Control of State Government.

§8

Summary

(1) Without prior approval of the State Government, the university shall not,- (a) create new posts of teachers, officers or other employees; (b) revise the pay, allowances, post-retirement benefits and other benefits of its teachers, officers and other employees; (c) grant any special pay, allowance or other extra remuneration of any description whatsoever, including ex-gratia payment or other benefits having financial implications, to any of its teachers, officers or other employees; (d) divert any earmarked funds received from the State Government for any purpose other than that for which it was received; (e) transfer by sale or lease immovable property; (f) incur expenditure on any development work from the funds received from the State Government or University Grants Commission or any person or body for the purposes other than the purposes for which the funds are received; (g) take any decision regarding affiliated colleges resulting in increased financial liability, direct or indirect, for the State Government. (2) The university shall be competent to incur expenditure from the funds received from,- (a) various funding agencies without any share or contribution from the State Government; (b) fees for academic programmes stated on self-supporting basis; (c) contributions received from the individuals, industries, institutions, organisations or any person whosoever, to further the objectives of the university; (d) contributions or fees for academic or other services offered by the university ; (e) development fund, if any, established by the university; for the purpose of- (i) creation of posts in various categories for specific period; (ii) granting pay, allowances and other benefits to the posts created through its own funds provided those posts are not held by such persons, who are holding the posts for which Government contribution is received; (iii) starting any academic programme on self-supporting basis; (iv) incurring expenditure on any development work, without referring the matter for approval of the State Government : Provided there is no financial liability, direct or indirect, immediate or future on the State Government. (3) The State Government may in accordance with the provisions contained in this Act, for the purpose of securing and maintaining uniform standards, by notification in the Official Gazette, prescribe a Standard Code providing for the classification, manner and mode of selection and appointment, absorption of teachers and employees rendered surplus, reservation of posts in favour of members of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, duties, workload, pay, allowances, post-retirement benefits, other benefits, conduct and disciplinary matters and other conditions of service of the officers, teachers and other employees of the university and the teachers and other employees in the affiliated colleges and recognised institutions (other than those managed and maintained by the State Government, Central Government and the local authorities). When such Code is prescribed, the provisions made in the Code shall prevail, and the provisions made in the Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations and Rules made under this Act, for matters included in the Code shall, to the extent to which they are inconsistent with the provisions of the Code, be invalid. (4) In case of failure of the university to exercise powers or perform duties specified in section 7 or where the university has not exercised such powers or performed such duties adequately, or where there has been a failure to comply with any order issued by the State Government, the State Government may, on making such enquiry as it may deem fit, issue a directive to the university for proper exercise of such powers or performance of such duties or comply with the order; and it shall be the duty of the university to comply with such direction. (5) The State Government may carry out test audit or full audit of the accounts of the university, college, school or institution regularly at such intervals as the State Government may deem fit.

(1) Without prior approval of the State Government, the university shall not,- (a) create new posts of teachers, officers or other employees; (b) revise the pay, allowances, post-retirement benefits and other benefits of its teachers, officers and other employees; (c) grant any special pay, allowance or other extra remuneration of any description whatsoever, including ex-gratia payment or other benefits having financial implications, to any of its teachers, officers or other employees; (d) divert any earmarked funds received from the State Government for any purpose other than that for which it was received; (e) transfer by sale or lease immovable property; (f) incur expenditure on any development work from the funds received from the State Government or University Grants Commission or any person or body for the purposes other than the purposes for which the funds are received; (g) take any decision regarding affiliated colleges resulting in increased financial liability, direct or indirect, for the State Government. (2) The university shall be competent to incur expenditure from the funds received from,- (a) various funding agencies without any share or contribution from the State Government; (b) fees for academic programmes stated on self-supporting basis; (c) contributions received from the individuals, industries, institutions, organisations or any person whosoever, to further the objectives of the university; (d) contributions or fees for academic or other services offered by the university ; (e) development fund, if any, established by the university; for the purpose of- (i) creation of posts in various categories for specific period; (ii) granting pay, allowances and other benefits to the posts created through its own funds provided those posts are not held by such persons, who are holding the posts for which Government contribution is received; (iii) starting any academic programme on self-supporting basis; (iv) incurring expenditure on any development work, without referring the matter for approval of the State Government : Provided there is no financial liability, direct or indirect, immediate or future on the State Government. (3) The State Government may in accordance with the provisions contained in this Act, for the purpose of securing and maintaining uniform standards, by notification in the Official Gazette, prescribe a Standard Code providing for the classification, manner and mode of selection and appointment, absorption of teachers and employees rendered surplus, reservation of posts in favour of members of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, duties, workload, pay, allowances, post-retirement benefits, other benefits, conduct and disciplinary matters and other conditions of service of the officers, teachers and other employees of the university and the teachers and other employees in the affiliated colleges and recognised institutions (other than those managed and maintained by the State Government, Central Government and the local authorities). When such Code is prescribed, the provisions made in the Code shall prevail, and the provisions made in the Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations and Rules made under this Act, for matters included in the Code shall, to the extent to which they are inconsistent with the provisions of the Code, be invalid. (4) In case of failure of the university to exercise powers or perform duties specified in section 7 or where the university has not exercised such powers or performed such duties adequately, or where there has been a failure to comply with any order issued by the State Government, the State Government may, on making such enquiry as it may deem fit, issue a directive to the university for proper exercise of such powers or performance of such duties or comply with the order; and it shall be the duty of the university to comply with such direction. (5) The State Government may carry out test audit or full audit of the accounts of the university, college, school or institution regularly at such intervals as the State Government may deem fit.

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