Section 30
Functions of Council.
The National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021.
About this Act
An Act to declare certain institutions of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management to be the institutions of national importance and to provide for instructions and research in food technology, entrepreneurship and management and for the advancement of learning and dissemination of knowledge in such branches and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) It shall be the general function of the Council to co-ordinate the
activities of all the Institutes and it shall facilitate the sharing of experiences, ideas and concerns with a
view to enhance the performance of the Institutes.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Council shall perform the following functions, namely:--
(a) to lay down broader policy framework for the functioning of the Institutes;
(b) to recommend to the Central Government, the institution of scholarships including for research and for the benefit of students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and other socially and educationally backward classes of citizens;
(c) to deliberate on such matters of common interest to Institutes as may be referred to it by an Institute;
(d) to promote necessary coordination and co-operation in the working of the Institutes;
(e) to review the achievement of policy objectives; and
(f) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Council shall perform the following functions, namely:--
(a) to lay down broader policy framework for the functioning of the Institutes;
(b) to recommend to the Central Government, the institution of scholarships including for research and for the benefit of students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and other socially and educationally backward classes of citizens;
(c) to deliberate on such matters of common interest to Institutes as may be referred to it by an Institute;
(d) to promote necessary coordination and co-operation in the working of the Institutes;
(e) to review the achievement of policy objectives; and
(f) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed.