Transfer of Government property and personnel

(1) As from such date as the State Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf all Government colleges imparting instruction in agriculture and Veterinary Science and animal husbandry for bachelor's degree or above and all research stations within the areas specified in sub-section (1) of section 6 which are operated for carrying out research in agriculture and allied sciences together with lands, hostels other buildings, furniture, Library books, laboratories, stores, instruments, apparatus, appliences and equipments and livestocks belonging to such colleges and stations and the budget programme made for them shall be transferred to and vest in the Vishwa Vidyalaya. (2) On end from the date of transfer of any college or research station under sub-section(1) the following consequences shall ensue, namely : (a) the Government employees-(i) who were working in or were attached to the colleges or research stations in the said date; or (ii) who but for their temporary absence from such colleges or research stations on account of any cause would have been working in or remained attached thereto on the said date; shall become the employees of the Vishwa Vidyalaya and shall be deemed to be absorbed in the service of the Vishwa Vidyalaya with effect from the expiry of a period of two years from the said date (hereinafter in this sub-section referred to as the aforesaid period) and shall thereafter be governed by the terms and conditions governing the said services under the Vishwa Vidyalaya, unless within the aforesaid period-(i) any Government employee opts for reversion to his services under the State Government or (ii) the State Government recalls the Government employee from the said service under the Vishwa Vidyalaya : Provided that-(i) the terms and conditions offered by the Vishwa Vidyalaya to such employees consequent on their absorption in the service of the Vishwa Vidyalaya shall not be less favourable than those applicable to such employees immediately before the said date, and (ii) the Vishwa Vidyalaya shan not require any such employee to accept provident fund benefits under any scheme prepared by it in lieu of pensionary benefits, if any, available to him under the Government unless he is given a rasonable opportunity of exercising his option in that behalf; (aa) during the aforesaid period the Government employees referred to in clause (a) shall be treated as on deputation to the Vishwa Vidyalaya on such foreign service conditions as may be determined by the State Government in consultation with the Board: Provided that no deputation allowance shall be payable to the Governemnt employee under this clause. (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accured or incurred by the State Government in respect of the college or research station, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the right, privilcge, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred by the Vishwa Vidyalaya; (c) any contract entered into by the State Government in respect of the college or research station, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be a contract entered into by the Vishwa Vidyalaya. (3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorise the Vishwa Vidyalaya to sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of any land or building of any college or research station, transferred to the Vishwa Vidyalaya under sub-section (1) except with the prior concurrence of the State Government.