33Establishment of Council for Schools

(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf, there shall be established for all Schools specified in column (3) of the Schedule, a central body to be called the Council.

(2) The Council shall consist of the following members, namely:--

(a) the Minister in charge of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government having administrative control of the technical education, ex officio, as Chairperson;

(b) two Members of the Parliament of India (one Member to be nominated by the Speaker of Lok Sabha and one member to be nominated by the Chairman of Rajya Sabha), ex officio;

(c) the Secretary to the Government of India in charge of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government having administrative control of the technical education, ex officio, as ViceChairperson;

(d) the Chairperson of every Board, ex officio;

(e) the Director of every School, ex officio;

(f) the Chairman, University Grants Commission, ex officio;

(g) the President, Council of Architecture, New Delhi, ex officio;

(h) the President, Institute of Town Planners, India, ex officio;

(i) the Chairman, Indian Institute of Architects, ex officio;

(j) the President, Institution of Surveyors of India, ex officio;

(k) two Secretaries to the Government of India to represent the Ministries or Departments of the Central Government dealing with Urban Development and Defence, ex officio;

(l) the Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education, ex officio;

(m) three persons to be nominated by the Visitor, at least one of whom shall be a woman, having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of Architecture or Landscape Architecture or Urban Design and one from Urban and Regional Planning, ex officio;

(n) two Secretaries to the State Government, from amongst the Ministries or Departments of that Government dealing with technical education where the Schools are located, ex officio;

(o) Financial Advisor, dealing with the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of the Central Government, ex officio; and

(p) one officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry or Department of the Central Government having administrative control of the Technical Education, ex officio, as Member Secretary.

(3) The Council shall have a Secretariat with officials to be appointed by the Statutes.

(4) The Council, may, constitute a Standing Committee of the School of Planning and Architecture Council to assist the Council in discharge of its duties and responsibilities.