Powers of Government to transfer certain colleges and institutions to the University.

(1) With effect on and from the appointed date, all colleges situated in Telangana State and admitted to the privileges of Dr.Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem, West Godavari District shall be deemed to have admitted to the privileges of the University.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in Dr.Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Act (Act No. 30 of 2007), all colleges and institutions affiliated to Dr.Y.S.R.Horticultural University and located in Telangana State shall, on and from the appointed day i.e. 23.12.2014 be dis-affiliated from the said University and thereupon they shall be deemed to have been affiliated to the University.

(3) Notwithstanding the dis-affiliation of the colleges under sub-section (1) from Dr.Y.S.R. Horticultural University may request Dr.Y.S.R. Horticultural University for the conduct of examinations and the declarations of results so far as they relate to the current academic year and it may also request for necessary action in the interest of students to meet any contingency that might arise, as a result of the dis-affiliation under sub-section (1).

(4) Notwithstanding anything in the Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University Act, 1963 or the statutes made thereunder, the colleges and institutions relating to horticulture and other allied subjects, specifically indicated in the notification, shall, as from the date notified in the Telangana Gazette by the Government in this behalf, shall be disaffiliated of that University.

(5) The control and management of the colleges and institutions specified in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall, as from the date notified by the Government, stand transferred to the University and all the properties and assets and liabilities and obligations of the Government and Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University in relation thereto shall stand transferred to, vest in, or devolve upon, the University.

(6) The compensation payable by the University to Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University in respect of the transfer and vesting of the properties and assets and the devolution of liabilities and obligations shall be such, as may be agreed upon between the two Universities. In default of such agreement, the compensation shall be determined by the Government, after giving opportunity to the two Universities of making their representations in that regard, and the decision of the Government in the matter shall be final.

(7) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, where the control and management of any college or institution has been transferred to the University under sub-section (3) the University shall employ all teachers and other employees of the Government or the Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, as the case may be, who immediately before the date notified by the Government under the above sub-section were serving in or were attached to those institutions, on such foreign service conditions as may be determined by the Government in the case of a Government employee or by the Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University in the case of an employee of that University:

Provided that no deputation or any other allowance shall be payable to any such employee.

(8) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (5), every such teacher or other employee of the Government or Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, as the case may be, shall within a period of two years exercise his/her option to revert to the service under the Government or Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, as the case may be, to which he belongs, failing which he shall be deemed to have been absorbed in the service of the University with effect from the date notified by the Government under sub-sections (1) and (2) and shall from the said date, be governed by the terms and conditions governing the said service:

Provided that any employee wants to remain in the former service can revert to that service. Such exercise shall complete within two years of the commencement of the Act:

Provided further that-

(i) the terms and conditions offered by the University to such teachers and other employees consequent on their absorption in the service of the University shall not be less favourable than those applicable to such teachers and other employees, immediately before the date notified by the Government under sub-sections (1) and (2), as respects remuneration, leave, pension, gratuity, provident fund etc.;

(ii) the service rendered by any such teacher or other employee under the Government or Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, as the case may be, up to the date notified as aforesaid shall be deemed to be in service under the University and he shall be entitled to count that service for the purpose of increments, leave, pension or provident fund, gratuity etc:

Provided also that the employees of the Government/ Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University who are working in the related Agricultural/ Horticultural institutions may also be provided with an opportunity of exercising their option to serve in the University, with the same conditions as provided in sub-section and such option shall be called through a notification within three months from the date of completion of the notification indicated in this sub-section.

(9) Notwithstanding anything in this Act or the Statutes made thereunder, any student of the University College who was studying for any examination of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University shall be permitted to complete his course in preparation therefor and the University shall make arrangements for holding for such students examinations for such period as may be prescribed, in accordance with curricula of studies of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University.