Chapter II ESTABLISHMENT OF YOGADHYAYANA PARISHAD

(1) There shall be established by the Government by notification for the State of Andhra Pradesh a Parishad by the name of "The Andhra Pradesh Yogadhyayana Parishad". (2) The headquarters of the Parishad shall be at Hyderabad. (3) The Parishad shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to enter into contracts and shall by the said name sue and be sued. (4) The Parishad established under sub-section (1) shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the University of Health Sciences Act, 1986, (Act 6 of 1986) be deemed to have been affiliated to the University of Health Sciences.

The objects of the Parishad shall be -(i) to provide for education and training in Yoga and naturopathy; (ii) to promote health by the prevention of diseases; (iii) to provide effective cure and treatment of diseases by the system of Yoga and naturopathy; (iv) to undertake and promote research in Yoga and naturopathy.

The Parishad shall have the following powers and functions, namely:-(a) to release grants to the Nature Cure and Yoga institutions from out of the funds received from the Government in that behalf; (b) to over see the functioning of the nature cure and Yoga institutions referred to in clause (a); (c) to grant permission with the approval of the Government for the establishment of institutions imparting education and training in Yoga and naturopathy; (d) to formulate and maintain uniform curriculam and system of examinations in respect of all teaching institutions of Yoga and naturopathy; (e) to provide for instructions and training in Yoga and naturopathy and to make provision for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge therein; (f) to provide instructions for such courses of study as it may determine and issue certificates in respect thereof; (g) to hold examinations in the manner prescribed; (h) to prescribe conditions under which a certificate may be with-held; (i) to institute, maintain and administer Parishad colleges, hospitals and institutes of research, libraries or other institutions necessary to carry out the objects of the Parishad; (j) to co-operate with any University, authority or association or any other public or private body within or outside India with purposes and objects similar to those of the Parishad on such terms and conditions as may, from time to time be prescribed; (k) to establish and maintain hostels for the students of the Parishad; (l) to fix fees and to demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed; (m) to undertake, publication of works of merit research pertaining to Yoga and Naturopathy; (n) to manage and control all immovable and movable properties transferred to the Parishad at the commencement of this Act or subsequent thereto; (o) to do all such acts and things necessary or incidental to the objects of the Parishad.

(1) There shall be a Governing Council for the Parishad consisting of the following members, namely:-(i) the Minister in-charge of Medical and Health who shall be the Chairman; (ii) the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Health Sciences, who shall be the Vice-Chairman. Members. (iii) the Secretary to Government, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department; (iv) the Secretary to Government, Finance and Planning (Finance), Department; (v) one eminent Neurophysician to be nominated by the Government; (vi) two exports well versed in the field of Yoga or Naturopathy to be nominated by the Government. (2) There shall be whole time Secretary to the Parishad appointed by the Government who shall function under the administrative control of the governing council: Provided that until a whole-time Secretary is appointed under this sub-section, the Director of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy shall perform the functions of Secretary.

(1) The governing council shall be the principal policy formulating body of the Parishad and shall have the following powers and functions, namely:-(a) to make regulations for fulfilling the objects of the Act; (b) to take decisions for mobilising and borrowing money for carrying out the activities of the Parishad; (c) to promote research and dissemination of knowledge in Yoga and Naturopathy in collaboration with kindred institutions; (d) to consider and take such action as it deems fit on the annual report, the annual accounts and the financial estimates; (e) to enter into an agreement with the Central or any State Government or with a private management for assuming management of any institution, dispensary or hospital and for taking over its properties and liabilities or for any other purposes of this Act; (f) to decide and regulate all matters concerning the Parishad in accordance with this Act, rules and the regulations; (g) to appoint persons to the various posts in the institutions, dispensaries and hospitals and to fix their emoluments, define their duties and terms and conditions of service and provide for filling up of vacancies; (h) to hold, control and administer the properties of the Parishad; (i) to direct the form, custody and use of the comman seal of the Parishad; (j) to administer the funds placed at the disposal of the Parishad for specific purposes; (k) to accept on behalf of the Parishad endowments, bequests, donations, grants and transfer of any moveable and immoveable properties made to the Parishad; (l) to raise on behalf of the Parishad loans, from the Central or any other Government or the public or any other financial institutions; (m) to levy and collect such fees as may be prescribed for various specific services rendered; (n) to construct, establish and maintain institutions, dispensaries and hospitals; (o) to purchase, maintain and allocate quality equipment to various institutions, dispensaries and hospitals; (p) to provide the services of specialists at various hospitals; (q) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred or enjoined upon it by the Act or the rules; (2) The governing council may, by an order in writing, delegate all or any of its powers to the Secretary or to any other Officer of the Parishad for the effective fulfilment of the objectives of the Parishad.

(1) The governing council shall hold ordinary meetings at such intervals as may be prescribed by regulations and a meeting may be convened by the Chairman at any time for the transaction of any urgent business. (2) The number of members necessary to constitute a quorum at a meeting and the procedure to be followed thereat shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations.

Notwithstanding anything in Sri Venkateswara University Act, 1954, and the Osmania University Act, 1959, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Yoga and Allied Sciences, Tirupathi and the Gandhi Nature Cure College, Hyderabad shall, with effect on and from a date to be notified be disaffiliated from the concerned University.

(1) It shall be competent for the Parishad to establish as many Study Centres as it may consider necessary, from time to time, in addition to those specified in this section to provide for research, advancement and dissemmination of knowledge in Yoga and Naturopathy. (2) The Parishad shall with effect from a date to be notified establish a Study Centre to be known as- Sri Vemana Yogadhyayana Kendramu at Hyderabad comprising of,- (i) the Gandhi Nature Cure College, Hyderabad. (ii) the Nature Cure Hospital, Hyderabad. (iii) Vemana Yoga Research Institute, Hyderabad. (3) The Institution known as Sri Venkateswara Institute of Yoga and Allied Sciences Tirupathi, existing on the date of commencement of this Act shall become study Centre of the Parishad to be known as "Sri Venkateswara Yogadhyayana Kendramu, Tirupathi with effect from a date to be notified.

(1) With effect from such date as may be notified,- (a) the institutions known as the Gandhi Nature Cure College, Hyderabad, the Nature Cure Hospital Hyderabad and Vemana Yoga Research Institute Secunderabad, shall stand transferred to and vest in the Parishad and shall function under the administrative control of the Parishad; (b) all properties, assets and liabilities, rights and obligations in relation to the said institutions and all obligations of the Government in relation to them shall devolve upon the Parishad; (c) every officer or employee who, immediately before that date was working in said institutions shall be deemed to be the officer or employee of the Parishad; Provided that,- (i) the terms and conditions applicable to such officers or employees consequent on their absorption in the service of the Parishad shall not be less favourable than those applicable to such officers and employees immediately before such absorption as respects pay and allowances, leave, pension, gratuity, provident fund and age of superannuation; (ii) the services rendered by any such officer or employee in the aforesaid institutions prior to his absorption in the parishad shall be deemed to be service under the Parishad and he shall be entitled to count that service for the purposes of increment, leave, pension, provident fund and gratuity: Provided further that if any officer or employee of the institution aforesaid is unwilling to be absorbed into the service of the Parishad he may opt to retire from the service of such institution with effect from the date notified under this section on such terminal benefits as are available to him under the concerned institution. (2) In addition to the staff transferred and absorbed to the Parishad under sub-section (1), the Parishad may with the prior approval of the Government appoint such other officers and employees on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed from time to time.

(1) The Parishad shall have its own funds consisting of:- (a) grants from the State Government and Central Government; (b) all monies received by or on behalf of the Parishad under the provisions of this Act or any other law for the time being in force, or under any other contract; (c) all proceeds of the disposals of the property by or on behalf of the Parishad; (d) all monies received by or on behalf of the Parishad from public bodies, private bodies or private individuals by way of grants, gifts or deposits; (e) all interests and profits arising from any investment or from any transaction in connection with any money belonging to the Parishad. (2) All monies belonging to the Parishad shall be deposited in such banks or invested in such manner, as the governing council may decide. (3) The Parishad may spend such sums as it may deem fit for performing its functions under this Act and such sums shall be treated as expenditure payable out of the fund.