 the national tribal research and development university bill, 2017 byshri ninong ering, mp—————— arrangement of clauses—————— clauses chapter i preliminary1 short title and commencement 2 definitions chapter ii the university3 establishment and incorporation of the university 4 territorial jurisdiction and constituent bodies 5 objectives of the university 6 admission to the university 7 powers and functions of the university 8 visitation and inspection chapter iii authorities of the university9 authorities of university10 constitution of board of management 11 powers and functions of the board 12 academic council 13 powers and functions of the academic council 14 research council 15 functions of research council 16 extension council or extension education council 17 functions of the extension council or extension education council 18 faculties and board of studies 19 constitution of committees 20 provisions in relation to membership of authorities 21 validity and protection of acts 22 the visitorclauses chapter iv officiers of the university23 officers 24 the chancellor 25 the vice-chancellor 26 powers and duties of the vice-chancellor 27 general terms and conditions of other officers of the university 28 functions of directors, deans, registrar, comptrollers, etc chapter v education, research and extension 29 education30 research 31 extension 32 integration of teaching, research and extension chapter vi funds and accounts33 the university funds 34 management of funds 35 accounts and audit 36 provident funds, pension and insurance 37 government grants 38 finance committee 39 statutes subject to the provisions of this act 40 statutes how made 41 regulations chapter vii miscellaneous42 residence of students 43 annual report 44 delegation of powers 45 constitution of adhoc committees 46 disputes as to constitution of authorities or bodies 47 legal proceeding 48 appointment to posts in connection with the affairs of university 49 power to remove difficulties 50 statues and regulations to be published in the official gazette and to be laid beforeparliament bill no  54 of  2017 the national tribal research and development university bill, 2017 by shri ninong ering, mp a billto establish and incorporate a research and teaching university at east siang in the state of arunachal pradesh to facilitate and promote research in the domain of tribal studies and to provide for matters therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:— chapter i preliminarydefinitions2 in this act and all statutes and regulations made thereunder, unless the context otherwise requires,—(1) "academic council" means the academic council of the university (2) "tribal studies" includes the disciplines of:(a) tribal livelihoods;5(b) production and protection of tribals; (c) tribal education; (d) tribal culture and lifestyle;(e) development of tribal societies;(f) tribal health;10(g) forest and land rights of tribals; (h) north-east tribes study; and (i) any other subject related to tribals(3) "authority" means any authority of the university as specified in this act;(4) "board" means the board of management of the university;15(5) "board of studies" means the board of studies of the university at facultylevel;(6) "college" means a constituent college of the university under its directadministrative and financial control and management;(7) "chancellor" means the chancellor of the university;20(8) "comptroller" means the comptroller of the university; (9) "dean" means the head of the constituent college; (10) "dean of faculty" means the head of the subject matter faculty (11) "dean student welfare" means the dean of student welfare, counselingand student placement;25(12) "director" means the director of education or the director of research, or the director of extension or the director of extension education;(13) "extension council" means the extension education council of the university;30(14) "faculty" means faculty of the university as pecified in the act and the statutes;(15) "government" means the central government; (16) "head" means the head of the department of the university;(17) "hostel" means a place of residence for students of the university maintainedor recognized by the university;35(18) "centre" means the tribal research and development centre established under the jurisdiction of the university;(19) "officer" means an officer of the university as specified in the act or statutes;(20) "prescribed" means provision as set forth in the statutes of the university;(21) "registrar" means the registrar of the university;40(22) "research council" means the research council of the university; (23) "statutes" means the statutes of the university; (24) "student" means a person admitted and enrolled in a constituent college of the university for taking a course of  study  for  a degree, or other academic programme duly instituted;5(25) "teacher" means a person not below the rank of assistant professor appointed or recognized by the university for the purpose of imparting instruction and/or conducting and guiding research and/or extension education programmes and includes any other a person who may be declared by the statutes to be a teacher;10(26) "university" means the national tribal research and developmentuniversity established under this act; and(27) "vice-chancellor" means the vice-chancellor of the university chapter ii the university153 (1) there shall be established in the state of arunachal pradesh a university bythe name of the "national tribal research and development university"establishment and incorporation of the university(2) the university shall consist of a chancellor, a vice-chancellor, board of management, academic council, research council, extension council and other authorities and officers and constituent bodies as set forth in this act or provided in the statutes20(3) the university shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name25(4) in all suits and other legal proceedings by or against the university, the pleading shall be signed and verified by the appropriate officer and all processes in such suits and proceedings shall be issued to and served on the appropriate(5) the headquarters of the university shall be at east siang in the  state of arunachal pradesh4 (1) with respect to teaching at the university or college level, research, and extension education programmes in the field of tribal studies broadly defined in this act30territorial jurisdiction and constituent bodies(2) all colleges, research stations, centres and other institutions coming under the jurisdiction and authority of this university shall be constituent unit of the university under the full management and control of the university officers and authorities and no other unit shall be recognized as an affiliated unit35(3) the university  may assume responsibility for the establishment, development and operations of its constituent bodies in the territorial jurisdiction and abroad as may be required5 the objects of the university shall be—objects of the university(1) to impart education towards development of quality human resource, in different branches of study and allied matters as it may deem fit;(2) to further the advancement of learning and conducting of research;40(3) to undertake programme of extension education; (4) to promote partnership and linkages with national and international educational institutions; and45(5) to undertake such other activities as the university may, from time to time, determine6 (1) the university shall, subject to the provisions of this act and the statutes, beopen to all persons:admission to the university5provided that nothing in this sub-section, shall require the university to admit to anycourse of study any person who does not meet the prescribed academic standards for admission or to retain on the rolls of the university, persons whose academic records are below the minimum standards required for the award of a degree or whose personal conduct is such as to be inimical to the objectives of the university or to the appropriate rights and privileges of other students and staff10(2) subject to the provisions under sub section (1), the university shall reserve seatsfor the scheduled castes, the scheduled tribes and categories specified by the government or candidates from other states in india:provided that no such person shall be entitled to be admitted to the university unlesshe meets the standards prescribed in respect of such candidates7 the university shall,—15powers and functions of the university(1) provide for undergraduate and postgraduate instructions in tribal studies as statedin sub-section (3) of section 2 and other areas as the university may deem fit;(2) provide for conduct of research in tribal studies; (3) facilitate dissemination of the findings of research and technical information throughan extension education programme;20(4) institute courses of study and hold examinations for and confer degrees, and otheracademic distinctions on persons who have pursued and qualified for a prescribed course of study or research or both in the university or including part courses and/or research carried out in any other university or recognized institutions for the purpose;(5) confer honorary degrees and other distinctions as prescribed;25(6) provide training for tribals, field workers, tribal youth and women and other personsnot enrolled as regular students of the university;(7) have collaboration in academic, research and extension education programmeswith other universities, and public and private research and development organizations or institutions;30(8) acquire, hold and retain property, both movable and immovable, to lease, sell orotherwise transfer any movable or immovable property which may have become vested or have been acquired by it for the purpose of the university, and to receive and borrow money from the central government, state government or any other approved sources and do all other things necessary for the purpose of this act;35(9) establish and maintain colleges, research stations, centres and units thereof relatingto tribal studies and allied sciences as stated in sub-section (3) of section 2;(10) create teaching, research and extension education posts with the approval of the government and to appoint persons to such posts;(11) create administrative and other posts with the approval  of  the government and to appoint persons to such posts;40(12) institute and award fellowship, scholarships, stipends, prizes in accordance with the statutes;(13) fix, demand and receive such fees and other charges as may be prescribed; (14) institute and maintain residential accommodations for students and staff of the university as appropriate;45(15) supervise and control the residence, conduct and discipline of the students of the university, and to make arrangement for promoting their health and welfare; and(16) do all such acts and things whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or not as may be required in order to further the objects of the university5visitation and inspection8 (1) the chancellor shall have the right to cause an inspection to be made by suchperson or persons as he may direct, of the university, its buildings, loaboratories and equipments and of any constituent units of the university and may cause an inquiry to be made in the like manner of any matter connected with the university(2) the chancellor, shall, in every case, give due notice to the university of his intention to cause an inspection or enquiry10(3) the chancellor shall communicate to the university with reference to the result of such inspection or inquiry, and may after ascertaining the opinion thereon of the university, advise the university upon the action to be taken and fix a time limit for taking action(4) the university shall, within the time limit so fixed, report to chancellor the action which has been taken or is proposed to be taken on the advice tendered by the chancellor15(5) the chancellor may, where action has not been taken by university to the satisfaction of the chancellor within the time limit fixed and after considering any explanation furnished or representation made by the university, issue such directions as the chancellor may think fit and the university shall comply with such directions20 25(6) notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding sub-sections of this section,if at any time the chancellor is of the opinion that in any manner the affairs of the university are not managed in furtherance of the objects of the university, or in accordance with the provisions of this act, and the statutory regulations or the special measures desirable to maintain the standards of university teaching, examination, research or extension, he may indicate to the university any matter in regard to which it desires an explanation, and call upon the university to offer such explanations, within such time as may be specified by the chancellor:30provided that if the university fails to offer any explanation within the time specified oroffer an explanation which, in the opinion of the chancellor is unsatisfactory, the chancellor may issue such instructions as appeared necessary and desirable to him in the circumstances of the case and may exercise such powers as necessary for giving effect to the instructions(7) the university shall furnish such information relating to the administration of theuniversity as the chancellor may require chapter iii authorities of the university359 the following shall be the authorities of the university, namely:—(1) the board of management;authorities of the university(2) the academic council; (3) the research council; (4) the extension council or extension education council;40(5) the faculties and their board of studies; and(6) such other bodies of university as may be declared by the statutes to be authorities of university4510 (1) the chancellor shall, soon after the first vice-chancellor is appointed, constitute the board of managementconstitution of board of management(2) the board of management shall constitute of the following:(i) the vice-chancellor—chairperson; (ii) the principal secretary or secretary, department of tribal affairs, state government or his nominee not below the rank of joint secretary, as member;5(iii) the principal secretary or secretary, finance department of the stategovernment or his nominee not below the rank of joint secretary, as member;(iv) one eminent educationist (not below the rank of professor) from the field oftribal research to be nominated by the chancellor, as member;(v) one member of parliament to be nominated by the visitor, as member;10(vi) one member of autonomous/zila parishad body, with substantial contributiontowards rural and tribal upliftment and empowerment, to be nominated by the chancellor, as member;(vii) one outstanding woman social worker having background of rural andtribal advancement to be nominated by the chancellor, as member;15(viii) one progressive tribal from the jurisdiction of the university to be nominatedby the government, as member;(ix) one distinguished tribal to be nominated by the government, as member; (x) one eminent educationist from outside university from the field of tribalstudies to be nominated by the vice-chancellor, as member;(xi) one director to be nominated by the vice-chancellor, as member;20(xii) one dean to be nominated by the vice-chancellor, as member; and (xiii) registrar—secretary, as member(3) the term of the office of the members of the board other than the ex-offcio members shall be two years25(4) when a vacancy occurs in the office of any member by the reason of death, resignation or any cause other than the expiry of term, the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of this section and the person who fills such vacancy shall hold office for the residue of the term for which the person whose place he fills would have been a member(5) no action or proceedings of the board shall be invalid merely on the ground of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the board30(6) one-third of the members of the board shall form quorum at a meeting of the board:provided that if a meeting of the board is adjourned for want of quorum, no quorum shall be necessary at the next meeting called for transacting the same business(7) no other officer or employee of the university shall be eligible to be a member of theboard under clause (vi) to (xi) of sub-section (2) of this section35(8) the board  for  the  purpose of consultation may invite any person having experienceor special knowledge on any subject under consideration to attend its meeting:provided that the person so invited may speak or otherwise take part in the proceedingsof such meeting but shall not be entitled to vote and shall be entitled to such allowances for attending the meeting as may be prescribed40(9) the board shall on dates to be fixed by the vice-chancellor meet at least twice ayear:provided that the vice-chancellor may whenever, he thinks fit and shall, upon the requisition in writing signed by not less than five members of the board, convene a special meeting of the board45powers and functions of the board11 (1) subject to the provisions of this act and the statutes, the board shall be the chief executive body of the university and shall manage and supervise the properties and activities of the university and shall be responsible for the conduct of all administrative affairs of the university not otherwise provided for in this act5(2) without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, the board shall exerciseand perform the following powers and functions, namely:—(i) consider and approve the financial requirements, estimates and the budget ofthe university;(ii) hold and control the property and the funds of the university and issue anygeneral directive on behalf of the university;10(iii) accept or transfer any property on behalf of the university; (iv) administer funds placed at the disposal of the university for the purposeintended;(v) arrange for the investment and withdrawal of the funds of the university;15(vi) borrow money for capital investments with prior approval of the stategovernment and make suitable arrangements for its repayment;(vii) accept on behalf of the university trusts, bequests and  donations; (viii) consider and approve the recommendations of the academic, researchand extension councils where required;(ix) direct the form and use of the common seal of the university;20(x) appoint such committees and bodies as it may deem necessary and set downthe terms of reference thereof an accordance with the provisions of this act and the statutes;25(xi) consider and approve establishment, amalgamation and abolition of college,department, centre or research station/sub-station on the recommendation of academic council, research council or  extension council(xii) create teaching, research and extension education posts with the approvalof the state government; and30(xiii) approve the recommendations of selection committee in the prescribedmanner for appointment of officers, teachers and employees of the rank of assistant professor and above12 (1) the academic council shall consist—academic council(i) the vice-chancellor—chairperson, ex-officio; (ii) the directors of research and extension, as members; (iii) all deans, as members;35(iv) two heads of the department from each faculty nominated by thevice-chancellor on rotational basis, as members;(v) one teacher of the professor rank from each faculty to be nominated by thevice chancellor on rotational basis, as member;40(vi) one eminent tribal studies educationist from outside the university to benominated by the vice-chancellor, as  member;(vii) the registrar, as member; and (viii) the director of education—member secretary(2) the comptroller and university—librarian shall be the non-member invitees of the academic council(3) the academic council may co-opt as members not more than two persons for  such period and in such manner as may be prescribed so as to secure adequate representation of different sectors of tribal and allied fields5(4) all members of the academic council other than the ex-officio members and members referred in sub-section (3) shall hold office for a term of two years(5) one third of the members of the academic council shall form quorum at a meeting of the council:10provided that if a meeting of the council is adjourned for want of quorum, no quorum shall be necessary at the next meeting for the transaction of the same business(6) the academic council shall meet one in each semester on such dates as may be fixed by the vice-chancellor:provided that if the vice-chancellor thinks fit, he may convene special meetings of the academic council15powers and functions of the academic council13 (1) the academic council shall, subject to provisions of this act and the statutes, have the power by regulations of prescribing all courses of study and determining curricula, and shall have control on teaching and other educational programmes within university, and shall be responsible for the maintenance of standards thereof20(2) the academic council shall have power to make regulations consistent with this act and the statutes relating to all academic matters subject to its control and to amend or repeal such regulations(3) in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the academic council shall,—(i) advise the board and vice-chancellor or an academic matters;25(ii) make recommendations for the institution of professorships, associateprofessorships, assistant professorships and other teaching posts including posts in research and extension education and in regard to the duties thereof;(iii) make recommendations for adjunct professorship;30(iv) make recommendations for the establishment or amalgamation or abolitionof faculty, college, department of teaching, research and extension education;(v) make regulations regarding the admission of students to the university, anddetermine the number of students to be admitted;(vi) make regulations relating to the courses of study leading to degrees, diplomasand certificates;35(vii) make regulations relating to the conduct of examinations and to maintainand improve standards of education;(viii) make recommendations to the board regarding conferment of honorarydegree;40(ix) make recommendations regarding the qualifications to be prescribed forteachers in the university; and(x) exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred or imposed on it under the provisions of this act, by the board or vice-chancellor14 (1) there shall be a research council consisting of the following members:research council(i) the vice-chancellor—chairperson; (ii) the directors of tribal affairs (depending upon research mandate andprogrammes of the university) of the government, as member;(iii) the directors of  education and extension, as member;5(iv) all deans, as member;(v) all heads of departments/associate directors, as member; (vi) not more than four persons including one progressive tribal for such periodand in such manner as may be prescribed so as to secure adequate representation of tribes, as members; and10(vii) the director of research - member-secretary (2) the registrar and comptroller shall be the non-member invitees of the researchcouncil15  the research council shall consider and make recommendations in respect of:—15functions of research council(i) research programmes and projects undertaken or to be undertaken by thevarious university scientists in the field of tribal and allied sciences and their prioritization, monitoring and evaluation;(ii) physical, fiscal and administrative facilities required for implementing  researchprojects;(iii) orienting research to meet tribals and other stakeholder's needs;20(iv) public-private partnership in research; and (v) any other matter pertaining to research programmes which may be referred toby the vice-chancellor or the board or any other authority of the university, as the case may be2516 (1) there shall be an extention council consisting of,—extension council(i) the vice-chancellor - chairperson; (ii) the directors of  tribal   affairs (depending upon mandate and programmesof the university) of the government, as members;(iii) the director of education, research and all associate directors and jointdirectors, as members;30(iv) all deans, as members;(v) all heads of the departments or regional research station or centres, asmembers;(vi) two eminent persons in the field of extention education from outside nominatedby the vice-chancellor, as members;35(vii) two progressive tribal to be nominated by the vice-chancellor, as members; (viii) the vice-chancellor may co-opt up to two members from relatedorganizations; and(ix) the directors of extention - member-secretary40(2) the registrar and comptroller shall be the non-member invites of the extensioncouncil17  the extention council shall consider and make recommendations in respect of:functions of the extension council(i) the extention education programmes and projects of the university; (ii) co-ordination of extension education activities; (iii) development of farmers' education, training and advisory services;5(iv) monitoring and evaluation of the extension education programmes andprojects of the university; and(v) any other matter referred to it by the vice-chancellor, board or any otherauthority of the university, as the case may be18 (1) the university shall have the facultiesfaculties and board of studies(2) each faculty shall have board of studies consisting of the following members:10(i) the dean of faculty - chairperson; (ii) the deans of the constituent colleges of the faculty, as members; (iii) all heads of the departments of the concerned faculty, as members; (iv) one elder faculty member from each department nominated by the dean offaculty, as members; and15(v) a senior head of the department— member-secretary(3) the faculty shall—functions of faculty(i) review teaching programme and suggest improvement thereof;20(ii) consider the recommendations of the committee of courses and curricula orsimilar body of department or faculty and submit to the academic council for approval; and(iii) perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the academiccouncil or vice-chancellor25constitution of committees19 every authority shall have the power to appoint committees which may unlessotherwise provided in this act or statutes consist of the members of the authority and such other persons as it may deem fitprovisions in relation to membership of authorities3020 (1) save as otherwise provided in this act, if any member other than ex-officiomember of any authority or body of the university, is unable by reason of his death, resignation, removal or otherwise to complete his full term of office, the vacancy so caused shall as soon as convenient, be filled by appointment, nomination or co-option, as the case may be and the person so appointed, nominated or co-opted shall fill such vacancy for the un-expired portion of the term for which the member in whose place such person is appointed, nominated or coopted would otherwise have continued in office35(2) the board may remove any person from membership of any authority or body ofthe university on the ground that such person has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude or conduct not befitting the office held by the concerned member with the approval of the chancellor, except that prior approval of the chancellor shall not be necessary where such a person has been convicted by a competent court of law:provided that no such order shall be made against any person without giving reasonableopportunity of being heard40(3) a person who is a member of any authority or body of the university as arepresentative of another body whether of the university or not, shall cease to be a member of such authority or body if before the expiry of the term of his membership he ceases to be a member of that other body by which he was appointed or nominated(4) whenever any person becomes a member of any authority or body of the university by virtue of the office held by him, he shall forthwith cease to be a member of such authority or body if he/she ceases to hold such office before the expiry of the term of his membership:provided that he shall not be deemed to have ceased to hold his office merely by reason of his proceeding on leave for a period not exceeding four months5(5) any member, other than an ex-officio member of any authority or body of the university may resign his office by letter addressed to the vice-chancellor and such resignation, upon acceptance, shall take effect from the date on which the same is submitted21 (1) the university shall adhere to the acts and laws of the union and the state10validity and protection of acts(2) no act or proceeding of any authority or body of the university shall be invalid by reason of the existence of any vacancy among its members or by reason of some person having taken part in the proceedings who is subsequently found to have been not entitled to do so15(3) save as otherwise provided in this act, all the acts done or orders made in good faith by the university or any of its authorities shall be final and no suit shall be instituted against or damages claimed from the university or its authority for anything done or purported to have been done in pursuance of this act or the statutes or the regulations(4) no suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against any officer or other employee of the university in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this act or any statutes made thereunder20the visitor22 (1) the president of india shall be the visitor of the university25(2) the visitor may, from time to time, appoint one or more persons to review the work and progress of the university, including colleges and institutions managed by it, and to submit a report thereon; and upon receipt of that report, the visitor may, after obtaining the views of the board thereon through thevice-chancellor, 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 university shall be bound to comply with such directions30(3) the visitor shall have the right to cause an inspection to be made by such person or persons as he may direct, of the university, its buildings, libraries, laboratories and equipment, and of any college, institution or campus maintained by the university and also of the examinations, instruction and other work conducted or done by the university and to cause an inquiry to be made in like manner in respect of any matter connected with the administration or finances of the university, colleges or institutions(4) the visitor shall, in every matter referred to in sub-section (3) give notice to the university of his intention to cause an inspection or inquiry to be made—35(a) to the university, if such inspection or inquiry is to be made in respect of the university or any college or college or institution maintained by it, or40(b) to the management of the college or institution, if the inspection or inquiry is to bemade in respect of the college or institution admitted to the privileges of the university, and the university or the management, as the case may be, shall have the right to make such representations to the visitor, as it may consider necessary(5) after considering the representations, if any, made by the university or the management, as the case may be, the visitor may cause to be made such inspection or inquiry as is referred to in sub-section (3)45(6) where any inspection or inquiry has been caused to be made by the visitor, theuniversity shall be entitled to appoint a representative, who shall have the right to be present in person and be heard at such inspection or inquiry(7) the visitor may, if the inspection or inquiry is made in respect of the university, college or institution maintained by it, address the vice-chancellor with reference to the result of such inspection or inquiry together with such views and advice with regard to the action to be taken thereon, as the visitor may be pleased to offer, and on receipt of address made by the visitor, the vice-chancellor shall communicate forthwith to the board the results of the inspection or inquiry, and the views of the visitor and the advice tendered by him upon the action to be taken thereon5(8) the visitor may, if the inspection or inquiry is made in respect of any college or institution admitted to the privileges of the university, address the management concerned through the vice-chancellor with reference to the result of such inspection or inquiry, his views thereon and such advice as he may be pleased to offer upon the action to be taken thereon10(9) the board shall communicate, through the vice-chancellor to the visitor such action, if any, as it proposes to take or has been taken upon the result of such inspection or inquiry15(10) where, the board does not, within a reasonable time, take action to the satisfaction of the visitor, the visitor may, after considering any explanation furnished or representation made by the executive council or the management, issue such directions as he may think fit and the executive council shall comply with such directions(11) without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this act, the visitor may, by order in writing, annul any proceeding of the university which is not in conformity with the act, the statutes or the ordinance:20provided that before making any such order, the visitor shall call upon the registrar to show cause why such an order should not be made, and, if any cause is shown within a reasonable time, he shall consider the same(12) the visitor shall have such other powers as may be prescribed by the statutes chapter iv25 officers of the universityofficers23 the following shall be the officers of the university, namely:—(i) the chancellor;(ii) the vice-chancellor;(iii) the director;30(iv) the deans;(v) the registrar; (vi) the comptroller; (vii) the university librarian; and35(viii) such other persons in the service of the university  as may be declared by the statutes to be the officers of the universitythe chancellor24 (1) the governor of the state of arunachal pradesh shall by virtue of his office be the chancellor of the university(2) the chancellor shall, by virtue of his office, be the head of the university and shall, if present, preside at the convocation of the university40(3) every proposal to confer an honorary degree shall be subject to the confirmation of the chancellor(4) the chancellor may by an order in writing annul any order or proceeding of the officer or authority of the university which is not in conformity with this act and statutes:provided that before making any such order he shall call upon the officer or authority concerned to show cause why such an order should not be made and if any cause is shown within the time specified in this behalf, he shall consider the same(5) the chancellor shall exercise such powers and perform such other duties as are conferred on him by this act or the statutes5the vice- chancellor25 (1) the vice-chancellor shall be a whole time officer of the university and he shall be appointed by the chancellor from the panel of eminent educationists in tribal studies drawn by the search committee(2) the search  committee shall consist of the following members:(i) an eminent personality in tribal studies;10(ii) one nominee of the government; (iii) one nominee of the chancellor:provided that one of the members shall be nominated by the chancellor to act as convener:15provided further that nominee of the government and the chancellor shall be in therank of vice-chancellor or equivalent(3) a person who has attained academic excellence and demonstrated leadership qualities in research, education and extension shall be eligible for candidature to the post of vice-chancellor20(4) the notice of filling of vacancies in search committe shall be widely publicized andcommunicated to every tribal universities and institutes(5) the search committee shall select and suggest a panel of the three names (6) the vice-chancellor shall hold office for a term of five years or until he attains the age of seventy years, whichever is earlier25(7) the salary and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of the serviceof the vice-chancellor shall be such as may be prescribed(8) the vice-chancellor may relinquish his office by resignation in writing under his hand addressed to the chancellor which shall be delivered to the chancellor normally sixty days prior to the date on which the vice-chancellor intend to be relieved from his office:30provided that the chancellor may, if he deems fit, may relieve the vice-chancellor priorto the date on which the vice-chancellor intends to be relieved from his officer(9) in the event of a temporary vacancy of the post of vice-chancellor or his absence on leave or for any other reason, senior most director or dean of faculty or registrar of the university, with the approval of the chancellor, may perform the duties of the vice-chancellor but his period shall not exceed six months3540(10) the vice-chancellor shall not be removed from his office except by order of thechancellor passed on the ground of misbehaviour or incapacity or if it appears to the chancellor that the continuance of the vice-chancellor in office is detrimental to the interests of the university, after due inquiry by such person  who is or has been a judge of high court to be nominated by the chancellor in which the vice-chancellor, shall have an opportunity of making his representationpowers and duties of the vice- chancellor4526 (1) the vice-chancellor shall be the principal executive officer of the university and ex-officio chairperson of the board, academic council and other authorities and shall in the absence of the chancellor, preside at the convocation of the university and confer degrees on person entitled to receive them(2) the vice-chancellor shall exercise overall control over the affairs of the university and shall be responsible for due maintenance of discipline in the university(3) the vice-chancellor shall convene meetings of the board of management, academic council, research council and extension council(4) the vice-chancellor shall ensure faithful observance of the provisions of this act and statutes and regulations5(5) the vice-chancellor shall be responsible for the presentation of the annual financial estimates and the annual accounts to the board of management(6) the vice-chancellor may take any action in any emergency which in his opinion calls for immediate action and as soon as may be thereafter report his action to the authorities who would ordinarily have dealt with the matter:10provided that if the authority disagrees with the action of the vice-chancellor, thematter shall be referred to the chancellor whose decision shall be final(7) where any action taken by the vice-chancellor under sub-section (6) affects any person in the service of the university to his disadvantage, such person may prefer an appeal to the board within thirty days from the date on which such person has been served a notice of the action taken15(8) if the vice-chancellor is satisfied that a decision of the board is not in the best interest of the univerisity, he shall refer it to the chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final20(9) subject to the provisions of the preceding sub-sections, the vice chancellor shall give effect to the decisions of the board regarding the appointments, promotions and dismissal of officers, teachers and other employees of the university(10) the vice-chancellor shall be responsible for the proper administration of the affairs of the university and for a close coordination and integration of teaching, research and extension25(11) the vice-chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such otherduties as are conferred or imposed upon him under the provisions of this act and the statutes27 the officers of the university referred to in clause (iii) to (viii) of section 23 shall be appointed by the vice-chancellor with the approval of the concerned authority of the university on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed:30general terms and conditions of other officers of the universityprovided that the vice-chancellor may make appointments of such officers as atemporary measure for a period of six months under intimation to the concerned authority of the university28 (1) the director of education shall,—35functions of directors, deans, registrar, comptroller, etc(a) be responsible for planning and academic coordination for teaching, qualityof education, policy matters and system regarding resident instruction, overseeing the examination and evaluation, development and enforcement of curricula, development of educational technology and teachers' training programme(s), and human resource development of faculty; and(b) function as member-secretary of the academic council40(2) the director of research shall be responsible for the direction and coordination ofresearch programmes in the university as laid down in section 30(3) the director of extension or extension education shall be responsible for the tribalextension education programmes as laid down in section 3145(4) the dean shall be head of the college and be responsible for teaching, research andextension activities in the college(5) the dean of faculty shall be the chairman of board of studies of the concerned faculty and shall be responsible to the vice-chancellor for the organization and implementation of the teaching programme of the faculty(6) the dean of students welfare shall,—5(a) plan and direct the programme of students' advisement and counsellingand to enlist the co-operation of prospective employers and employment agencies to assist in the placement of graduates of the university and to promote discipline amongst the students of the university;10(b) plan and organize students' extra-curricular activities such as sports,cultural and other recreational activities, national cadet corps (ncc), national social service (nss) and communication skill improvement and other allied activities;(c) make arrangements and supervise management of students' hostel,cafeteria and mess; and15(d) supervise and control medical and health services and other welfaremeasures in the university(7) the registrar shall be,—(a) ex-officio secretary of the board of management and permanent inviteeof all councils;20(b) responsible for the due custody of records and common seal of theuniversity;(c) responsible for establishment matters and general administration in theuniversity as prescribed; and25(d) responsible for admissions of under graduate and post graduate andconduct and management of examinations at under graduate and post graduate, maintenance of permanent records of the students, at the university including the courses taken, credits obtained, degrees, prizes or other distinctions and other items pertaining to academic performance and discipline of the students(8) the comptroller shall,—30(a) prepare the budget, the statement of accounts, management of the fundsand investments of the university;(b) be responsible for ensuring that expenditure is made as authorized; (c) arrange periodical internal inspection of the accounts maintained invarious units of university;35(d) maintain the accounts of the university in the form and manner asapproved by the board and keep constant watch on the state of cash and bank balance and on the state of investment; and(e) see that the asset registers are maintained up-to date and that the regularstock checking is conducted40(9) the university librarian shall be responsible for the maintenance andmanagement of the university library information system and to guide and co-ordinate library activities of all the constituent units of the university(10) subject to the provisions of this act, the officers of the university referred to in clauses (iii) to (viii) of section 23 shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed or as may be assigned to them from time to time, by the vice-chancellor chapter v education, research and extensioneducation529 (1) subject to provisions of this act, education in the university shall includeresearch particularly doctoral or phd degree in tribal research, bachelor's, master's and degree programmes and short-term diploma/certificate courses in the disciplines of tribal studies and research as may be prescribed(2) the educational programmes shall maintain congruence with the state and nationalpolicies(3) the university shall put in place initiatives for e-learning, distributed or distanceeducation, and information and communication technology enabled knowledge sharing10(4) the programmes of tribal education should aim at producing competent and skilledgraduates and post-graduatesresearch30 (1) subject to the provisions of this act and the statutes, the university shall carryon strategic, basic and applied research in tribal studies15(2) the university through its research organization shall be the principal agency ofcontrol over research activities in tribal affairs and other allied branches in its jurisdiction(3) the university with the concurrence of government may establish regional orzonal research stations and sub-stations in different tribal zones in its territorial jurisdiction for the conduct of research including operational research20extension31 (1) the extension education programmes shall be established in the universityand shall, subject to the provisions of this act and the statutes, ensure technology assessment and refinement and facilitate adoption of technology based on research findings(2) the extension education programme shall include demonstrations and trainingprogrammes for the benefit of various stakeholders25(3) the extension education programmes shall be coordinated with various units ofthe university and other appropriate agencies of the centre government and the state governments(4) the university shall be responsible for developing models of tribal extension in thestate3032 (1) in consultation with the appropriate officers of the university, the vice-chancellorshall be responsible for taking such steps as may be necessary for the full integration of teaching, research and extension activities of the universityintegration of teaching, research and extension35(2) every faculty member borne on teaching cadre shall devote some time not (exceedingthirty per cent and as decided by the vice-chancellor in consultation with the appropriate officers of the university) in an academic year for undertaking research and/or extension besides teaching(3) all teaching, research and extension staff located in the college shall be under theadministrative control of dean of the college and overall technical control of director research and director extension as the case may be40(4) the university shall develop its programme of research and extension keeping in view the regional needs of the state and provide the appropriate technological backstopping, to the government and other stakeholders chapter vi funds and accounts33 (1) the university shall have a general fund to which shall be credited:—45the university funds(i) income from fees, endowments and grants and income from properties of the university including hostel, experimental stations;(ii) contribution and grants made by the government on such conditions as are consistent with the provision of this act; and5(iii) other contributions, grants, donations, beneficiations and loans and otherreceipts(2) the university shall constitute a fund to be known as the foundation fund from contributions and grants made by the central government or the state government or approved agency for being credited to that fund and such other sums as may be specified by the board, shall be credited to this fund10(3) the board may as and when necessary re-transfer such amount as may be specified, from the foundation fund to the general fund, in manner prescribed15(4) the university shall furnish statements of accounts, reports and other particulars to the government relating to any grant made by the government and shall take such action and furnish such statements, accounts, reports and other particulars relating to the utilization of any grant within such time and manner as the government may direct(5) it shall be competent for the university in furtherance of  its objectives to accept the grants from the government or any other state government or the central government or statutory bodies or endowments or donations under such conditions as may be agreed upon between the university and the granter or donor20management of funds34 the general fund, foundation fund and other funds of the university shall be managed according to the provisions laid down by the statutesaccounts and audit2535 (1) the annual statement of accounts (based on the double entry system of accounting) of the university shall be prepared by the comptroller and certified by an authority to be nominated or authorized by the board(2) the statement prepared under sub-section (1), shall include all the money accruing to or received by the university from whatever source and all amount disbursed and paid by the university30(3) the statement prepared under sub-section (1), shall be submitted to the government by the board normally within six months after close of the financial year to which these pertain, which shall, as soon as may be, cause the same to be laid before both houses of parliament35provident fund, pension and insurance36 (1) the university shall constitute for the benefit of its officers, teachers, ministerial staff and other employees, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, such pension, gratuity, insurance, provident fund, contributory pension fund as it may deem fit(2) for such pension, gratuity, insurance and provident fund so constituted by the university, the government should declare that the provisions of the provident funds act shall apply to such funds as it were government provident fund:40 provided that the university shall have power in consultation with the financecommittee and the board to invest provident fund amount in such manner as it may determinegovernment grants37 (1) the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament bylaw in this behalf, provide every year the following lumpsum grants to the university, namely:45(i) a grant not less than the estimated expenditure of pay and allowances of thestaff contingencies, supplies and services of the university for proper functioning of university; and(ii) a grant to meet the actual pensionary and all other retirement liabilities of the pensioners of the university (2) the state government shall also make non-lapsable lumpsum grant to the university in respect to schemes included in the five year plans and transferred to it for implementation by the university of an amount equal to the net outlay in the annual plan538 (1) the board shall constitute a finance committee consisting of:finance committee(i) the vice-chancellor—chairperson; (ii) the principal secretary or the secretary (finance) to the state government or his nominee not below the rank of joint secretary, as member;(iii) the principal secretary/the secretary (tribal) to the government, as member;10(iv) one director/dean from amongst the board members to be nominated bythe vice-chancellor, as member;(v) one nominee of the board, as member; (vii) the comptroller—member-secretary; (viii) the registrar shall be the non-member invitee15(2) the finance committee shall—(i) examine the annual accounts and budget estimates of the university and to advise the board thereon;(ii) review the financial position of the university from to time; and20(iii) make recommendations to the board on all matters relating to the finances of the university chapter vii statutes and regulations39 the statutes of the university may provide for any matter connected with the affairs of the university and shall, in particular, provide for the following, namely:25statutes subject to the provisions of this act(1) constitution, powers and duties of the authorities;(2) creation, composition and functions of the other bodies or committees necessary or desirable for improving the academic life of the university;(3) designations, powers, functions, duties, manner of appointment and selections, and terms and conditions of service of the officers other than chancellor and vice-chancellor;30(4) classification, qualification and manner of appointment, terms and conditions of services and duties of teachers and non-teaching staff of the university;(5) terms and conditions of service of the vice-chancellor;(6) establishment, amalgamation, sub-division or abolition of  faculties, departments/research stations/centres or other units of the university;35(7) establishment of pension and insurance schemes for the benefit of officers, teachersand other employees of the university and rules, terms and conditions of such schemes;(8) holding of convocation to confer degrees and diplomas; (9) conferment and withdrawal of honorary degrees and academic distinctions;40(10) conditions of service, remunerations and allowances including traveling anddaily allowances to be paid to officers, teachers and other persons employed under the university;(11) conditions and mode of appointment and the duties of examining bodies and examiners;(12) management of colleges/centres/divisions/departments/regional stations/other centres/institutions founded or maintained by the university;5(13) constitution of selection committee for appointment of teachers and other staff;and(14) all other matters which by this act are to be provided by the statutesstatutes how made40 (1) the statutes made under this act shall be proposed by the board and submitted to the chancellor for his assent and shall be valid only after assented to and notified by the vice-chancellor10(2) any statute may be amended or repealed by the board with the assent of the chancellor(3) all statutes made under this act shall be published in the official gazetteregulations41 (1) the authorities of the university may make regulations consistent with this act and the statutes for:15(i) laying down the procedure for their meetings and number of members required to form the quorum;(ii) providing for matters which by this act and the statutes are to be regulated by regulations; and20(iii) providing for any other matter solely concerning the authority and not providedfor by this act and the statutes(2) the academic council may subject to the provisions of act and the statutes, make regulations providing for courses of studies, system of examination, academic calendar, award of degrees and diplomas of the university and other matters related to resident instruction25(3) the regulations made by any authority of the university shall be subject to such directions as the board may, from time to time, give in this behalf(4) academic council of the university may make regulations for:(i) holding of convocations to confer degrees and diplomas;30(ii) conferment of honorary degrees, academic distinctions and withdrawal ofdegrees;(iii) establishment and abolition of hostels maintained by the university; (iv) institution of fellowships, scholarships, stipends, bursaries, medals andprizes and the conditions of award thereof;35(v) entrance or admission of the students to the university and their enrolmentand continuance as such and the conditions and procedures for dropping students from enrolment;(vi) fees which may be charged by the university; (vii) course of study to be laid down for all degrees, diplomas and certificates ofthe university;40(viii) conditions under which students shall be admitted to the degrees, diplomas,or other courses and examinations of the university and their eligibility for the award of degrees and diplomas;(ix) conditions for conferment of degrees and other academic distinctions;(x) maintenance of discipline among the students of the university;(xi) special arrangements, if any, which may be made for residence, disciplineand teaching of women students and the provision of special courses of study for women; and5(xii) conditions of residence of students of the university and the levy of feesfor residence in hostels chapter vii miscellaneousresidence of students42 the students shall reside in the accommodation maintained by the university orapproved by the vice-chancellor subject to the conditions as may be prescribed:10provided that the vice-chancellor or an authorized officer of the university may permitthe student(s) to reside with their parents or in private accommodations when no such accommodation is available with the universityannual report1543 (1) the annual report of the university shall be prepared by the registrar or anyother officer, assigned under the direction of the vice-chancellor normally within six months from the close of the financial year and circulated to the members of the board before the meeting at which it is to be considered(2) the board shall after consideration of the annual report forward a copy thereof tothe government which shall, as soon as may be, cause the same to be laid before both houses of parliament20delegation of powers44 the vice-chancellor may, by statutes, delegate the powers exercisable under thisact or the statutes made thereunder, to any authority, officer, heads of colleges or divisions or departments or institutions or units/office subject to such conditions and restrictions as the vice-chancellor may deem proper25constitution of ad-hoc committees45 notwithstanding anything in this act and until such time as the authorities areduly constituted, the vice-chancellor may subject to the approval of the board, after it has been constituted appoint committees temporarily to exercise, perform and discharge any of the powers, functions and duties of such authority under this act30disputes as to constitution of authorities or bodies46 if any question arises as to whether any person has been duly appointed or isentitled to be a member of any authority or other body of university, the matter shall bereferred to the chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final: provided that before taking any such decision, the chancellor shall give the person affected thereby reasonable opportunity of being heardlegal proceeding3547 all suits and other legal proceedings by or against the university shall be instituted,prosecuted or defended on behalf of the university by the registrar or any other officer specifically nominated in this behalf by the vice-chancellor40appointment to posts in connection with the affairs of university48 (1) subject to the provisions of this act and the statutes made thereunder,appointment to posts and services in connection with the affairs of the university may be made by the vice chancellor with the approval of the concerned authority as prescribed provided that such approval of board shall not be necessary in respect of appointment of posts carrying scales of pay lower than the pay scale of an assistant professor(2) notwithstanding anything contained in this act and until such time as the statutesare made or the authorities of the university are constituted, appointments to posts and services in connection with the affairs of the university may be made by the vice-chancelloron such terms and conditions as may be approved by the chancellor45power to remove difficulties49 (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, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:provided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of three years from the commencement of this act510(2) every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be after it ismade, 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 order or both houses agree that the order should not be made, the order 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 order50 (1) every statute or regulation made under this act shall be published in the official gazette15statutes andregulationsto be published in the official gazette and to be laid before parliament20(2) every  statute or regulation made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may beafter 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 or regulation or both houses agree that the statute or regulation should not be made, the statute or regulation 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 or regulation25(3) the power to make statutes or regulations shall include the power to giveretrospective effect, from a date not earlier than the date of commencement of this act, to the statutes or regulations or any of them but no retrospective effect shall be given to any statute or regulation so as to prejudicially affect the interests of any person to whom such statute, ordinance or regulation may be applicable statement of objects and reasonsthe un declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, vide its article 14 states that"indigenous peoples have the right to establish and control their educational systems and institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning" the access to educational facilities, especially for the tribal population in our country is still very limited lack of tribal research and inadequate opportunities for higher studies lead to disadvantageous educational and socioeconomic status of the tribal populationthere is an information asymmetry while dealing with issues of tribals especially in north-east india thus, there is information gap while forming policies for tribal population which further impacts effective implementation therefore, the university aims to fill the information gap while forming the policies for tribals especially in the north-eastern states the need is to provide excellent quality research to foster policies for the tribal by the tribalit is, therefore, proposed to establish and incorporate a teaching university at east siang in the state of arunachal pradesh to facilitate and promote research in the domain of tribal research and developmenthence this billnew delhi;ninong  eringfebruary 15, 2017 financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides for establishment of a university in the state of arunachal pradesh by the name of the national tribal research and development university clause 37 provides for lump sum grants to the university every year the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a recurring expenditure of about rupees  five hundred crore per annum would involve from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of about rupees  one hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 40 of the bill provides that the statutes of the university shall be proposed by the board it also empowers the board of the university to make new or additional statutes or to amend or repeal the statues of the university subject to the assent of the chancellorclause 41 of the bill enables the authorities of the university to make regulations, consistent with the act and the statutes for the conduct of their own business and that of the committees appointed by them and also for such matters as may be prescribed by the statutes or ordinancesclause 49 empowers the central government, by order, to make provisions to remove certain difficulties, which may appear to be necessary or expedient and such an order is not to be made after the expiry of a period of three years from the commencement of the act and that such order shall be laid before each house of parliamentclause 50 provides that every statutes or regulation made under the act shall be published in the official gazette and laid before each house of parliamentas matters for which the statutes or regulations may be made pertain to matters of procedure or detail and it is not possible to provide for them in the bill, the delegation of legislative powers is, therefore, of a normal character———— a billto establish and incorporate a research and teaching university at east siang in the state of arunachal pradesh to facilitate and promote research in the domain of tribal studies and to provide for matters therewith or incidental thereto————(shri ninong ering, mp)