Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Act,2007
Act No : 52
Section :
(See section 31)
THE STATUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY1. The Chancellor. - (1) The Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor from a panel of not less than three persons recommended by the Executive Council from amongst persons of eminence in the academic or public life of the country:Provided that if the Visitor does not approve of any of the persons so recommended, he may call for fresh recommendations from the Executive Council.(2) The Chancellor shall hold office for a term of five years and shall be eligible for re-appointment:Provided that notwithstanding the expiry of his term of office, the Chancellor shall continue to hold office until his successor enters upon his office.2. The Vice-Chancellor. - (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor from a panel of not less than three persons who shall be recommended by a Committee as constituted under clause (2):Provided that if the Visitor does not approve of any of the persons included in the panel, he may call for a fresh panel.(2) The Committee referred to in clause (1) shall consist of three persons, out of whom two shall be nominated by the Executive Council and one by the Visitor and the nominee of the Visitor shall be the convener of the Committee:Provided that none of whom shall be an employee of the University or a member of the Executive Council, Academic Council or member of any authority of the University or connected with an institution associated with the University. (3) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University.(4) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office, or until he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier, and he shall not be eligible for re-appointment:Provided that notwithstanding the expiry of the said period of five years, he shall continue in office until his successor is appointed and enters upon his office:Provided further that the Visitor may direct any Vice-Chancellor after his term has expired, to continue in office for such period, not exceeding a total period of one year, as may be specified by him.(5) The emoluments and other conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be as follows:-(i) the Vice-Chancellor shall be paid a monthly salary of Rs. 25,000 (fixed) per month and allowances other than house rent allowance, at the rates fixed by the Central Government from time to time, and he shall be entitled, without payment of rent, to use a furnished residence throughout his term of office and no charge shall fall on the Vice-Chancellor in respect of the maintenance of such residence. He would be entitled to free use of University Car;(ii) the Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to such terminal benefits and allowances as may be fixed by the Executive Council with the approval of the Visitor from time to time:Provided that where an employee of the University or a College or an Institution maintained by it, or of any other University or any Institution maintained by or affiliated to such other University, is appointed as the Vice-Chancellor, he may be allowed to continue to contribute to any provident fund of which he is a member and the University shall contribute to the account of such person in that provident fund at the same rate at which the person had been contributing immediately before his appointment as the Vice-Chancellor:Provided further that where such employee had been a member of any pension scheme, the University shall make the necessary contribution to such scheme;(iii) the Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to traveling allowances at such rates as may be fixed by the Executive Council;(iv) the Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to leave on full pay at the rate of thirty days in a calendar year and the leave shall be credited to his account in advance in two half-yearly installments of fifteen days each on the first day of January and first day of July every year:Provided that if the Vice-Chancellor assumes or relinquishes charge of the office of the Vice-Chancellor during the currency of a half year, the leave shall be credited proportionately at the rate of two and-a-half days for each completed month of service;(v) in addition to the leave referred to in sub-clause (iv), the Vice-Chancellor shall also be entitled to half pay leave at the rate of twenty days for each completed year of service and this half pay leave may also be availed of as commuted leave on full pay on medical certificate:Provided that when commuted leave is availed of, twice the amount of half pay leave shall be debited against half pay leave due.(6) If the office of the Vice-Chancellor becomes vacant due to death, resignation or otherwise, or if he is unable to perform his duties due to ill health or any other cause, the senior-most Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor:Provided that if the Pro-Vice-Chancellor is not available, the senior-most Professor shall perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor until a new Vice-Chancellor assumes office or until the existing Vice-Chancellor resumes to the duties of his office, as the case may be.3. Powers and duties of Vice-Chancellor. - (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be ex officio Chairman of the Executive Council, the Academic Council, and the Finance Committee and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor, preside at the convocations held for conferring degrees, and at meetings of the Court.(2) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to be present at and address any meeting of any authority or other body of the University.(3) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to see that this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations are duly observed and he shall have all the powers necessary to ensure such observance.(4) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise control over the affairs of the University and shall give effect to the decisions of all the authorities of the University.(5) The Vice-Chancellor shall have all the powers necessary for the proper maintenance of discipline in the University and he may delegate any such powers to such person or persons as he deems fit.(6) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene or cause to be convened the meetings of the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Planning Board and the Finance Committee.4. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor. - (1) Every Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Executive Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor:Provided that where the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor is not accepted by the Executive Council, the matter shall be referred to the Visitor who may either appoint theperson recommended by the Vice-Chancellor or ask the Vice-Chancellor to recommend another person to the Executive Council:Provided further that the Executive Council may, on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor, appoint a Professor to discharge the duties of a Pro-Vice-Chancellor in addition to his own duties as a Professor. (2) The term of office of a Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be such as may be decided by the Executive Council but it shall not in any case exceed five years or until the expiration of the term of office of the Vice-Chancellor, whichever is earlier:Provided that a Pro-Vice-Chancellor whose term of office has expired shall be eligible for reappointment:Provided further that, in any case, a Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall retire on attaining the age of sixty-five years:Provided also that the Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall, while discharging the duties of the Vice-Chancellor under clause (6) of Statute 2, continue in office notwithstanding the expiration of his term of office as Pro-Vice-Chancellor, until a new Vice-Chancellor or the existing Vice-Chancellor, as the case may be, assumes office:Provided also that when the office of the Vice-Chancellor becomes vacant and there is no Pro-Vice-Chancellor to perform the functions of the Vice-Chancellor, the Executive Council may appoint a Pro-Vice-Chancellor and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor so appointed, shall cease to hold office as such as soon as the Vice-Chancellor is appointed and enters upon his office.(3) The emoluments and other terms and conditions of service of a Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be such as may be prescribed by the Ordinances.(4) A Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall assist the Vice-Chancellor in respect of such matters as may be specified by the Vice-Chancellor in this behalf, from time to time, and shall also exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned or delegated to him by the Vice-Chancellor.
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