The Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Act, 2014

(1) This Act may be called the Rani Lakshmi Bai CentralAgricultural University Act, 2014. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint.

Whereas the objects of the institution known as the Rani Lakshmi Bai CentralAgricultural University are such as to make the institution one of national importance, it is herebydeclared that the institution known as the Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University is aninstitution of national importance.

In this Act, and in all Statutes made hereunder, unless the context otherwiserequires, (a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (b) "Academic staff" means such categories of staff as are designated as academic staff by theOrdinances; (c) "agriculture" means the basic and applied sciences of the soil and water management, cropproduction including production of all garden crops, control of plants, pests and diseases,horticulture including floriculture, animal husbandry including veterinary and dairy science,fisheries, forestry including farm forestry, home-science, agricultural engineering and technology,marketing and processing of agricultural and animal husbandry products, land use and management; (d) "Board" means the Board of Management of the University; (e) "Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies of the University; (f) "Bundelkhand" means the area covering six districts, namely Chhatarpur, Damoh, Datia,Panna, Sagar and Tikamgarh of Madhya Pradesh and seven districts, namely Banda, Chitrakoot,Hamirpur, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur and Mahoba of Uttar Pradesh; (g) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University; (h) "college" means a constituent college of the University whether located at the headquarters,campus or elsewhere; (i) "Department" means a Department of Studies of the University; (j) "employee" means any person appointed by the University and includes teachers and otherstaff of the University; (k) "extension education" means the educational activities concerned with the training oforchardists, farmers and other groups serving agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and improvedpractices related thereto and the various phases of scientific technology related to agriculture andagricultural production including post harvest technology and marketing; (l) "Faculty" means Faculty of the University; (m) "Ordinances" means the Ordinances of the University; (n) "Regulations" means the Regulations made by any authority of the University; (o) "Research Advisory Committee" means the Research Advisory Committee of theUniversity; (p) "Statutes" means the Statutes of the University; (q) "Student" means a person enrolled in the University for undergoing a course of studies forobtaining a degree, diploma or other academic distinction duly instituted; (r) "teachers" means Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Teaching FacultyMembers and their equivalent appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research orextension education programmes or combination of these in the University, college or any institutemaintained by the University and designated as teachers by the Ordinances; (s) "University" means the Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University established underthis Act; (t) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University; (u) "Visito"r means the Visitor of the University.

(1) There shall be established a University by the name of the "Rani LakshmiBai Central Agricultural University". (2) The headquarters of the University shall be at Jhansi in the State of Uttar Pradesh and it may alsoestablish campuses at such other places within its jurisdiction as it may deem fit: Provided that the University shall establish two colleges in the State of Madhya Pradesh and twocolleges at Jhansi in the State of Uttar Pradesh in the Bundelkhand Region. (3) The first Chancellor and the first Vice-Chancellor and the first members of the Board, theAcademic Council and all persons who may hereafter become such officers or members, so long as theycontinue to hold such office or membership are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of theRani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University. (4) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued bythe said name.

The objects of the University shall be (a) to impart education in different branches of agriculture and allied sciences as it may deemfit; (b) to further the advancement of learning and conducting of research in agricultural and alliedsciences; (c) to undertake programmes of extension education in Bundelkhand in the districts of theStates under its jurisdiction; (d) to promote partnership and linkages with national and international educational institutions;and (e) to undertake such other activities as it may, from time to time, determine.