ANUGRAHA NARAYAN SINHA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES ACT, 1964
This Act may be called the Anugraha Narayan Sinha Institute of Social Studies Act, 1964.
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, -
(a) "Board" means the Board of Control constituted under section 5;
(b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;
(c) "Director" means the Director of the Institute;
(d) "Institute" means the Anugraha Narayan Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna, incorporated under section 3;
(e) "member" means member of the Board.
(1) The first Chairman and the first members of the Board and all persons who may hereafter become Chairman or members of the Board, so long as they continue to hold such office or membership, are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of the Anugraha Narayan Sinha Institute of Social Studies.
(2) The Institute shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
The purposes and powers of the Institute shall be the following, namely :
(a) to undertake teaching and research in social sciences;
(b) to undertake study of specific problems, if and when required by the State Government or the Central Government or any other agency;
(c) to provide for training and research facilities in social, economic and administrative problems.
(d) to publish journals, books, pamphlets, brochures and such other materials as may be deemed necessary;
(e) to organise lectures, seminars and conferences; and
(f) to undertake other allied activities.
1[(1) There shall be a Board of Control consisting of the following members, namely :
1. Subs. by Act 6 of 1989.
(a) To be nominated, by the State Government-Chairman.
(b) Vice-Chancellor of the Patna University established under the Patna University Act, 1961 (Bihar Act III of 1962)-ex-officio.
(c) One Vice-Chancellor from amongst the universities other than Patna of the State of Bihar, to be nominated by the State Government in rotation in alphabetical order as per names of universities.
(d) Two representatives of the Indian Council of Social Sciences Research, New Delhi to be nominated by the Chairman of the Council.
(e) One representative of the University
(1) The Board shall be the supreme governing body of the Institute and shall exercise all the powers of the Institute.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act the Board shall, in particular -
(a) hold, control and administer the property and the funds of the Institute;
(b) determine the form, provide for the custody and regulate the use of the common seal of the Institute;
(c) determine and regulate all matter concerning the Institute;
(d) administer any funds placed at the disposal of the Board for specific purposes;
(e) create posts and appoint officers and other employees of the Institute and define their duties and provide for the filling of temporary va
2[(1) There shall be a Director who shall be a whole time officer and his appointments shall be made by the Board of Control on the recommendation of a Selection Committee.
2. Subs. by Act 34 of 1982. [Ed.-Act 34 of 1982 available in Hindi only. English version could be provided by comparing the Hindi text of the Act with Hindi text of its preceding Ordinance and using the English version from that Ordinance.]
(i) The Selection Committee shall consist of the following members:-
(1) One member to be nominated by the State Government.
(2) One member to be nominated by the Indian Council of Social Sciences Research, New Delhi.
(3) One representative of the Board of Control.
If a vacancy is caused in the office of the Director by reason of his death, resignation or otherwise, the State Government shall make such arrangement as may be deemed fit to look after the work of the Director till the appointment of the Director.]
2. Ins. by Act 34 of 1982 [See notes above].
3[7-B. There shall be a Registrar who shall be a whole-time officer of the Institute for assisting the Director in achieving the academic purposes of the Institute and shall be appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the Selection Committee constituted under sub-section (1) of Section 7 of the Act on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between him and the Board :
3. Ins. by Act 6 of 1989.
Provided that no person shall be eligible to hold. the post of Registrar who is not eligible to be appointed as a Professor in any University established by an Act of the legislature of the State of Bihar.]
1[7-C. There shall be an Administrator who shall be a whole-time officer of the Institute for assisting the Director in discharging administrative and accounting responsibilities of the Institute and shall be appointed by the Board on such terms· and conditions as may be agreed upon between him and the Board:
1. Ins. by Act 6 of 1989.
Provided that no person shall be eligible to hold the post of Administrator unless he has at least ten years experience in supervisory capacity of general, financial or personnel administration.]
.-(1) The State Government shall contribute to the institute a sum of two lakhs of rupees in each financial year for the maintenance of the institute.
(2) The State Government may contribute from time to time such additional sums of the Institute as it may deem fit for special items of research of educational work, publication, buildings and for the proper maintenance and development of the Institute.
(1) There shall be established a Fund to be called the Anugraha Narayan Sinha Institute Fund which shall be vested in the Institute to which shall be credited -
(a) the balance, if any, standing to the credit of the Anugraha Narayan Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna, on the date of commencement of this Act;
(b) all moneys contributed to the Institute by the State Government;
(c) all moneys received by or on behalf of the Institute from the Central Government;
(d) all moneys received by or on behalf of the Institute by way of grants, gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests or transfers;
(e) all interests and profits arising from any transaction in connection with any money belonging to the Institu
(1) The Director shall, on or before the tenth day of August each year, cause to be prepared and laid before the Board, in such form as may be prescribed by the Board, the budget estimate of the income and expenditure of the Institute for the next financial year.
(2) The Board shall, as soon as may be after the tenth day of August but not later than the first day of the following September, examine and approve the estimate with or without modification as it may deem fit and shall forthwith submit a copy thereof to the State Government.
(3) The Board may from time to time during the financial year reduce the amount of any item of budget grant or transfer such amount or a portion thereof to any other item of budget grant:
Provided that the Board shall have no power to transfer any non-recurring
The Board shall prepare once every year an annual report giving a true and full account of the activities of the Institute during the year next preceding and forward copies thereof to the State Government and the State Government shall cause the same to be laid before the Legislature of the State.
(1) Subject to any rules made by the State Government in this behalf, the accounts of receipts and expenditure of the Institute shall be kept in such manner and in such form as the Board may from time to time prescribe.
(2) The Board shall, as soon as may be after closing its annual accounts, prepare an annual statement of accounts in such form as the State Government may from time to time prescribe and forward the same to the Accountant-General, Bihar, by such date as the State Government may, in consultation with the Accountant-General, Bihar, determine.
(3) The accounts of the Institute shall be audited by the Accountant-General, Bihar, or some other officer appointed by him in this behalf and the Board shall take suitable action on the matters arising out of the audit report.
1[(3A). The S
(1) With effect from the date of the commencement of this Act, the buildings, out-houses and grounds attached to the Anugraha Narayan Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna, together with the articles of furniture, library, books and other equipments shall, at the commencement of this Act, be deemed to have been and are hereby transferred to the maintenance and control of the Institute :
Provided that until arrangements are made by the Institute, the State Government shall be and continue to be responsible for keeping the building including fixtures, fittings and connections in a proper state of repairs, as may from time to time be suggested by the Institute.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorise the Institute to sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of any land or buildings transferred to the Institute.
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The Board shall furnish to the State Government such returns or other information with respect to its property or activities as the State Government may from time to time require.
There shall be a panel of consultants consisting of experts who shall be nominated by the Board.
(1) The Board may, by notification in the Official Gazette, after previous publication, make rules not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act, to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers such rules may provide for (a) the granting of annuities and gratuities out of the fund of the Institute;
(b) the creation and management of a provident fund for compelling contribution thereto on the part of their officers and employees, and for supplementing such contribution out of the Fund of the Institute;
(c) for the management of the finances and accounts of the Institute; and
(d) for the exercise of such powers and the performance of such duties as may be entrusted by the Boar
The Board may make regulations consistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder for -
(a) regulating the meetings of the Board and the procedure for conducting business thereat;
(b) determining the qualifications of officers and employees of the Board and prescribing methods of their recruitment;
(c) specifying the terms and conditions of service of the employees appointed by the Board; and
(d) regulating the manner in which the advice of the consultants be· obtained by the Board.
(3) Every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in on
The Board may make regulations consistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder for-
(a) regulating the meetings of the Board and the procedure for conducting business thereat;
(b) determining the qualification of officers and employees of the Board and prescribing methods of their recruitment;
(c) specifying the terms and conditions of service of the employees appointed by the Board; and
(d) regulating the manner in which the advice of the consultants be obtained by the Board.
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