Act Number: 19

Act Name: The National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021.

Year: 2021

Enactment Date: 2021-07-30

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Department: Department of Food Processing Industries

Section 23: Statutes.
    Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
         (a) the conferment of honorary degrees;
         (b) the formation of departments of teaching;
         (c) the fees to be charged for courses of study in the Institute and for admission to the examinations for degrees and diplomas of the Institute;
         (d) the institution of fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes;
         (e) the qualifications, classification, terms and conditions of service and method of appointment to academic, administrative, technical and other posts;
         (f) the constitution of pension, insurance and provident funds for the benefit of the officers, teachers and other staff of the Institute;
         (g) the constitution, powers and functions of the authorities of the Institute;
         (h) the establishment and maintenance of halls and hostels;
         (i) the conditions for residence of students of the Institute and charging of fees for residence in the halls and hostels and other charges;
         (j) the manner of filling up the vacancies of Members of the Board;
        (k) the allowances to be paid to the Chairperson and Members of the Board;
         (l) the authentication of the orders and decisions of the Board;
         (m) the financial accountability of the Institute;
         (n) the meetings of the Board, the Senate, or any Committee, the quorum at such meetings and the procedure to be followed in the conduct of their business; and
         (o) any other matter which, by this Act, is required to be, or may be, specified by the Statutes.
    
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