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The School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014

The School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014

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The School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014, regulates the governance, academic powers, and administration of India’s premier Schools of Planning and Architecture located in New Delhi, Bhopal, and Vijayawada. It applies to these specific institutions, as well as their faculty, staff, and students. By declaring these schools as institutions of national importance, the Act empowers them to grant degrees and diplomas independently, establishes a central coordinating council, and secures public funding under strict audits. This legislation matters because it elevates the national standard of planning and architectural education, ultimately training the experts who design India’s future sustainable infrastructure.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title and commencement.
  2. 2Declaration of certain Schools as Institutions of national importance.
  3. 3Definitions.

Chapter II THE SCHOOL →

  1. 4Establishment and incorporation of Schools.
  2. 5Objects of School.
  3. 6Effects of incorporation of Schools.
  4. 7Powers and functions of Schools.
  5. 8Schools to be open to all races, creeds and classes.
  6. 9Teaching at Schools.
  7. 10School to be a distinct legal entity not-for-profit.
  8. 11Visitor.

Chapter III THE AUTHORITIES OF SCHOOLS →

  1. 12Authorities of Schools.
  2. 13Board of Governors.
  3. 14Term of office of vacancies among, and allowances payable to, Members of Board.
  4. 15Powers and functions of Board.
  5. 16Senate.
  6. 17Functions of Senate.
  7. 18Chairperson of Board.
  8. 19Director.
  9. 20Registrar.
  10. 21Other authorities and officers.
  11. 22Review of performance of School.
  12. 23Grants by Central Government.

Chapter IV ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT →

  1. 24Fund of School.
  2. 25Accounts and audit.
  3. 26Pension and provident fund.
  4. 27Appointments.
  5. 28Statutes.
  6. 29Statutes how made.
  7. 30Ordinances.
  8. 31Ordinances how made.
  9. 32Tribunal of Arbitration.

Chapter V THE COUNCIL →

  1. 33Establishment of Council for Schools.
  2. 34Term of office of vacancies among, and allowances payable to, Members of Council.
  3. 35Functions of Council.
  4. 36Chairperson of Council.
  5. 37Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.

Chapter VI MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 38Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies, etc.
  2. 39Returns and information to be provided to Central Government.
  3. 40Power to remove difficulties.
  4. 41School to be public authority under Right to Information, Act, 2005.
  5. 42Transitional provisions.

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