 bill no 181 of  2014 the central homeopathy university bill, 2014 byshri kodikunnil suresh, mp a billto provide for the establishment of a university at kurichy in kottayam district in the state of kerala for the development of homeopathy and for the furtherance of the advancement of learning and pursuit of research in homeopathybe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fifth  year of the republic of india as follows:—definitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "academic council" means the academic council of the university; (b) "board" means the board of management of the university;(c) "board of studies" means the board of studies of the university;5(d) "chancellor" means the chancellor of the university;(e) "faculty" means faculty of the university;(f) "university" means the central homeopathy university established under this act;(g) "vice-chancellor" means the vice-chancellor of the university;(h) "visitor" means the visitor of the university; and103 (1) there shall be established a university by the name of the central homeopathy universityestablishment of centralhomeopathy university15(2) the headquarter of the university shall be at kurichy in kottayam district in the state of kerala and it may also establish campuses at such other places within its jurisdiction as it may deem fit(3) the university shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall use and sued by the said name4 the objects of the university shall be—objects of the university(a) to impart education in homeopathy;20(b) to further the advancement of learning and conducting of research inhomeopathy;(c) to promote partnership and linkages with national and international educationalinstitutions; and(d) to undertake such other activities as it may, from time to time, determine255 the university shall have the following powers, namely:—powers of theuniversity(i) to make provisions for instructions in homeopathy;(ii) to make provisions for conduct of research in homeopathy; (iii) to make provisions for dissemination of the findings of research and technicalinformation through extension programmes;30(iv) to grant, subject to such conditions as it may determine, diplomas orcertificates to, and confer degrees or other academic distinctions on the basis of examination, evaluation or any other method of testing, on persons, and to withdraw any such diplomas, certificates, degrees or other academic distinction for good and sufficient cause;35(v) to co-operate or collaborate or associate with any other university or authorityor institution of higher learning in such manner and for such purpose as the university may determine;(vi) to establish and maintain colleges relating to homeopathy;40(vii) to establish and maintain such campuses, special centres, specializedlaboratories, libraries, museums or other units for research and institution as are, in its opinion, necessary for the furtherance of its objects;(viii) to create teaching, research and extension education posts and to make appointments thereto;(ix) to create administrative, ministerial and other posts and to make appointments thereto;5(x) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals andprizes;(xi) to determine standards of admission to the university which may includeexamination, evaluation or any other method of testing;(xii) to provide and maintain residential accommodation for students and employees;10(xiii) to supervise the residential accommodation of the students and employees of the university and to make arrangements for promoting their health and general welfare;(xiv) to lay down conditions of service of all categories of employees, including their code of conduct;15(xv) to regulate and enforce discipline among the students and the employees and to take such disciplinary measures in this regard as it may deem necessary;(xvi) to fix, demand and receive such fees and other charges as may be prescribed;20(xvii) to borrow, with the approval of the central government on the security ofits property, money for the purpose of the university;(xviii) to receive benefactions, donations and gifts and to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of any property, movable or immovable including trust and endowment properties, for its purposes; and(xix) to do all such other acts and things as may be necessary, incidental or conducive to the attainment of all or any of its objects25jurisdiction6 (1) the jurisdiction and responsibility of the university with respect to teaching, research and programmes of extension education at the university level, in the field of homeopathy, shall extend to whole country30(2) all colleges, research and experimental stations or other institutions to be established under the authority of the university shall come in as constituent units under the full management and control of the officers and authorities and no such units shall be recognised as affiliated units35university open to all classes, castes and creed7 the university shall be open to persons of either sex and of whatever caste, creed, race or class, and it shall not be lawful for the university to adopt or impose on any person, any test whatsoever of religious belief or profession in order to entitle him to be appointed as a teacher of the university or to hold any other office therein or be admitted as a student in the university or to graduate there at or to enjoy or exercise any privilege thereof:40provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the university from making special provisions for the employment or admission of women, persons with disabilities or of persons belonging to the weaker sections of the society and, in particular, of the scheduled castes, the scheduled tribes and the other socially and educationally backward classes of citizensthe visitor8 (1) the president of india shall be the visitor of the university45(2) 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, laboratories, libraries, museums, workshops and equipments, and of any institution or college and also of the examination, 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 and finances of the university5(3) the visitor shall, in every case, give notice to the university of his intention to cause an inspection or inquiry to be made and the university shall, on receipt of such notice, have the right to make, within thirty days from the date of receipt of the notice or such other period as the visitor may determine, such representations to him as it may consider necessary(4) after considering the representations, if any, made by the university, the visitor may cause to be made such inspection or inquiry as is referred to in sub-section (2)10(5) where an inspection or inquiry has been caused to be made by the visitor, the university shall be entitled to appoint a representative who shall have the right to appear in person and to be heard on such inspection or inquiry(6) the visitor shall have such other powers as may be prescribed9 the following shall be the officers of the university, namely:—officers of the university(1) the chancellor;15(2) the vice-chancellor;(3) the deans;(4) the directors; (5) the registrar; (6) the comptroller;20(7) the university librarian; and (8) such other officers as may be prescribed by the statutesthe chancellor10 (1) the chancellor shall be appointed by the visitor in such manner as may be prescribed(2) the chancellor shall, by virtue of his office, be the head of the university25(3) the chancellor shall, if present, preside at the convocations of the university held for conferring degreesthe vice-chancellor11 (1) the vice-chancellor shall be appointed by the visitor in such manner as may be prescribed30(2) the vice-chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the university and shall exercise general supervision and control over the affairs of the university and give effect to the decisions of all the authorities of the university(3) the vice-chancellor may, if he is of the opinion that immediate action is necessary on any matter, exercise any power conferred on any authority of the university by or under this act and shall report to such authority the action taken by him on such matter:35provided that if the authority concerned is of opinion that such action ought not to have been taken, it may refer the matter to the visitor whose decision thereon shall be final:40provided further that any person in the service of the university who is aggrieved by the action taken by the vice-chancellor under this sub-section shall have the right to appeal against such action to the board within three months from the date on which decision on such action is communicated to him and thereupon the board may confirm, modify or reverse the action taken by the vice-chancellor45(4) the vice-chancellor, if he is of the opinion that any decision of any authority of the university is beyond the powers of the authority conferred by the provisions of this act or that any decision taken is not in the interest of the university, may ask the authority concerned to review its decision within sixty days of such decision and if the authority refuses to review the decision either in whole or in part or no decision is taken by it within the said period of sixty days, the matter shall be referred to the visitor whose decision thereon shall be final(5) the vice-chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties has may be prescribed5deans anddirectors12 every dean and every director shall be appointed in such manner and shall exercisesuch powers and perform such duties as may be prescribedthe registrar13 (1) the registrar shall be appointed in such manner as may be prescribed(2) the registrar shall have the power to enter into agreements, sign documents and authenticate records on behalf of the university and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed10thecomptroller14 the comptroller shall be appointed in such manner and shall exercise such powersand perform such duties as may be prescribed by the statutesother officers15 the manner of appointment and powers and duties of the other officers of the university shall be such as may be prescribed16 the following shall be the authorities of the university, namely:—15(1) the board of management;authorities of the university(2) the academic council; (3) the research council; (4) the extension education council; (5) the finance committee;20(6) the faculties and board of studies; and (7) such other authorities as may be prescribed by the statutes25 of 20092517 the provisions of the central universities act, 2009 shall, with such exceptions,adoptions and modifications, as may be considered necessary, apply to the central homeopathy university act, 2014application of the central universities act, 2009 power to remove difficulties18 (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, notinconsistent with the provisions of this act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulties:30provided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of threeyears from the commencement of this act(2) every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made,before each house of parliamentpower to make rules3519 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of this act40(2) every rule made 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 rule or both the houses agree  that the rule should not be made, the rule 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 rule statement of objects and reasonshomeopathy is an important system of indian medicine homeopathy system of medicine is safe and has no side effects it is prevalently used in germany with very good response in india also, homeopathy is popular and its medicines are being used for treatment of illness by a large number of persons but the system has not been given the prominence it deserves this system of medicine needs to be popularized and promoted for the welfare of the people of the countrytherefore, the bill seeks to provide for the establishment of a university at kurichy in kottayam district in the state of kerala for the development of homeopathy and for the furtherance of the advancement of learning and pursuit of research in homeopathyhence this billnew delhi;kodikunnil sureshnovember 12, 2014 financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides for the establishment of the central homeopathy university in the state of kerala with headquarter at kurichy clause 9 provides for appointment of officers of the university clause 16 provides for certain authorities of the university the bill, if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that an annual recurring expenditure of rupees two hundred crore would be involved from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of about rupees five hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 19 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the provisions of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for the establishment of a university at kurichy in kottayam district in thestate of kerala for the development of homeopathy and for the furtherance of theadvancement of learning and pursuit of research in homeopathy————(shri kodikunnil suresh, mp)gmgipmrnd—3267ls(s-3)—05122014