REGISTERED NO. DL-33004/2001
The Gazette of India
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PART II — Section 2
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NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2001 / AGRAHAYANA 6,1923
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RAJYA SABHA
The following Bills were introduced in the Rajya Sabha on the 27th November,
2001:—
BILL NO. LXXVIIIOF2001
A Bill to repeal the Tea Districts Emigrant Labour (Repeal) Act, 1970.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-second Year of the Republic of India as
follows:—
1. This Act may be called the Tea Districts Emigrant Labour (Repeal) Repealing
Act, 2001.
Short title.
2, The Tea Districts Emigrant Labour (Repeal) Act, 1970 is hereby repealed.
Repeal of Act
50 of 1970.
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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The Tea Districts Emigrant Labour (Repeal) Act, 1970 repealed the Tea Districts
Emigrant Labour Act, 1932. However, the Tea Districts Emigrant Labour (Repeal) Act,
1970 retained the right of repatriation provided under section 12 of the Tea Districts
Emigrant Labour Act, 1932 subject to the following conditions, namely:—
(i) if on the commencement of the Tea Districts Emigrant Labour (Repeal)
Act, 1970, a three years period of stay of an emigrant labourer, who entered Assam
after the 3rd August, 1960 had expired, he was given a period of six months from the
commencement of the Act to exercise the right of repatriation; or
(it) if three years period of stay of an emigrant labourer who entered Assam
before the commencement of Act of 1970 expired after the commencement of the
said Act, then he could exercise tne right of repatriation within six months of the
expiry of such period of three years.
2. As the period mentioned in paragraph 1 above has expired, the Tea Districts
Emigrant Labour (Repeal) Act, 1970 is no longer required.
3. The Commission on Review of Administrative Laws, under the Chairmanship of
Shri P.C. Jain, has also recommended repeal of the Tea Districts Emigrant Labour (Repeal)
Act, 1970.
4. The Bill, accordingly, seeks to repeal the Tea Districts Emigrant Labour (Repeal)
Act, 1970.
SHARAD YADAV.
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II
BILLNO.LXXIXOF2001
A Bill further to amend the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-second Year of the Republic of India as
follows:—
1.(7) This Act may be called the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2001.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 21st day of September, 2001.
Short title and
commence-
ment.
59ofl961.
2. In section 2 of die Institute* of Technology Act, 1961 (nereinatter rererred to as
the principal Act), for the words "Kanpur and the Indian Institute of Technology, Madnu",
the words "Kanpur, the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and the Indian Institute of
Technology, Roorkee" shall be substituted.
Amendment of
section 1.
3. In section 3 of the principal Act,—
(a) in clause (c),—
(7)the word "and" appearing at the end of sub-clause (ii) shall be omitted;
(«) in sub-clause (Hi), after the words "the Indian Institute of Technology,
Madras;", the word "and" shall be inserted; and
(Hi) after sub-clause (Hi), the following sub-clause shall be inserted,
namely:—
"(iv) in relation to the University of Roorkee, Roorkec, the Indian Institute
of Technology, Roorkee;";
Amendment of
section 3.
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(b) after clause (Jt), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
'(/) "University of Roorkee" means the University of Roorkee established
under the Roorkee University Act, 1947.'.
U.P.Act
IX of 1948,
Amendment of
section 4.
4. In section 4 of the principal Act, after sub-section (IB), the following sub-section
shall be inserted, namely:—
"(7Q The University of Roorkee, Roorkee shall, on such incorporation, be
called the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.".
Insertion of
new lection
5A.
5. After section 5 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted,
namely:—
Effect of
incorporation
of Institute of
"technology,
Rooriceo,
"5A. On and from the commencement of the Institutes of Technology
(Amendment) Act, 2001 —
(a) any reference to the University of Roorkee in any law (other than
this Act) or in any contract or other instrument shall be deemed as a reference
to the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee;
(fo) all property, movable and immovable, of or belonging to the
University of Roorkee, shall vest in the Indian Institute ofTechnology, Roorkee;
(c) all rights and liabilities of the University of Roorkee shall be
transferred to, and be the rights and liabilities of, the Indian Institute of
Technology, Roorkee;
(d) every person employed by the University of Roorkee immediately
before such commencement shall hold his office or service in the Indian Institute
of Technology, Roorkee by the same tenure, at the same remuneration and
upon the same terms and conditions and with the same rights and privileges as
to pension, leave, gratuity, provident fund and other matters as he would have
held the same if this Act had not been passed, and shall continue to do so
unless and until his employment is terminated or until such tenure, remuneration
and terms and conditions are duly altered by the Statutes:
Provided that if the alteration so made is not acceptable to such employee,
his employment may be terminated by the Indian Institute of Technology,
Roorkee in accordance with the terms of the contract with the employee or, if
no provision is made therein in this behalf, on payment to him by the Indian
Institute of Technology, Roorkec of compensation on equivalent to three
months' remuneration in the case of permanent employees and one month's
remuneration in the case of other employees:
Provided further that any reference, by whatever form of words, to the
Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Roorkec in any
law for the time being in force, or in any instrument or other document, shall
be construed as a reference to the Director and the Deputy Director, respectively,
of the Indian Institute ofTechnology, Roorkee; and
(e) on the commencement of the Institutes ofTechnology (Amendment)
Act, 2001, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Roorkee, appointed under
the provisions of the Roorkee University Act, 1947 shall be deemed to have
been appointed as Director under the Act, and shall hold office for a period of
three months or till such time the Director is appointed, whichever is earlier.
Explanation.—The reference in this section to the commencement of this Act shall
be construed in relation to the Indian Institute ofTechnology, Roorkee as the reference to
the date on which the provisions of the Institutes ofTechnology (Amendment) Act, 2001
come into force.".
UP. Act
IX of 1948.
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6. In section 38 of the principal Act,—
Amendment of
section 38.
(a) after clause (d), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:—
"(e) the Syndicate of the University of Roorkee functioning as such
immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue to so function
until a new Board is constituted for the Indian Institute ofTechnology, Roorkee
under this Act, but on the constitution of ^a new Board under this Act, the
members of the Syndicate holding office before such constitution shall cease
to hold office;
(/) the Academic Council of the University of Roorkee functioning as
such immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue to so
function until a new Senate is constituted for the Indian Institute ofTechnology,
Rookee under this Act, but on the constitution of a new Senate under this Act,
the members of the Academic Council holding office before such constitution
shall cease to hold office;
(g) until the first Statutes and the Ordinances in relation to the Indian
Institute of Technology, Roorkee are made under this Act, the Statutes and
Ordinances of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay as in force
immediately before the commencement of the Institutes of Technology
(Amendment) Act, 2001 shall apply to the Indian Institute of Technology,
Roorkee with the necessary modifications and adaptations in so far as they are
not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act;
(h) notwithstanding anything contained in the Institutes of Technology
(Amendment) Act, 2001, any student who joined classes of the University of
Roorkee on or after the commencement of 1994-95 academic session shall, for
the purpose of clause (b) of sub-section (/) of section 6, be deemed to have
pursued a course of study in the Indian Institute ofTechnology, Roorkce provided
that such student has not already been awarded degree or diploma for the same
course of study;
(i) if any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the Institutes
ofTechnology (Amendment) Act, 2001, the Central Government may, by order
published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act as may appear to be necessary for removing the
difficulty:
Provided that no order shall be made under this clause after the expiry
of two years from the commencement of the Institutes of Technology
(Amendment) Act, 2001:
Provided further that every order made under this clause shall be laid, as
soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament.";
(b) Explanation shall be numbered as Explanation 1 thereof and after
Explanation 1 as so numbered, the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely;—
"Explanation 2.—The reference in clause (e) and (ij of this section to the
commencement of this Act shall be construed in relation to the Indian Institute
of Technology, Roorkee as the reference to the date on which the provisions
of the Institutes of Tcchnolojtv (Amendment) Act, 2001 come into force."
llP.Act
IX of 1948.
10 of 1897.
7. (i) The Roorkee University Act, 1947 is hereby repealed.
(2) The provisions of the General Clauses Act, 1897 shall apply to the repeal of the
said Act as the said Act were a Central Act.
Repeal and
savings.
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(3) The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001 is hereby repealed.
(4) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the repealed
Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions
of the principal Act, as amended by this Act.
Ord.
6 of 2001.
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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The need for conversion of the University of Rookee, a State University in the State
of Uttaranchal, into an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and its integration with IIT
system was felt for some time past. This is in line with the overall thinking of the Central
Government to have more IIT level institutions by upgrading existing institutions imparting
technical education. Excellent track record of the University of Roorkee and its inherent
technical strength and capabilities compare favourably with that of the existing IITs. In
fact, there are many areas of technical competence where IIT system is likely to benefit
immensely from the University of Roorkee integrating into IIT system. The State of
Uttaranchal will benefit with the presence of IIT within its geographical jurisdiction with
higher level of technical competence, inter alia, in areas like earthquake engineering, water
resource management and hydropower development.
2. The Expert Committee constituted by the Government of India to assess the
academic, administrative and financial requirements for conversion of the University of
Roorkee into an IIT had recommended that admissions to under-graduate programme for
the year 2002-2003 should be held through a joint entrance examination in the year 2002
along with other IITs.
3. As Parliament was not in session, and there was urgency, the Institutes ofTechnology
(Amendment) Ordinance, 2001 was promulgated by the President on 21st September, 2001
to convert the University of Roorkee into an IIT and its integration with the IIT system and
it was declared as an institution of National importance. The Roorkee University Act, 1947
was also repealed by the said Ordinance.
4. The Bill seeks to replace the aforesaid Ordinance.
MURLIMANOHAR JOSHI.
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FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
Clause 2 of the Bill provides for conversion of the University of Rookcc into an
Indian Institute of Technology and its declaration as an institution of National importance.
The estimated non-recurring expenditure for upgradation of infrastructutre and facilities
for conversion of the University of Roorkee into an Indian Institute of Technology would
be about Rs. 150 crore during the period of 9th Five Year Plan and 10th Five Year Plan.
The recurring expenditute would be approximately Rs. 50 crore per annum. The expenditure
would be met from the Consolidated Fund of India through the budgetary provision under
the Department of Secondary and Higher Education, Ministiy of Human Resource
Development.
MEMORANDUM REGARDING DELEGATED LEGISLATION
Sub-clause (a) of clause 6 of the Bill inserts new clause (g) in section 38 of the Act
which empowers the Institutes of Techonology to make Statutes and Ordinances. New
Clause (i) empowers the Central Government by order to remove certain difficulties which
may appear to it to be necessary or expedient. Further, such order is not to be made under the
said clause after the expiry of a period of two years from the commencement of this Act.
Every such order shall be laid before each House of Parliament.
2. The matters in respect of which the Statutes, Ordinances or orders may be made
or issued are matters of administrative details and procedure and, as such the delegation
of legislative power is of a normal character.
R.C. TRIPATHI,
Secretary-General.
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