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The Gujarat Educational Innovations Commission Act, 2009.

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order 
that 
it 
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med 
as 
a 
Se 
Bram 
Com 
Ilario
to 
promote 
conception, 
exper`unentation 
and 
implementation 
of 
educational
innov"atb'ons 
in 
the 
State 
of 
Gujarat 
and 
for 
that 
purpose, 
to 
establish 
.the
Gujarat 
          
nal 
Innovations 
Commission 
andfor 
the 
matters
         
ed 
therewirh 
d 
iuIenla! 
thereto.
(2) 
This 
section 
shall 
come 
into 
force 
at 
once 
and 
the 
remaining
provisions 
shall 
come 
into 
force 
on 
such 
date 
as 
the 
State 
Government 
may,
by 
notification 
in 
the 
OciaL 
Gazeue, 
appoint.
2. 
In 
this 
Act, 
unless 
the 
context 
otherwise 
requires,-

(ii) 
"`Commission" 
means 
the 
J 
Educational 
Innovations
Comm~sxo' 
 
established 
under 
section 
3;
(v) 
"Executive 
Chairperson 
" 
means 
the 
Executive 
Chairperson 
of 
the
(vi) 
"Fellow 
means 
a 
person 
duly 
appointed 
as 
a 
fellow 
of 
the
Commission 
under 
sectmn 
24;
(xi) 
"Vicc:-Chairperson" 
means 
the 
Vice-Chairperson 
of 
the
Commissl 
on.
3. 
Cl) 
For 
the 
purpose 
of 
promoting 
conception, 
experimentation 
and
implementation 
of 
educational 
innovations 
in 
the 
State, 
the 
State
Government 
shall, 
by 
notification 
in 
the 
cim 
Gelm, 
establish 
a
Commxs" 
sion 
by 
the 
name 
of 
the 
Gujarat 
Educational 
Innovations
Commission 
with 
effect 
from 
such 
date 
as 
may 
be 
specified 
in 
the
(2) 
The 
Commission 
shall. 
be 
a 
body 
corporate 
with 
perpetual
succession 
and 
common 
seal 
and 
may 
sue 
or 
be 
sued 
in 
its 
corporate 
name
~o~d 
and~ 
ecto~ 
mpprovisio 
o 
Amm. 
 
acqu
and 
do 
all 
things 
necessary 
for 
the 
purposes 
of 
mis 
Aa"
4. 
The 
headquarters 
of 
the 
Commission 
shall 
be 
at 
Gandhinagar 
or 
at
such 
other 
place, 
as 
the 
State 
Oovernment 
may, 
by 
notification 
in 
the
0 
Gcite, 
specify"
COmpOSi6OD 
CF 
5. 
(1) 
The 
Commissmn 
shall 
cons,st 
of 
the 
Chairperson 
and 
twelve
DDmsSioD. 
other 
members 
as 
follows, 
namdy 
:-

Ca) 
the 
Chief 
Minister 
of 
the 
State, 
 
Chairperson;
Cb) 
the 
Minister 
for 
Education, 
ex-omcio 
Vice-Chairperson;
Cc 
) 
the 
Executive 
Chairperson 
appointed 
or 
nOminafeff 
under 
Sub-
section(2);
Cd) 
the 
Secretary 
to 
the 
Government 
of 
Gujarat, 
Education
Department, 
 
member;
Ce) 
the 
Secretary 
to 
the 
Government 
of 
Gujarat, 
1::maftce
Department, 
 
member;
Cf) 
the 
Secretary 
to 
the 
Government 
of 
Gujarat, 
Education
Department 
(Primary 
Education) 
 
member;
(g.) 
the 
Vice-Chancellor 
of 
a 
University, 
by 
rotation 
in 
the 
manner
prescribed 
by 
rules, 
from 
amongst 
the 
Vice-Chancellors 
of
Universities 
in 
the 
State 
established 
by 
law, 
ex 
Clo 
member;
Ch) 
the 
Chairperson 
of 
the 
Gujarat 
Secondary 
and 
Higher 
Secondary
Education 
Board, 
 
o 
member;
Ci) 
the 
Director, 
Gujarat 
Council 
of 
Educational 
Research 
and
Tmining, 
ex-omcio 
member;
Cj) 
the 
member 
for 
innovations 
in 
science, 
technology 
and
al 
(k) 
the 
member 
for 
innova6ons 
in 
programmes 
relating 
to
~~art, 
craf~and 
other 
culmral 
courses 
and 
vsfue-
oriented 
education;
Cl) 
the 
member 
for 
innovations 
in 
pedagogical 
methods 
includmg
those 
related 
to 
curfmumm, 
evaluation 
and 
teaching-learning
aiids;
Cm) 
the 
member 
for 
innovations 
in 
physical 
education 
including
courses 
related 
to 
gymnastics, 
atlumics, 
amlefIcs, 
combarives,
Indian 
and 
universal 
games, 
Yogic 
(physical 
and 
psychological)
exefoises, 
health, 
Scouts 
and 
Guides, 
National 
Cadet 
COfpS 
and
National 
Service 
Scheme 
prografftmes,
(2) 
The 
Executive 
Chairperson 
referred 
w 
in 
clause 
Cc) 
of 
sub-section
CI) 
shall 
be 
nominated 
by 
the 
Cbairperson 
from 
a 
panel 
of 
three 
persons
recommended 
by 
the 
Search 
Conuffittee 
appointed 
under 
section 
7:

2-4
Provided 
that 
the 
t 
Executive 
Chairperson 
shall 
be 
appointed 
by
the 
State 
Government 
for 
a 
period 
of 
two 
years.
(3) 
Each 
member 
referred 
to 
in 
clauses 
(j) 
to 
Cm) 
of 
sub-section 
C 
I 
)
shall 
be 
nominated 
by 
the 
State 
Government 
from 
a 
panel 
of 
three 
persons
recommended 
by 
Search 
Committee 
appointed 
under 
section 
7:
Provided 
that 
the 
first 
appointment 
of 
the 
members 
referred 
lo 
in
this 
sub-section, 
shall 
be 
made 
by 
the 
Chairperson 
on 
the 
recommendation
of 
the 
Executive 
Chairperson 
from 
a,mongst 
such 
persons 
as 
he 
thirlks 
flt,
6. 
Cl) 
A 
person 
to 
be 
nominated 
as 
an 
Executive 
Chairperson 
under
sub-section 
(2) 
of 
section 
5, 
shall 
possess 
the 
following 
qualifications,
namely 
:-
Ca) 
be 
a 
citizen 
of 
India;
Cc) 
have 
proven 
record 
of 
reforms 
and 
innovations;
d) 
have 
actual 
experience 
in 
experimentation 
and 
implementation
of 
refos 
and 
innovati 
,
Ce) 
be 
well 
versed 
in 
the 
educational 
philosophy 
of
Ci) 
pioneering 
educationists 
of 
India, 
and
(ii) 
Leading 
pioneers 
of 
educational 
innovations 
in 
the 
world;
():`} 
have 
sound 
knowledge 
of 
Indian 
and 
universal 
culture.
(2) 
A 
person 
to 
be 
nominated 
as 
a 
member 
under 
sub-section 
(3) 
of
section 
5, 
shall 
possess 
the 
following 
qualifications, 
namely 
:-
Cb)
Cc 
)
have 
proven 
record 
of 
reforms 
and 
innovations 
in 
the
relevant 
fields 
of 
sciences, 
technology, 
vocational 
courses,
oriented 
courses, 
pedagogical 
courses 
and 
methods, 
physical
education, 
yoga, 
healll1, 
Scouts 
and 
Guides, 
National 
Cadet
Corps 
and 
National 
Service 
Scheme 
programmes;
have 
actual 
experience 
in 
experimentation 
and
implementation 
of 
reforms 
and 
innovations;
Cd)

be 
well 
versed 
inthe 
educational 
philosophy 
of 
-
Ci) 
pLOneering 
educationists 
of 
India, 
and
(ii) 
leading 
  
pioneers 
 
of 
  
educational 
    
innovations 
 
in
world; 
and
have 
sound 
knowledge 
of 
Indian 
and 
universal 
culture.
the
Cf)
(2) 
The 
State 
Government 
shall 
designate 
one 
of 
these 
persons 
as 
the
Chairperson 
of 
the 
Committee,
(3) 
The 
Search 
Committee 
shall 
follow 
such 
procedure 
as 
may 
be 
laid
down 
by 
it,
(4)
(b~ 
The 
expenses 
referredfo 
in 
clause 
Ca) 
shall 
be 
paid 
out 
of 
the
8. 
Cl) 
{a) 
The 
term 
of 
office 
of 
members, 
other 
than 
e 
o
members, 
who 
are 
appointed 
on 
the 
recolnmendation 
of 
the 
Executive
Chairperson, 
shall 
be 
two 
years 
from 
the 
date 
of 
thcir 
nomination.
Cb) 
The 
term 
of 
office 
of 
the 
Executive 
Chairperson 
and
recommendation 
of 
Search 
Committee 
shaft 
befive 
years 
from 
the 
date 
of
thcir 
appointment 
or 
nomination,
(2) 
The 
term 
of 
office 
of 
an 
e 
 
o 
member 
shall 
contmue 
so 
long 
as
he 
holds 
office 
by 
virme 
of 
which 
heis 
such 
a 
member,
Ca) 
The 
terms 
and 
conditions 
of 
office 
of 
the 
Executive
Chairperson 
and 
the 
members 
other 
than 
 
members 
shall
be 
such 
as 
may 
be 
prescribed 
by 
rules,
Cb) 
The 
Executive 
Chairperson 
and 
the 
members 
referred 
to 
in
clause 
Ca) 
shall 
be 
whole 
~ 
persons,
Cc) 
The 
salaries 
and 
other 
emoluments 
of-
C3)

22".6
Ci) 
the 
Execultive 
ChaifflersOfl 
shall 
not 
be 
less 
than 
that
of 
the 
Chief 
Secretary 
to 
the 
Government 
of 
Gujarat; 
and
(ii\. 
      
the 
members 
other 
than 
ex 
  
cio 
members 
shall 
 
not
be 
  
less 
  
than 
  
that 
  
of 
  
the 
  
Principal 
   
Secretary 
  
to 
  
the
Government 
of 
Gujarat.
ming 
uP 
   
9 
        
Cl) 
On 
occurrence 
of 
 
any 
 
vacancy 
 
in 
the 
 
office 
 
of 
 
the 
 
Executive
)`vacancy' 
   
Chanperson 
due 
to 
death, 
resignation 
or 
any 
other 
reason, 
the 
same 
shall 
be
filled 
in 
by 
the 
Chairperson 
by 
nominating 
a 
person 
in 
the 
manner 
provided
in 
section 
5.
(2) 
On 
occurrence 
of 
any 
vacancy 
in 
the 
office 
of 
the 
member 
due
to 
death, 
resignation 
or 
any 
other 
reason, 
the 
same 
shall 
be 
filled 
in 
by 
the
State 
Government 
by 
appointing 
or, 
as 
the 
case 
may 
be, 
nominating 
a
person 
in 
the 
manner 
provided 
in 
section 
5.
DlSanaliflfmtiunS' 
10 
A 
person 
shall 
be 
disqualified 
for 
being 
appointed 
or 
nominated 
or
being 
an 
Executive 
Chairperson 
or 
a 
member 
of 
the 
Commission 
if 
such
person,..-
Ca) 
is, 
or 
at 
any 
time, 
being 
adjudged 
insolvent:
Cb) 
is 
of 
unsound 
mind 
and 
stands 
so 
declared 
by 
the 
competent 
court
d) 
has, 
either 
directly 
or 
indirectly, 
any 
financial 
or 
other 
interest
which 
is 
likely 
to 
affect 
prejudicially 
his 
functioning.
Removal 
and 
IL 
(1) 
Notwithstanding 
anything 
contained 
in 
sub-section 
(1) 
of 
section
~xefCunua 
~ 
8, 
the 
Chairperson 
or, 
as 
the 
case 
may 
bc, 
the 
State 
Government 
may, 
at
Cl|fat- 
' 
any 
time, 
remove 
the 
Executive 
Chairperson 
or 
any 
member 
from 
office 
if,
and 
member, 
In 
its 
Opinion, 
such 
Executive 
Chairperson 
or 
a 
member,-
(a) 
is, 
or 
has 
become 
subject 
to 
any 
of 
the 
disqualifications
section 
10;
Cb) 
has 
been 
guilty 
of 
misconduct 
in 
discharge 
of 
his 
duties;
Cc) 
has 
become 
physically 
or 
mentally 
incapable 
of 
discharging
duties 
as 
an 
Executive 
Chairperson 
or 
member;
Cd) 
has 
so 
abused 
his 
position 
as 
to 
render 
his 
continuance 
in
office 
prejudicial 
to 
the 
public 
in 
or

Ce) 
I1as, 
without 
reasonablecause, 
refused 
or 
failed 
w 
perform
 
s 
duties 
for 
a 
period 
of 
not 
lessthanmree 
months:
Provided 
that 
the 
Executive 
Chairperson 
or 
a 
member 
shall
not 
be 
removed 
from 
his 
officelmless 
an 
opportunity 
of 
being 
heard
IS 
given.
Ca) 
      
The 
Executive 
Chairperson 
may, 
by 
writmg 
under 
his 
addressed 
to 
the 
Chairperson 
resign 
his 
office.
Cb) 
Any 
member, 
who 
is 
appointed, 
may, 
by 
writing 
under 
his
hand 
addressed 
to 
the 
Chairperson,resign 
his 
office
(2)
12, 
CI) 
The 
Commission 
shall 
meet 
at 
such 
Lime 
and 
at 
such 
place
and 
shall, 
subject 
to 
sub-sections 
(2) 
and 
(3), 
observe 
such 
rules 
of
procedure 
with 
regard 
w 
transaction 
of 
its 
business 
at 
the 
meetings 
as 
may
be 
provided 
by 
regulations: 
w
Provided 
that 
the 
Commission 
shall 
meet 
at 
least 
once 
in 
every
month
C2) 
If 
the 
Chairperson, 
for 
any 
mascn, 
is 
unable 
to 
attend 
any 
meeting
the 
Vice-Chairperson 
or 
in 
his 
bsence, 
the 
Executive 
Chairperson 
shall-
preside 
over 
the 
meeting 
of 
the 
Commission
(3) 
Ca) 
All 
questions 
at 
a 
meeting 
of 
the 
Commission 
shall 
be 
decided 
by
a 
majority 
of 
votes 
of 
the 
members 
present 
and 
voting, 
and 
in 
case
when 
there 
is 
an 
eqU[ality 
of 
votesthe 
Chairperson 
Orin 
his 
absence,
the 
Vxce-Chairperson 
or 
in 
his 
absence, 
the 
Executive 
Chairperson
shall 
have 
and 
exereise 
aseco 
vot
Cii) 
determine 
uch 
numberafid 
category 
of 
other 
officers 
and
employees, 
and
(2) 
The 
manner 
of 
recruitment 
of, 
the 
salary 
and 
allowances 
payable 
to,
and 
other 
conditions 
of 
service 
of 
the 
Secretary, 
officers 
and 
other
employees, 
shall 
be 
such 
as 
may 
be 
demrmined 
by 
the 
Commission 
by

(2) 
No 
act 
done 
by 
any 
person 
acting 
in 
good 
faith 
as 
an 
Executive
Chairperson 
or 
a 
member 
shall 
be 
deemed 
to 
be 
invalid 
merely 
on 
the
ground 
that 
he 
was 
disqualified 
to 
bean 
Executive 
Chairperson 
or 
a
member 
or 
that 
there 
was 
any 
other 
defect 
in 
his 
appointment 
or
ion.
CHAPTER 
III
OBJECTS. 
FIJNC 
HONS 
ANI:f 
POWERS 
OF 
C 
OMMf8SION
IS. 
The 
objects 
of 
the 
Commission 
shall 
be 
as 
follows, 
namely 
:..
to 
conceive, 
experiment 
upon 
and 
implement 
such 
innovative
proposals 
in 
the 
field 
of 
education 
and 
learning 
as 
would
transform 
the 
objectives, 
contents 
and 
methods 
of 
education 
in
the 
light 
of 
the 
vision 
of 
great 
pioneers 
and 
educationists 
of
India 
freedom 
movement 
'-and 
f 
progressive 
educationists 
of
the 
world 
and 
in 
light 
of 
the 
needs 
of 
the 
contemporary 
world 
in
its 
march.towards 
a 
futuremat 
would 
be 
in 
barroom 
with 
the
ideals 
of 
liberty, 
equality 
andffaternity;
to 
introduce 
and 
nurture 
innovations 
in 
the 
educational 
system
so 
as 
LO 
reflect 
India's 
perennial 
spiritual 
knowledge, 
robust
lutellecmahfy 
and 
creativityand 
the 
ideals 
of 
mau-makff1g
education, 
integral 
development 
of 
personality, 
synthesis 
of
scientific 
realism 
and 
artistic 
imagination, 
child-centered
education. 
value-oriented 
education 
and 
skill-oriented
education;
to 
study 
and 
derive 
lessons 
from 
the 
ongoing 
experiments 
in
education 
that 
are 
takmg 
place 
in 
Gujarat 
as 
also 
elsewhere 
and
to 
foster 
all 
the 
valuable 
innovative 
work 
and 
promote 
the 
same
for 
larger 
expansion 
and 
utilization;
to 
develop 
a 
system 
of 
education 
that 
reflects 
the 
highest 
ideals
of 
Indian 
cultu-re 
and 
imparts 
among 
students 
vibrant 
spirit 
of
patriotism 
and 
deepest 
concern 
for 
the 
highest 
welfare 
of
humanity, 
world 
pee 
and 
world 
unify;
to 
evollve, 
m 
,particular 
programmes 
and 
methods 
of 
studies 
that
would 
mstill, 
among 
studentsand 
promote 
in 
various 
sectors 
of
~~~ 
Acatio~~~ 
oo 
duties 
enumerated 
in
(a)
Cb)
Cc)
Cd)
(e)
(f) 
to 
promote, 
,Sus 
fos~ 
alive 
programmes 
related
to 
the 
Crime 
human 
lifestyle 
mcludfng 
earliest 
stages 
of 
pre-

natal 
care 
and 
scaling 
up 
to 
the 
highest 
levels 
of 
excellence 
and
leadership 
contributing 
to 
the 
growth 
of 
the 
individual,
covering 
thus 
the 
entircflamut 
of 
the 
educational 
system
ap~pte 
to 
a 
knol~ciety 
 
he 
o 
"mg
education.
16. 
CI) 
Subject 
to 
the 
provisions 
of 
this 
Act 
the 
Commission 
shall
conceive, 
experiment 
upon 
and 
implement 
such 
innovative 
proposals 
in 
the
andfield 
~ethodeducats 
~o 
~e 
u~ 
so 
a~ 
tooufd 
transp 
foromo~ 
~e 
objobj 
ectl~ 
e 
ofcontemsthe
Commission.
C2) 
In 
particular 
and 
without 
prejudice 
to 
the 
generality 
of 
the 
foregoing
function, 
the 
Commission 
sha 
rm 
the 
follow-irxg 
fuons, 
namely;-
to 
promote 
experimentation, 
designing 
and 
development 
of 
the
contents 
of 
learning 
which 
would 
inspire 
pupils 
to 
foster 
the 
over-
arching 
aims 
of 
education 
to 
bcachieved 
by 
the 
Commission;
to 
promote, 
explore 
and 
invent 
new 
methods 
of 
pedagogy 
and
evaluation 
so 
as 
to 
make 
the 
learning 
process 
interesting
instructfve. 
experimental 
and 
practical:
to 
experiment 
upon 
the 
contents 
and 
methods 
of 
learning 
at 
its 
own
innovative 
institutions 
or 
imxovative 
institutions 
selected 
by 
it 
from
those 
existing;
to 
promote 
and 
recommend 
on 
the 
basis 
of 
results 
of 
its
experiments 
carried 
out 
on 
its 
own 
innovative 
institutions 
or
innovative 
institutions 
sole 
by 
n 
:as 
are 
found 
by 
it 
to 
be
appropriate 
to 
achieve 
the 
ob.jccti\es 
of 
the 
Commission;
to 
.establish 
mstitu!;ion 
s 
(including 
i!Isfifut![ons 
or 
educa.lion 
and
training 
of 
teachers) 
for 
experimemation 
and 
implementation 
of 
the
educational 
innovations 
promoted, 
explored 
and 
invented 
by 
it 
and
for 
education 
and 
training 
of 
teachers 
for 
that 
purpose;
Ca) 
to 
recognise 
as 
a 
recognisedinstitutiorL, 
anyinsfifuticn 
for
experimentation 
and 
implementation 
of 
the 
educational 
innovations
recommended 
by 
it 
and 
for 
education 
and 
trainmfl 
of 
teachers 
for
that 
purpose;
Cb) 
to 
withdraw 
recogrlition 
of 
an 
institution 
for 
breach 
of
conditions 
of 
recognition 
aftergivinfl 
it 
an 
opportunity 
of 
being
heard; 
~
to 
establish 
teachers' 
education 
and 
training 
institutions 
of
innovative 
education 
and 
to 
provide 
for 
education 
and 
training 
of
teachers 
for 
implementation 
of 
educational 
innovations
recommended 
by 
them;
Ci)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii) 
to 
experiment, 
promote 
and 
develop 
the 
courses 
which 
facilitate
students 
to 
switch 
over 
from 
existing 
system 
of 
education 
to 
the
innovative 
system 
of 
education 
developed 
by 
it;

(ix)
(x)
to 
promote 
innovations 
in 
evaluations 
and 
to 
establish 
appropriate
testing 
service;
to 
support 
innovations 
in 
schools 
and 
Universities 
and 
educational
institutions 
of 
research, 
experimentation, 
training 
and 
extension
services;
(xi) 
to 
evolve 
programmes 
of 
innovations 
tn 
regard 
w 
the 
aims, 
methods
and 
contents 
of 
to 
endeavour 
to 
enrich 
the 
peystem 
of 
education 
so 
as 
to
mak`e 
it 
more 
responsive 
to 
the 
ideals 
of 
Indian 
Nationalism 
and
Internationalism:
(xii)
(xiii) 
to 
develop 
new 
system 
of 
education 
as 
supplementary 
or 
alternative
to 
existing 
system 
of 
education;
(xiv) 
to 
perform 
such 
other 
functiom 
as 
are 
necessary 
for, 
and 
conducive
to, 
the 
promotion 
of 
the 
objectives 
of 
the 
Commission
powers 
of 
  
17, 
      
CI) 
       
The 
Comnmslon 
shall 
have 
the 
power 
to 
do 
all 
such 
filings
Comousstou, 
  
as 
 
are 
 
necessary 
 
for, 
 
and 
conducive 
 
to, 
 
the 
 
efficient 
 
perfomiance 
 
of 
 
its
functions 
underthis 
AcL
In 
particular 
and 
without 
prejudice 
to 
the 
generality 
of 
the 
foregoing
the 
Commission 
shall 
have 
following 
powers, 
namely;-
(ii)
(iii) 
to 
organize 
wol'kshops, 
conferences, 
symposia 
and 
such
other 
meetings 
to 
elicit 
ideas 
for 
educational 
innovations;
to 
have 
access 
to 
Blithe 
materials, 
including 
books,
manuscripts, 
lithographs, 
inscriptions 
on 
walls 
of 
ancient
buildings 
and 
such 
other 
places, 
which 
are 
available 
with, 
or
is 
in 
possession 
of, 
any 
authority 
established, 
by 
or 
under
any 
law 
within 
the 
State 
and 
is 
relevant 
to 
the 
anus 
and
contents 
of 
education 
and 
methods 
of 
pedagogy 
and
evaluation;
(a) 
to 
 
or 
 
and 
 
innovative
institutions 
of 
education 
with 
special 
provision 
for
innovative 
aims, 
contents 
and 
methods 
of 
teaching, 
learning
and 
eval,nation;
(iv)

PART-IVl 
G 
UARAT 
GOVERNMENT 
GAZETTE, 
Ex,-27-2-2009 
2-I
Cb) 
to 
aim 
at 
exeelLencein 
the 
innovative 
system 
of
education; 
and
Cc) 
to 
grantw 
the 
students 
of 
that 
system, 
certificates
equivalent 
to 
the 
certificates 
granted 
by 
the 
established
system 
of 
education 
atthe 
appropriate 
Level;
to 
determine 
standards 
of 
courses 
proposed 
or 
supported 
by
it 
under 
its 
functions 
relatedtoinnovations;
to 
allocate 
and 
disburse 
grants 
out 
of 
the 
fund-
Ca) 
for 
its 
innovations 
and 
for 
innovations 
in 
other
institutions;
Cb) 
to 
institutionsand 
courses 
(including 
institutions 
and
courses 
for 
teachers' 
education 
and 
training) 
recognizecL 
by
it 
for 
the 
puroose 
of 
deveLooirla 
them 
so 
as 
to 
exOerimentatio 
and 
im 
w 
anon 
of 
 
ationaL
 
&Lions; 
-
Cc) 
forgrant 
offelLowships 
and 
scholarships 
to 
carry 
out
research 
in 
areas 
relevantto 
the 
a`xms 
and 
objects 
of 
the
Commission;
to 
appoint 
Secretary 
and 
other 
officers 
and 
employees;
to 
constitute 
councils;
to 
temporarily 
associate 
persons 
with 
the 
Commission;
to 
appoint 
committees 
for 
performing 
its 
functions 
and
exemismgns 
powers;
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
(xi)
(xii)
(xiii)
(xiv)
to 
conduct 
the 
processes 
of 
the 
consultation 
in 
the 
spirit 
of
co-operanon 
and 
flexibility 
and 
w 
enhance 
and 
encourage
innova6ons 
bytranscending 
the 
barriers 
of 
rigidity 
and
obsolete 
methodologies;
ofm 
mdece~ 
~reedome 
andof
mamtenance 
of 
high 
standards; 
and
W 
collaborate, 
w 
negotiateand 
w 
arrive 
at 
agreements 
and
arrangements 
with 
the 
Government, 
as 
aLso 
with 
schools,
Universities,, 
centers 
and 
mstitunons 
(including 
autonomous
institutiom),
(xv)

2=12
CHAPTER 
W
FINANCE, 
ACCOUNTS, 
AUDIT 
AND 
ANNUAL 
REPORT
OF 
~~SSIION
,_GGd 
of_ 
18. 
CI) 
The 
Comfmssmn 
shallhfwe 
its 
own 
fund 
and 
all 
receipts 
of
~ 
~ 
the 
Commission 
shall 
be 
caffiedthereto 
and 
all 
payments 
by 
the
Commission 
shall 
be 
made 
therefrom, 
'
(2) 
The 
Commission 
may 
accept 
grants, 
subventions, 
donations 
and
gifts 
from 
the 
Central 
Government 
orthe 
State 
Government 
or 
a 
local
authority 
or 
any 
individual 
or 
body, 
whether 
incorporated 
or 
not, 
for 
the
purposes 
of 
this 
Act,
(3) 
The 
Commission 
may 
spend 
such 
sums 
as 
it 
thinks 
fit 
for 
the
as 
anpefformanex 
cependiture&{Bpayable 
ut~e~ 
f 
 
suCoss 
be 
treated
(4) 
All 
moneys 
belonging 
to 
the 
fund 
of 
the 
Commission 
shall 
be 
kept
in 
any 
corresponding 
new 
Bank 
specifledifl 
column 
2 
of 
the 
First 
Schedule
to 
the 
Banking 
Companies 
(Acquisifionafld 
Transfer 
of 
Undertakings) 
AcL
1970, 
and 
in 
column 
2 
of 
the 
First 
Schedule 
to 
the 
Banking 
Companies 
s 
orfxrftf,
(Acquisition 
and 
Transfer 
of 
Undertakmfls) 
Act, 
1980 
and 
app-mvef:I 
by 
the 
m 
a 
19,fl)
[:hcStatGovernmA 
ect, 
nt188 
e 
Is 
osecretio 
'oe 
eden 
%SIDS. 
n,ecnfIties 
amhofised 
by 
2 
oflss2,
BLsdgeL 
19. 
CI) 
Ca) 
The 
Commission 
shall. 
by 
such 
date 
in 
each 
year 
as
may 
be 
prescribed 
by 
rules_submitto 
_ 
_the 
State 
Gonernmefxt 
for 
approval 
a
budget 
in 
the 
prescribed 
form 
for 
the 
nextf'malfoial 
year 
showing 
the
estimated 
receipts 
and 
expenditure 
and 
the 
sums 
which 
would 
be 
required 
-
from 
the 
State 
Government 
during 
thatfinafxcial 
year.
Cb) 
If 
any 
sum
or 
partly 
unspent 
in 
any
forward 
to 
the 
nextfinaflc
sum 
to 
be 
provided 
by 
the 
State 
Government 
for 
that 
year,
(2) 
No 
sum 
shall 
be 
expended 
by 
or 
on 
behalf 
of 
the 
Commission
unless 
the 
expenditure 
is 
covered 
by 
provision 
in 
the 
budget 
approved 
by
the 
State 
Government.
(2) 
The 
Commission 
shall 
cause 
to 
be 
prepared 
for 
each 
financial 
year
an 
annual 
statement 
of 
accounts 
in 
such 
form 
as 
may 
be 
prescribed 
by
rules,"

(5) 
Every 
Auditor 
appointed 
to 
audit 
the 
aceounts 
of 
the 
Commission
under 
this 
Act 
shall 
have 
a 
right 
to 
demand 
the 
producnon 
of 
boohs 
of
accounts, 
connected 
vouchers 
and 
other 
documents 
and 
papers, 
to 
inspect
the 
offices 
of 
the 
Commission 
and 
to 
require 
such 
information 
from 
the
Commission 
as 
he 
may 
thfllh 
necessary 
for 
the 
performance 
of 
his 
duty 
as
(6)audited~Auditorto 
theshafl 
sCo~ 
wh~ 
~gethso 
eron 
~~ 
be~eorf
the 
receipt 
of 
the 
audit 
report, 
forwardtfle 
same 
to 
the 
State 
Government
(7) 
The 
State 
Government 
shall,as 
soonas 
may 
be 
after 
the 
receipt 
of
audit 
repon 
under 
sub-section 
(6),, 
cause 
the 
same 
to 
be 
laid 
before 
the 
State
Legislature.
(2) 
The 
State 
Government 
shallcause 
every 
such 
report 
to 
be 
laid
before 
the 
State 
Legislature 
within 
a 
period 
of 
s'lx 
months 
from 
the 
date 
of
its 
receipt 
under 
sub-section 
(1), 
-
22. 
CI) 
      
There 
  
shall 
  
be 
  
constituted 
  
by 
  
the 
 
Commission 
  
four 
 
Caosmonouor
Educational 
Innovations 
Councils 
as 
follows,, 
namely 
:- 
                             
   
Ci) 
                     
a 
Council 
for 
innovations 
in 
programmes 
relating 
to 
science, 
 
technology 
and 
vocational 
   
rse.-s;
a 
Council 
for 
innovations 
in 
programmes 
relating 
to
languages, 
humanities, 
valuc-oriented 
education, 
socially
music,
(ii)

2- 
14
(2) 
IXach 
Council 
shall 
consist 
of 
the 
Executive 
Chairperson 
who 
shall
be 
the 
Chairperson 
of 
that 
Council.
C3) 
The 
member 
referred 
to 
in 
clauses 
(j), 
Ck) 
(1) 
and 
Cm) 
of 
sub-section
CI) 
of 
section 
5 
shall 
respectively 
be 
the 
member-secretary 
of 
the 
Councils
Ca) 
Each 
Council 
shall 
consist 
of 
four 
scholars 
nominated 
by 
the
the 
on 
in 
the 
manner 
specified 
in 
clause 
Cb) 
as 
me
(b) 
The 
four 
scholars 
for 
each 
Council 
shall 
be 
selected 
in 
such
manner 
as 
may 
be 
prescribed 
by 
regulations 
from 
amongst 
eminent
educationalists 
in 
the 
subjects 
of 
innovations 
for 
which 
the 
Council
Is 
constituted..
(4)
(5) 
The 
Council 
shall 
meet 
at 
suchtime 
and 
place 
and 
shall 
observe
such 
mies 
of 
procedure 
with 
regard 
to 
transaction 
of 
its 
business 
at 
the
meetings 
as 
may 
be 
prescribed 
by 
regulations.
(6) 
ThLe 
Council 
shall 
perform 
such 
other 
functions 
and 
exercise 
such
powers 
as 
may 
be 
prescribed 
by 
regulations.
23. 
Cl) 
Ca) 
The 
Commission 
may 
appoint 
one 
or 
more
committees 
consisting 
of 
not 
more 
than 
five 
of 
its 
rnernhers 
or 
members 
of
a 
Council 
or 
both. 
for 
perforrning 
such 
of 
the 
functions 
or 
for 
exercising
such 
of 
its 
powers 
as 
may 
be 
delegated 
by 
it
(b) 
The 
Commission 
shall, 
while 
appointing 
a 
committee 
under
clause 
Ca), 
designate 
one 
memba 
of 
the 
committee 
as 
the 
Chairperson 
of
the 
committee.
(2) 
The 
committee 
shall 
meet 
at 
such 
time 
and 
p 
and 
shall 
observe
such 
mies 
of 
procedure 
with 
regard 
totransaction 
of 
its 
business 
at 
the
meeting 
as 
may 
be 
determined 
by 
it,
F&ws' 
24. 
CI) 
For 
the 
purpose 
of 
carrying 
out 
research 
in 
educational
innovatiom, 
there 
shall 
be 
a 
scheme 
of 
fellowships 
which 
shall 
consist 
of
not 
more 
than 
twenty-ffve 
fellows,
(2) 
Each 
fdlow 
shall 
be 
selected 
by 
a 
committee 
appointed 
by 
the
Commission 
for 
that 
purpose, 
from 
amonflst 
eminenfeducatfonists.
(3) 
Ca) 
Each 
feHow 
shaft 
carry 
 
such 
suhject 
mlafad
to 
educational 
innovations 
as 
assigned 
to 
mushy 
the 
Commission.
Cb) 
He 
may 
for 
the 
purpose 
of 
research 
in 
the 
subject 
assigned
w 
him, 
organise 
consultation 
groups, 
seminars,, 
workshops 
and
~rences

Cd) 
A 
fellow 
shall 
make 
himself 
available 
to 
the 
Commission 
for
any 
consufuuion 
necessary 
in 
respect 
of 
the 
subject 
of 
research 
or 
thesis
ass 
to 
mrn.

member 
authorised 
by 
the 
Commission 
in 
this 
behalf 
and 
all 
other
instruments 
issued 
by 
the 
Commission 
shall 
be 
authenticated 
by 
the
signature 
of 
the 
Secretary 
or 
any 
other 
officer 
of 
the 
Commission
authorised 
by 
the 
Commiss~ 
alf.
(2) 
All 
decisions 
of 
a 
Council 
shallbe 
aumenticated 
by 
the 
signature 
of
the 
Chairpef 
son 
of 
the 
Council.
(3) 
All 
decisions 
of 
a 
Committee 
shall 
be 
authenticated 
by 
the 
signature
of 
the 
Chairperson 
of 
the 
Committee 
or 
any 
other 
member 
of 
the
Committee 
authorised 
by 
the 
Chairpefsonmthis 
behalf,
Provided 
that 
the 
Commission 
shall 
be 
given 
an 
opportunity 
to
express 
its 
views 
before 
any 
directio~ 
der 
this 
sub-section,
(2) 
The 
decision 
of 
the 
State 
Government. 
whether 
a 
question 
is 
one 
of
policy 
or 
not, 
shall 
be 
final.
, 
 
Pof 
  
2S. 
      
(I) 
       
In 
               
                  
s 
 
under 
this 
 
Act, 
the 
Council
                 
shall 
be 
bound 
by 
such 
directions 
on 
questions 
of 
policy 
as 
the 
Commission
d 
                      
give 
in 
writing 
 
to 
itfroffttime 
totiffie:
Provided 
that 
the 
Council 
shall 
be 
given 
an 
opportunity 
w 
express
its 
views 
before 
any 
directionisfdven 
undothis 
sub-section. 
               
-
,,m~M 
 
mcm 
  
29. 
     
The 
Executive 
Chmmemon, 
member. 
officer 
and 
 
employee 
of 
the
                
Commission 
shall, 
 
when 
 
acting 
 
or 
purportmg 
 
to 
 
act 
 
in 
 
pursuance 
 
of 
 
the
              
to 
  
provisions 
of 
this 
  
Act 
 
or 
of 
anyfmes 
orregufefions 
made 
thereunder, 
be 
  
 
ofl%0.
bofmbDc 
                        
deemed 
 
to 
 
be 
 
a 
public 
 
servant 
 
withinffte 
 
meaning 
 
of 
 
section 
 
21 
 
of 
  
the
servants' 
Indian 
Penal 
Code,
,PI.otecfhmof 
  
3d. 
      
No 
suit. 
prosecution 
or 
otherlegal 
proceeding 
 
shall 
lie 
againstffte
            
_ 
  
Commission 
or 
any 
member, 
officer 
or 
employee 
 
of 
 
the 
 
Commissionfor
ummr 
 
anything 
which 
is 
in 
good 
faith 
done 
or 
intended. 
to 
be 
done 
in 
pursuance 
of
        
the 
provisions 
of 
this 
Act 
or 
any 
mies 
orregulations 
made 
thereunder,

32. 
Cl) 
The 
State 
Government 
may, 
by 
notification 
in 
the 
0cial 
Power 
to
Gcite, 
make 
mies 
for 
carrying 
out 
the 
purposes 
of 
this 
Act. 
uuise 
rules'
(2) 
In 
particular 
and 
without 
prejudice 
to 
the 
generality 
of 
the 
foregoing
power, 
such 
mies 
may 
be 
made 
to 
provide 
for 
all 
or 
any 
of 
the 
matters
expressly 
required 
or 
allowed 
by 
this 
Act 
to 
be 
prescribed 
by 
mies.
(4) 
Any 
rescission 
or 
modification 
so 
made 
by 
the 
State 
Legislature
shall 
be 
published 
in 
the 
0 
GaZette 
and 
shall 
thereupon 
take 
effect.
33. 
CI) 
The 
 
Commission 
 
may, 
with 
the 
previous 
approval 
 
of 
 
the 
 
State 
 
Powerto
Government, 
 
by 
notification 
in 
the 
0cta/ 
Gat:ette, 
 
make 
regulations 
not 
 
ma~
inconsistent 
wi 
the 
provisions 
of 
this 
Act, 
and 
the 
rules 
made 
thereunder 
 
reaulauons'
for 
enabling 
it 
to 
perform 
its 
functions 
under 
this 
Act,
(2) 
In 
particular 
and 
without 
prejudice 
to 
the 
generality 
of 
the 
foregoing
power, 
such 
regulations 
may 
provide 
for 
all 
or 
any 
of 
the 
matters 
expressly
required 
or 
allowed 
by 
this 
Act 
to 
be 
specified 
by 
regulations.
34. 
(1) 
      
The 
  
Council 
  
may, 
  
with 
  
the 
  
previous 
  
approval 
  
of 
  
the 
 
Penet' 
or
Commission, 
make 
 
bye-laws 
 
not 
 
inconsistent 
 
with 
 
this 
 
Act 
 
or 
 
with 
 
mies 
 
Conned 
to
and 
 
regulations 
made 
thereunder 
for 
enabling 
 
it 
  
to 
 
perform 
its 
functions 
 
rouse 
toe-tows'
under 
~this 
Act.
(2) 
In 
particular 
and 
without 
prejudice 
to 
the 
generality 
of 
the 
foregoing
power, 
such 
bye-Jaws 
may 
provide 
for 
all 
or 
any 
of 
the 
matters 
expressly
required 
or 
allowed 
by 
this 
Act 
to 
be 
specified 
by 
bye-laws.
35. 
(I) 
      
If 
any 
difficulty 
arises 
in 
giving 
effect 
to 
the 
provisions 
 
of 
 
Power 
to
this 
 
Act, 
 
the 
 
State 
Gov 
may, 
by 
order 
  
published 
m 
the 
 
  
~
Gazette, 
 
make 
such 
provisions 
not 
inconsistent 
with 
the 
provisions 
of 
this 
 
d!mcufr!ies'
Act 
   
as 
 
appears 
 
to 
 
it 
 
to 
 
be 
 
necessary 
 
or 
 
expedient 
 
for 
 
removing 
 
the
difficulty:
Provided 
that 
no 
such 
order 
shall 
be 
made 
under 
this 
section 
after
the 
expiry 
of 
two 
years 
from 
the 
commencement 
of 
this 
Act
(2) 
Every 
order 
made 
under 
this 
section 
shall 
be 
laid 
as 
soon 
as 
may 
be
after 
it 
is 
made, 
before 
the 
State 
I.egislature,
]fV 
. 
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