignment, a teaching programme or a chaired professorship or a scholarship, to be executed or endowed at the institute and  the amount received shall be kept by the institute separately from the fund of the institute and utilised only for the purpose of the scheme  however, any money remaining unutilised under this clause shall be transferred to the endowment fund set up under clause 27  this clause also provides that  the staff required to execute the sponsored schemes shall be recruited in accordance with the terms and conditions stipulated by the sponsoring organisation with prior approval of the central government  however, the principles laid down in the general financial rules, 2005 shall be followed for approval of sponsored schemes funded by the central governmentclause 40—this clause relates to meetings of academic council and finance committeethis clause provides that the academic council and the finance committee shall meet at such times and follow such procedure, in its meetings (including quorum at such meetings) as may be provided by the statutesclause 41—this clause relates to power  of  central government to give directions to institutethis clause provides that the central government may give such directions, as it may deem necessary, to the institute  for the effective administration of this legislation and  the institute shall comply with such directions(2)  in case of  dispute  between the institute and  the central government,  in connection with the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions by the institute under this act, the decision of the central government on that dispute shall be finalclause 42—this clause relates to protection of action taken in good faith no suit or other legal proceedings shall  lie against any officer or employee of the institute for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of any of the provisions of this act, the statutes or the ordinancesclause 43—this clause relates to power of the central government to make rules this clause confers power upon the central  government to make rules in respect of the rules specified in the said rulesclause 44—this clause relates to statutes, ordinances and notifications to be published in official gazette and to be laid before parliamentthis clause provides that every rule made by the central government and every statute and every ordinance made or notification issued under this legislation shall be laid before each house of parliamentclause 45—this clause relates to power to remove difficulties this clause empowers the central government to make, by order published in the official gazette, provisions for removal of difficulties in giving effect to the provisions of the proposed legislation   such orders could be made only within two years from the commencement of the proposed legislationclause 46—this clause relates to transitional provisionsthis clause provides that notwithstanding anything contained in this  legislation the advisory board and the executive council of the existing institute functioning as such immediately before the commencement of this legislation  shall continue to so function until an executive council is constituted for the institute under this legislation, but on the constitution of a new executive council under this legislation, the members of the advisory board and executive council holding office before such constitution shall cease to hold office and until the first statutes and the ordinances are made under this legislation, the statutes and the ordinances of the existing institute, or notification as in force, immediately before the commencement of this legislation, shall continue to apply to the institute in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this legislation financial memorandumthe rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development is an autonomous organisation of the ministry of youth affairs and sports, registered as a society under the societies registration act, 1860 fully funded by the government of india  the institute was sanctioned grants-in-aid to the tune of rs1190 crores during the financial year 2011-12 for meeting its recurring and non-recurring expenditure2 clause 25 of the bill provides that for the purpose of enabling the institute to discharge its functions efficiently under the proposed legislation, the central government may, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the institute in each financial year such sums of money and in such manner as it may think fit for being utilised3 clause 26 of the bill provides for the maintenance of a fund by the institute and the fund shall be applied towards meeting the expenses of the institute4 clause 27 of the bill provides that  the institute may set up an endowment fund with an amount of one hundred crore rupees to be maintained in the public account  and any other fund for a specified purpose  and  transfer monies from its fund to the endowment fund or any other fund5 the expenditure would be met from the consolidated fund of india through the budgetary provision under the department of youth affairs6 the bill does not involve any other expenditure from the consolidated fund of india, both recurring and non-recurring memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationsub-clause (1) of clause 32 of the bill empowers the central government, to frame, with the previous approval of the visitor, the first statutes of the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development  sub-clause (2) of the said clause provides that the executive council may, from time to time, make new or additional statutes or amend or repeal such statutes sub-clause (3) of the said clause provides that a new statute or addition to the statutes or any amendment or repeal of a statute shall require the previous approval of the visitor who may assent thereto or withhold such assent or remit it to the executive council for consideration sub-clause (4) of the said  clause provides that a new statute or a statute amending or repealing an existing statute shall have no validity unless it has been assented to by the visitor2 clause 33 of the bill enumerates the matter in respect of which ordinances of the institute may be made by the academic council of the institute  the ordinances are subject to the provisions of the proposed legislation and the statutes  the matters in respect of which ordinances may be made, inter alia, include the admission of the students to the institute, the courses of study to be laid down for all  degrees and diplomas of the institute; the conditions under which students shall be admitted to the degree or diploma courses and to the examinations of the institute, the conditions of award of the fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes, etc3 sub-clause (1) of clause 34 of the bill lays down the procedure as to how the academic council  of the institute shall make such ordinances4 sub-clause (1) of  clause 43 of the bill empowers the central government to make, by notification in the official gazette,  rules for carrying out the provisions of the proposed legislation  sub-clause (2) enumerates the matters in respect of which such rules may be made   these matters shall include   the form and manner in which the books of accounts of the institute shall be maintained under sub-clause (1) of  section 28 and  any other matter which is required to be, or as may be, prescribed5 the matters in respect of which the notification,  the  first statutes, further statutes or the ordinances may be made are matters of administrative or procedural details and it is not practicable to provide for them in the bill itself  the delegation of legislative powers is, therefore, of a normal character———— a billto declare the institution known as the rajiv gandhi national institute of youth development, to be an institution of national importance and to provide for its incorporation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shri ajay maken, minister for youth affairs and sports)