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THE RAJIV GANDHI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMISSION ACT, 2004
[Text as on 8th September 2023]
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CONTENTS
PREAMBLE.
SECTIONS.
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement.
2. Definitions.
CHAPTER II
COMMISSION-CONSTITUTION, OBJECTIVES, FUNCTIONS, WORKING, STAFF,
LOCATION AND MANAGEMENT
3. Establishment of Commission.
4. Constitution of Commission.
5. Term of office and conditions of appointments of Chairman and members.
6. Aims and objectives of Commission.
7. Functions and Scope of Commission.
8. Method or procedure of working of Commission.
9. Making use of facilities including manpower in existing institutions.
10. Project Funding.
11. Meetings of Commission.
12. Officers and other employees of Commission.
13. Overseeing Council.
CHAPTER III
FUND, BUDGET, ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND RETURNS
14. Grants by State Government.
15. Fund of Commission.
16. Grants, donations, etc., to Commission.
17. Budget.
18. Accounts and Audit.
19. Annual Report.
20. Returns and information.
21. Directions by Government.
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22. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Commission.
23. Authentication of orders and instruments of Commission.
24. Power of monitoring and reviewing the progress of work assigned to organization.
25. Chairman, members and employees of Commission to be public servants and protection of
act done in good faith.
26. Power to make rules.
27. Power to make regulations.
28. Power to remove difficulty.
29. Repeal of Mah. Ord. XX of 2004 and saving.
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MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XV OF 20041
[THE RAJIV GANDHI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION ACT, 2004.]
[This Act received the assent of the Governor on the 15th December 2004;
assent was first published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette,
Part IV, on the 15th December 2004.]
An Act to provide for establishment and incorporation of the
Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission.
WHEREAS it was expedient to establish and incorporate a Science and Technology Commission
for advancement, propagation and promotion of application of science and technology to the various
problems facing the society and to make provision therefor for the benefit of the society ;
AND WHEREAS both Houses of the State Legislature were not in session ;
AND WHEREAS the Governor of Maharashtra was satisfied that circumstances existed which
rendered it necessary for him to take immediate action to make a law to provide for establishment and
incorporation of the Science and Technology Commission, for the purposes aforesaid ; and, therefore,
promulgated the Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission Ordinance, 2004, on the 21st July
2004 (Mah. Ord. XX of 2004) ;
AND WHEREAS it is expedient to replace the said Ordinance by an Act of the State Legislature ;
it is hereby enacted in the Fiftyfifth Year of the Republic of India as follow :—
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and Commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Rajiv Gandhi S cience and
Technology Commission Act, 2004.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 21st July 2004.
2. Definition.— (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “adjunct appointment ” means concurrent appointment by the Commission of a person
already working in a college, institute, university, industry, research institution or organisation
and who is associated with the Commission in carrying out the work of formulation, testing or
implementation, or evaluation, of the projects or work of the Commission ;
(b) “Commission ” means the Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission
established under section 3 ;
(c) “Contract appointment” means appointment of a person on contract basis whether for a
specified project work or for a specified period ;
(d) “Fund” means the fund of the Commission referred to in section 15 of the Act ;
(e) “Government” or “State Government” means the Government of Maharashtra ;
(f) “member” means a member of the Commission and includes the Chairman and Member-
Secretary of the Commission ;
(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;
(h) “regulations” means regulations made by the Commission under this Act ;
(i) “rules” means rules made by the Government under this Act ;
1 For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Maharashtra Government Gazette , dated the 6 th December 2004,
Extraordinary, Pt. V-A, page 239.
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(j) “tenure appointment” means appointment of a person for a specified period, at the expiry
of which the appointment shall automatically stand terminated, unless the appointment is renewed
before the expiry of the specified period.
CHAPTER II
COMMISSION-CONSTITUTION, OBJECTIVES, FUNCTIONS, WORKING,
STAFF, LOCATION AND MANAGEMENT
3. Establishment of Commission. — (1) For the purposes of advancement, propagation and
promotion of application of science and technology to the various problems faced by the society and to
the developmental work, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a
Commission called “the Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission”.
(2) The Commission shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession
and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property movable, immovab le and
intellectual and to contract and may sue and be sued by the said name.
4. Constitution of Commission.— (1) The Commission shall consist of,—
(a) a Chairman, to be appointed by the Government, who shall be a person who is an
eminent scientist having wide and varied experience in application of developments in science
and technology for the solution of problems facing the society and preferably experience of socio-
economic analysis ;
(b) a Member-Secretary, to be appointed by the Government, who shall be a person who is
preferably a senior scientist having wide and varied experience in application of developments in
science and technology to the solution of problems facing the society and preferably experie nce
of socio -economic analysis. The Memb er-Secretary shall be the executive head of the
Commission’s establishment. Selection of the person for appointment as a Member -Secretary
may be done on the lines of the prevailing methods adopted by the Government of India for
appointments to senior scien tific positions, such as through a Search Committee, advertisement,
etc. ;
(c) not more than five other non-official members, to be appointed by the State Government,
out of whom,—
(i) not more than two members shall be from amongst persons who are experts in the
field of science and technology and have proven record of experience of application of
developments in science and technology for the benefit of the society ;
(ii) at least one member shall be from the field of research and development in science
and technology for the benefit of society ;
(iii) the remaining members shall be chosen from amongst the persons—
(A) who have knowledge of, or experience in, industry or agriculture ; or
(B) who are members of the engineering profession:
Provided that, not less than one -half of the non-official members shall be from amongst the
persons who are not in the employment of the State Government, Central Government or any
other State Government or their undertakings ;
(d) the Chief Secretary, Secretary of Finance Department, Secretary of Planning Department
and the Secretary-in-charge of Science and Technology, of the Government shall be the ex-officio
members of the Commission :
Provided that, Secretary of Finance Department shall be designated as the Member -Finance
of the Commission. His views and opinion in the financial matters of the Commission shall, as far
as possible, be accepted by the commission. In such cases, the decisions on financial matters
could be taken by a simple majority of the members present. Where there is a difference of
opinion between the views of the other members including the Chairman and the Member -
Finance, the matter shall be decided by two-third majority of the members present.
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(2) The State Government shall notify the appointments of the members in the Official Gazette,
and upon the publication of the names of the Chairman, Member -Secretary and not less than three
members referred to in clause ( c) of sub -section ( 2), the Commission shall be deemed to be duly
constituted.
5. Term of o ffice and conditions of appoint ments of Chairman and members. — (1) The
Chairman and non -official members shall be ap pointed for a term of five years and the term of five
years shall be computed from the date of the constitution of the Commission under sub -section (2) of
section 4 :
Provided that, the five years term of the Chairman and all the non -official members shall be co -
terminus and shall be computed from the date of constitution of the Commission under sub -section (2)
of section 4 irrespective of the later date of actual appointment of any of the remaining members :
Provided further that, the Chairman and members shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(2) The Chairman, Member -Secretary or a non -official member may, at any time, by writing in
his own hand addressed to the Government, resign from the office of the Chairman, Member -Secretary
or a member, as the case may be :
Provided that, such office bearer shall continue in office until his resignation is accepted by the
Government or for a period of one month from the date of resignation, whichever is earlier.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Government may, remove a person
from the office of the Chairman, Member-Secretary or member, as the case may be, if that person,—
(a) becomes an undischarged insolvent;
(b) is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for any offence, involving moral turpitude ;
(c) becomes of unsound mind and stands so declared by ad hoc Medical Board appointed
for the purpose;
(d) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting;
(e) is, without obtaining leave of absence from the Commission, absent in three consecutive
meetings of the Commission ;
(f) in the opinion of the Government, has so abused the position of Chairman, Member -
Secretary or member as to render that person’s continuance in the office detrimental to the public
interest or is otherwise unfit or unsuitable to continue as such Chairman, Member -Secretary or
member;
(g) in the opinion of the Government, the standard of performance of such person is not
found to be satisfactory or not upto the expected performance :
Provided that, no person shall be removed under clause ( f) or ( g), unless that person has
been given a reason able opportunity to show cause in writing in the matter and a committee of
experts specially constituted for the purpose by the Government recommends and approves such
removal.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this sec tion, the State
Government may curtail the term of office of the Chairman and any or all non -official members
holding office for the time being and appoint a new Chairman and other non -official members either
for the remainder of the term or for a full term of five years, as the State Government may deem fit.
(5) A vacancy caused under sub -section (2) or ( 3) or in any other manner, shall be filled in, as
soon as may be,—
(i) if such vacancy is in the office the Chairman, by a fresh nomination of any other member
or any other person as the Chairman; and
(ii) if such vacancy is in the office of a member, by making a fresh nomination of some
person,
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and the member or person so nominated shall hold office as the Chairman or the member, as the
case may be, for the remainder of the term of office of the person in whose vacancy such person has
been nominated would have held office, if the vacancy had not occurred :
Provided that, if the vacancy of a member other than that of the Chairman, occurs within six
months preceding the date on which the term of office of the member expires, the vacancy may
not be filled in.
(6) The remuneration, allowances and other terms and conditions of service for the office of the
Chairman and Member-Secretary shall be such as may be fixed by the State Government by an order
issued in this behalf and in case of non-official members, the same shall be as may be prescribed.
6. Aims and objectives of Commission. — The main aims and objectives of the Commission
shall be,—
(a) to be an agent for change, development or advancement through inputs of science and
technology ;
(b) to function as the prime mover of stimulating horizontal interaction between the
universities, research and development institutions and any other industries or institutions for
developing and upgrading science and technology ;
(c) to propagate application of science and technology through studies, adaptation of
technology, formulating projects, by using the technology, field demonstration, imparting
necessary training, publications and consultancy ;
(d) to provide necessary seed capital and other inputs on identified projects for propagating
application of science and technology;
(e) to act as catalyst or facilitator for transfer of technology from laboratories and other
research efforts to application of science and technology on a larger scale ;
(f) to catalyze applications of innovations in line departments of the Government such as
innovations in education sector to create knowledge based society, improving health services,
etc., for sustained economic progress;
(g) to create facilities, including equipments, for undertaking application related research
and development in areas or disciplines where such facilities are not available in other institutions
or are inadequate to the requirements ; and
(h) any other activities for propagating application of science and technology.
7. Functions and scope of Commission. — In furtherance of the aims and objectives of the
Commission, the Commission shall perform all or any of the following functions, namely:—
(a) undertake studies and surveys to identify the technology gaps, where there shall be
special emphasis on agricultural surveys, items that affect rural economy, artisans cottage
industries, small scale units, agro -based industries, building materials, horti culture, agriculture,
economic exploitation of minor minerals, marine products and such other subject as the
Commission may determine with a view to create value added products ;
(b) identify and develop innovations in technologies and formulate projects for
implementation;
(c) project implementation and funding;
(d) disseminate information about results of projects and other information through
publications, visual media, films, mobile exhibitions or the like so as to ensure wider circulation ;
(e) consultancy service about technologies or expertise developed by the Commission ;
(f) conduct technology application oriented training programmes for the beneficiaries or the
implementing agencies to upgrade skills and to inculcate scientific temper ;
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(g) provide financial and other support to organisations or institutions actively involved in
identification or implementation or monitoring of the project of the Commission, which may also
include funds for creation of hardware or equipment facilities in ar eas or disciplines where they
do not already exist or are inadequate to the requirements ;
(h) set up and supervise centres of excellence or institutes of excellence in science and
technology or for specific purposes with a view to encourage creation of e mployment
opportunities through science and technology ;
(i) identify technology for non-conventional sources of energy that are replicable ;
(j) any other activity in furtherance of the aims and objectives of the Commission :
Provided that, the Commiss ion may provide a limited support to relevant basic research,
however the main role of the Commission shall be to promote application oriented research and
development work and thereafter its utilisation on a wider scale and the Commission shall not
undertake or promote any activity or activities which do not directly further this basic aim and
objective of the Commission; and in particular, the Commission shall not,—
(i) promote, support or fund any research which, if successful, will not have potential
for direct application or adaptation ; and
(ii) promote, support or fund any academic activities leading to grant of degree or
diploma or recognition on completion of any study or project or procedure.
8. Method or procedure of working of Commission.— In pursuance of the aims and objectives
and for discharging the functions assigned to the Commission, the Commission shall adopt the
following method or procedure for identification, formulation and implementation of projects
involving application of science and technology, namely:—
(a) undertaking studies, both in house and sponsored, to identify the problem areas and
potential areas for science and technology inputs ;
(b) holding seminars, conferences, workshops and discussions for identifying technolog y
gaps, suitable technologies, generating projects and review implementation of programmes ;
(c) interaction with research institutions, universities, industries, Government agencies,
professional bodies, field agencies, voluntary agencies, experts and ot hers in the field of science
and technology;
(d) instituting mechanism for streamlining interaction between such institutions, bodies or
agencies as are referred to in clause (c);
(e) identification of institutions and experts for establishing technoecon omic viability of the
projects and for implementation of projects ;
(f) project funding, monitoring and review ;
(g) publication of results of successful projects and proven technologies, with a view to
achieve multiplier or replication effect;
(h) identify infrastructure gaps and promote or finance setting up of facilities that are not
available in other institutions or are not adequate to the requirements ;
(i) consultancy to Government agencies, industries, voluntary agencies and other
organisations in providing science and technology inputs for implementation of their schemes and
programmes;
(j) supporting and encouraging initiative from the actual end users of innovations in science
and technology;
(k) mobilisation and utilisation of funds of line departments for mutually relevant projects ;
(l) interaction with the institutions outside the country, and bilateral agencies and
international development agencies for projects, programmes and finances.
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9. Making use of facilities including manpower in existing institutions. — (1) In discharge of
its functions, the Commission may make use of the facilities that are available in any of the existing
private or Government educational and the research and development organi sations and, subject to the
regulations framed in this behalf, the Commission shall work out arrangements to provide, to such
institutions, financial support in lieu of their providing the facilities for the Commission or undertaking
work on behalf of the Commission.
(2) When the persons working in these institutions have devoted or are devoting their time to the
projects undertaken on behalf of th e Commission, the salary and other allowances of such persons for
devoting such time may be reimbursed by the Commission to such institutions in accordance with the
regulations.
10. Project funding. — (1) The Commission may provide suitable financial support to the
institutions chosen for development of technology, formulation of projects, undertaking demonstration
of projects, implementing the projects or any other functions of the Commission.
(2) The C ommission shall frame regulations, for identification of institutions and for providing
financial support under sub-section (1) of such institutions.
11. Meetings of Commission.— The Commission shall meet as and when necessary and at such
times and shall observe such procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings as may
be provided by regulations.
12. Officers and other employees of Commission. — (1) The Commission may appoint or take
on deputation, such other officers and employees including technical or project personnel as, in the
opinion of the Commission, may be of necessary for the efficient performance of its functions under
this Act. Such officers and other employees of the Commission shall co nsist of two categories,
namely:—
(a) Permanent staff. — consisting of administrative and secretarial officers and staff
necessary for carrying out day to day working of the Commission, on a permanent basis ;
(b) Temporary or project staff on adjunct, contractual or tenure appointment.— consisting of
persons appointed on temporary basis either by way of adjunct appointment or on contractual
basis for a specified project or on tenure basis for a specific period.
(2) The posts of officers and other employees of the Commission referred to under clause ( a) of
sub-section (1) shall be created with the prior sanction of the Government.
(3) The manner of appointment and the salaries, allowances and other terms and co nditions of
service of the officers and employees shall be such as may be determined by the Commission, subject
to any general or special orders issued in this behalf by the Government.
13. Overseeing Council. — (1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
appoint an Overseeing Council for reviewing the work and performance of the Commission, for giving
guidance and for providing policy guidelines for smooth and efficient functioning of the Commission.
(2) The constitution of the Overseeing Council, its functions and duties shall be such as may be
specified in such notification.
CHAPTER III
FUND, BUDGET, ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND RETURNS.
14. Grants by State Government. — The Government shall, after due appropr iation made by
the State Legislature by law in this behalf, pay to the Commission in each financial year by way of
grants from the Consolidated Fund of the State, such sums of money as the Government may deem fit
for being utilised for the purposes of this Act.
15. Fund of Commission. — (1) The Commission shall maintain a Fund to which shall be
credited—
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(a) all moneys provided by the State and the Central Governments ;
(b) all fees, royalties and other charges received by the Commission;
(c) all moneys received by the Commission by way of grants, gifts, endowments, donations,
benefactions, bequests or transfers; and
(d) all moneys received by the Commission in any other manner or from any other source.
(2) All moneys credited to the Fund shall be deposited in such bank or banks and invested in such
manner as the Commission may decide.
(3) The Commission shall be encouraged to create a corpus as a long term measure.
(4) The Fund shall be applied by the Commission towards meeting the expenses o f the
Commission for the purposes of this Act.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the expression “bank” means,—
(i) the State Bank of India constituted under the State Bank of India Act, 1955 (23 of 1955) ;
(ii) a subsidiary bank as defined in the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959 (38
of 1959) ;
(iii) a corresponding new bank constituted under section 3 of the Banking Companies
(Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970 ) or under section 3 of the
Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980 (40 of 1980).
16. Grants, donations, etc., to Commission. — The Commission may receive gifts, grants,
donations, benefactions, endowments, bequests from the Central Government, the State Government
and other State Governments, companies, industries, institutions, individual or from any other sources.
Such receipts, particularly those from the bilateral or multilateral agencies shall, however, be subject to
the overall policy guidelines, if any, of the Central Government and the State Government.
17. Budget.— (1) The Commission shall prepare, in such form and at s uch time each year, as
may be prescribed, a budget in respect of the financial year next ensuing, showing the estimated
receipts and expenditure, and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the Government.
(2) The expenditure from the Fund of the Commission shall be incurred only after the budget of
the Commission has been approved by the Government or as a special case, with the prior approval of
the State Government:
Provided that, the Commission shall be c ompetent in incur any expenditure from the moneys
received under section 16, to further the aims and objectives of the Commission outside the budget
approved by the Government or without referring the matter for approval of the Government, if there is
no financial liability, direct or indirect, immediate or in future, on the Government. Such receipts of
money and expenditure shall, however, be shown in the budget, accounts as well as annual report of
the Commission.
18. Accounts and audit. — (1) The Commission shall cause to be maintained such books of
accounts and other books in relation to its accounts, in such form and in such manner, as may be
prescribed.
(2) The Commission shall, as soon as may be, after closing its annual accounts, prepar e a
statement of accounts including the balance -sheet in such form as may be prescribed and forward the
same to the Government.
(3) The accounts of the Commission shall be audited by the Accountant General of the State of
Maharashtra at such time and in such manner as may be specified by him and any expenditure incurred
in connection with such audit shall be payable by the Commission to the Accountant General.
(4) The Accountant General and any person appointed by him in connection with the audit of the
accounts of the Commission under this Act shall have the same rights and privileges and the authority
in connection with such audit as the Accountant General generally has in connection with the audit of
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any Government accounts and, in particular, shall hav e the right to demand the production of books,
accounts connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect any of the offices of the
Commission.
(5) The annual accounts of the Commission together with the audit report thereon shall be
forwarded to the Government and the Government shall cause the same to be laid, as soon as may be,
after the report is received, before both the Houses of the State Legislature and shall also forward a
copy of the audit report to the Commission for taking suitab le action on the matter arising out of the
audit report or audit objections, if any.
19. Annual report.— The Commission shall prepare once every year, in such form and at such
time each year, as may be prescribed, an annual report giving accurate, true and full account of its
activities during the previous financial year, and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the Government
and the Government shall cause the same to be laid, as soon as may be, after its receipt, before both
Houses of the State Legislature.
20. Returns and information.— The Commission shall furnish to the Government such returns
or other information, with respect to its property, accounts or activities as the State Government may,
from time to time, require.
21. Directions by Government. — In the discharge of its functions under this Act, the
Commission shall be guided by such directions o n questions of policy and procedure as may be given
to it by the Government, from time to time.
22. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Commission. — No act done or
proceedings taken by the Commission, or the Overseeing Council shall be quest ioned or be invalid on
the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Commission or
the Overseeing Council or any defect in the nomination of a person as the Chairman or a member.
23. Authentication of orders and instruments of Commission. — All orders and decisions of
the Commission shall be authenticated under the signatur e of the Chairman or the Member -Secretary
or any other member authorised in writing by Commission in this behalf and all other instruments of
the Commission shall be authenticated by the signatur e of the Chairman or the Member -Secretary or
any other officer of the Commission as may be authorised in writing by the Commission in this behalf.
24. Power of monitoring and reviewing the progress of wor k assigned to organisation. —
The Commission shall have power to assign work to Government supported organisations and to
monitor and review the progress of the work assigned to any organisation irrespective of whether or
not the organisation to which the w ork is so assigned is receiving any financial or other support from
the Commission.
25. Chairman, members and employees of Commission to be public servants and protection
of act done in good faith. — (1) The Chairman, members, officers and employees of the Commission
shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of
1860).
(2) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any member of the
Commission or any officer or other employe e of the Commission or any person acting under the
direction either of the State Government or of the Commission, in respect of anything which is in good
faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rules or regulations or orders made
thereunder.
26. Power to make rules .— (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, and subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules to carry out the purposes of
this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may
provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :—
(a) the terms and conditions of service of the non-official members of the Commission other
than Chairman and Member-Secretary ;
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(b) the form and manner and the time for preparation of the budget by the Commission;
(c) the form and manner of maintenance of the accounts of the Commission ;
(d) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed, for carrying out the
purposes of this Act.
(3) Every rule made under this Act 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 thirty days which may be
comprised in one session or in two or more successive sess ions, and if, before expiry of the session in
which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any modification
in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made and notify such decision in the
Official Gazette, the rule shall, from the date of such notification, have effect only in such modified
form or be of no effect, as the case may be ; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall
be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done or omitted to be done under that rule.
27. Power to make regulations. — The Commission may, with the previous approval of the
Government and by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations consistent with the provisions
of this Act and the rules made thereunder for,—
(a) regulating arrangements to provide financial support to institutions providing facilities to
the Commission;
(b) identification of institutions for project funding and financial support under section 10 ;
(c) regulating the meetings of the Commission and the procedure for conducting business
thereat;
(d) any other matter which is to be or may be regulated by regulations for carrying out the
purposes of this Act.
28. Power to remove difficulty.— (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of
this Act, the State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions,
not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for
removing the difficulty :
Provided that, no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date
of commencement of this Act.
(2) Every order made under sub -section ( 1) shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is m ade,
before each House of the State Legislature.
29. Repeal of Mah. Ord. XX of 2004 and saving. — (1) The Rajiv Gandhi Science and
Technology Commission Ordinance, 2004 (Mah. Ord. XX of 2004), is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken (including any notification
issued or nomination, appointment or rule made) under the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have
been done, taken or issued, as the case may be, under the corresponding provisions of this Act.