The "Tribhuvan" Sahkari University Act, 2025

(1) This Act may be called the "Tribhuvan" SahkariUniversity Act, 2025. (2) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint: Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and anyreference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference tothe coming into force of that provision.

Whereas the objects of the "Tribhuvan" Sahkari University are such as to make it an institution ofnational importance, it is hereby declared that the "Tribhuvan" Sahkari University is an institution ofnational *importance.

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--- (a) "Academic and Research Council" means the Academic and Research Council of theUniversity; (b) "academic staff" means such categories of staff designated as academic staff by theOrdinances; (c) "appointed day" means the date of establishment of the University under sub section (1) ofsection 4; (d)"Assessment and Improvement Council" means the Assessment and Improvement Councilof the University; (e) "Board for Affiliation and Recognition" means the Board for Affiliation and Recognitionof the University; (f) "Board of Co-operative Studies" means the Board of Co-operative Studies of a School ofthe University; (g) "Capacity Building Council" means the Capacity Building Council of the University; (h) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University; (i) "co-operative principles" means the co-operative principles provided in the First Scheduleof the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 (39 of 2002); (j) "co-operative societies" means all co-operative societies registered under Co-operativeSocieties Acts of the respective States, Union territories with Legislature and without Legislatureand the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 (39 of 2002); (k) "Dean" means the Head of a School or Head of an administrative Department of theUniversity; (l) "Director" means the Director of the Institute of Rural Management Anand School; (m) "employee" means any person appointed by the University and includes the teachers andother staff of the University; (n) "Executive Board" means the Executive Board of the Institute of Rural ManagementAnand School; (o) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the University; (p) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University; (q) "Fund" means the University Fund referred to in section 40; (r) "Governing Board" means the Governing Board of the University; (s) "hostel" means a unit of residence for the students of the University or School, as the casemay be; (t) "Institute" means an academic institution including a college admitted to or affiliated tothe privileges of the University and the expression "Institution" shall be construed accordingly; (u) "Institute of Rural Management Anand" means the Institute of Rural Management Anandestablished and incorporated under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and located in Anand,Gujarat; (v) "Institute of Rural Management Anand School" means one of the Schools of theUniversity; (w) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette and the expression"notified" with its cognate meanings and grammatical variations shall be construed accordingly; (x) "outlying campus" means the campus of the University as may be established by it at anyplace in or outside India; (y) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University; (z) "Research and Development Council" means the Research and Development Council ofthe University; (za) "Schedule" means the Schedules appended to this Act; (zb) "School" means a School established by the University in each sector where degree,diploma and certificate are awarded by the University; (zc) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" mean respectively, the Statutes, theOrdinances and the Regulations of the University made under this Act; (zd) "Teachers of the University" means the Professors, Associate Professors, AssistantProfessors and such other persons as may be appointed for imparting instructions, training orconducting research in the University or in any outlying campus maintained by the University; (ze) "Tribhuvan" Sahkari University' means the "Tribhuvan" Sahkari University establishedand incorporated as a University under this Act; (zf) "University" means the "Tribhuvan" Sahkari University established and incorporated as aUniversity under this Act; (zg) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University. (2) The words and expressions used herein and not defined, but defined in the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 (39 of 2002) shall have the respectively meanings assigned to themin that Act.

(1) With effectfrom such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint, the Institute of RuralManagement Anand shall be established as a University to be known as the "Tribhuvan" SahkariUniversity, which shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession and a common seal, withpower, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold property, both movable and immovable,and to contract and shall, by the said name sue or be sued. (2) The headquarters of the University shall be at Anand in the State of Gujarat and theUniversity may establish Schools or outlying campuses or affiliate institutes at such other places inIndia as it may deem fit: Provided that the University may, with the prior approval of the Central Government, alsoestablish or maintain outlying campuses or affiliate institutes outside India. (3) The Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the members of the Governing Board, the ExecutiveCouncil, the Academic and Research Council, the Capacity Building Council, the Assessment andImprovement Council, the Research and Development Council and other authorities shall constitutethe University.

(1) On and from the date of commencement of thisAct,--- (a) the Institute of Rural Management Anand registered as a society under the SocietiesRegistration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) stands dissolved; (b) any reference to the Institute of Rural Management Anand in any contract or otherinstrument shall be deemed as a reference to the University; (c) all property or assets, movable and immovable, of or belonging to the Institute of RuralManagement Anand shall vest in the University; (d) all rights and liabilities of the Institute of Rural Management An and shall be transferredto, and be the rights and liabilities of the University; (e) the identity and autonomy of the Institute of Rural Management An and School and itsrights and privileges shall be continued: Provided that the Institute of Rural Management Anand School so declared under this Actshall have an Executive Board which shall be responsible for ensuring identity and autonomy ofthe School as granted under this section: Provided further that the Institute of Rural Management Anand School shall have a Directorwho shall be responsible to implement the decisions of the Executive Board besides other regularresponsibilities of the University. (2) The Institute of Rural Management Anand School shall be declared as the "Centre ofExcellence" for Rural Management. Explanation.---For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression "Centre of Excellence" meansthe Institute of Rural Management Anand School to have greater autonomy within the overallinstitutional framework of the University to achieve excellence in its domain and also responsible fordeveloping and spreading best practices in imparting education, training and conducting researchwithin the University. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, every person employed in the Institute of RuralManagement Anand immediately before the commencement of this Act shall hold such employmentin the University by the same tenure and on the same terms and conditions and with the same rightsand privileges as to pension and gratuity as he would have held under the Institute of RuralManagement Anand, if this Act had not been enacted and such terms and conditions, rights andprivileges shall not be varied to his disadvantage: Provided that the University shall be at liberty to place the services of the persons permanentlyemployed in the Institute of Rural Management Anand immediately before the commencement of thisAct to any area, field, department and the like and at any place or location across India as deemed fitby the University to further its objects. (4) The identity and autonomy of any ongoing academic programme and course of the Institute ofRural Management Anand School shall be preserved by the University and any modification, ifneeded, shall be with the concurrence of the Executive Board of such School. (5) The Institute of Rural Management Anand School shall have administrative and academicautonomy as may be provided by the Statutes. (6) The post-retirement benefits including medical benefits, if any, of every academic staff,teacher and every other employee in the Institute of Rural Management Anand who hassuperannuated before the commencement of this Act shall be borne by the University in a manner andform as deemed fit and not to the disadvantage of the superannuated employees. (7) Any ongoing disciplinary proceedings against any permanent employees in the Institute ofRural Management Anand at the time of the commencement of this Act shall continue to be governedby the Institute of Rural Management Anand Society Rules, 2004. (8) Any matter governing the conditions of service relating to the teacher, academic staff andevery other employee for which no provision has been made in this Act, shall be determined by theprovisions to be made by the Executive Council.