Transfer of certain colleges and institutions to the University

The Punjabrao Agricultural University (Krishi Vidyapeeth) Act, 1968

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Chapter II THE UNIVERSITY

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(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Maharashtra Agricultural University (Krishi Vidyapeeth) Act, 1967, the colleges of agriculture at Parbhani, Nagpur and Akola and the Veterinary College at Nagpur shall cease to be constituent colleges of the Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth, and shall pass to and be maintained by the University as its constituent colleges, from such date as the State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette specify : Provided that, the Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth shall be competent to declare the results and to award degrees, diplomas, certificates or other academic distinctions to the students of the said colleges or to any post-graduate or other students, who may have appeared at any examination held by or on behalf of that University before such specified date.
(2) The control and management of the colleges specified in sub-section
(1) as from the said date shall stand transferred to the University, and all properties and assets and liabilities of the Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth in relation there to shall stand transferred to, and vest in, the University.
(3) Where before the date notified under sub-section (1), the Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth has made any contract in relation to any of the said colleges, that contract shall be deemed to have been made by the University, and any reference therein to the Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth shall be construed as a reference to the University.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the Statutes and Regulations made thereunder, any student of a college specified in sub-section (1), or any post-graduate or other student who immediately before the said date was studying or was eligible for any examination of the Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth, shall be permitted to complete his course in preparation therefor, and the University shall provide for such period and in such manner as may be prescribed for the instruction, teaching, training and examination of such students in accordance with the courses of studies of the concerned University.
(5) The control and management of such research and other institutions of the Department of Agriculture and of other Departments of the State Government as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf shall, from such date as may be specified in that notification, be transferred to the University ; and thereupon all properties and assets and liabilities of the State Government in relation to such institutions shall also likewise stand transferred to, and vest in, the University.
(6) Within a period of three years from the date on which this section comes into force, ¹[or such further period as the State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette specify,] the State Government shall arrange to transfer to the University, and the University shall thereupon assume responsibility for, the maintenance of agricultural schools, gramsevak training centres, home science wings, workshop wings, soil conservation training centres and short term courses such as gardening or mali training, oil engine training in the use and maintenance of oil engines, stockmen training, poultry training, mass training, refresher training, and the like, which are situated in the University area and which are or may be under the control of the Department of Agriculture or any other Department of the State Government.²* * * * * ¹[(7) Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore in this section contained, with effect from the date of commencement of the Marathwada Agricultural University (Krishi Vidyapeeth) Act, 1972, the college of agriculture at Parbhani and certain other institutions shall cease to vest in the University and shall pass to and be maintained by the other University as provided in section 7 of that Act.]

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