Section 2. Vice-Chancellor

THE SECOND SCHEDULE. THE CENTRAL SANSKRIT UNIVERSITIES ACT, 2020 ACT NO. 5 OF 2020 [25 th March , 2020.] - An Act to establish and incorporate Universities for teaching and research in Sanskrit, to develop all-inclusive Sanskrit promotional activities and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 2. Vice-Chancellor.— (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor from out of a panel of three names recommended by a Committee constituted under clause (3): Provided that if the Visitor does not approve any of the persons included in the panel, he may call for a fresh panel of new names. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall be an eminent scholar in the field of Sanskrit and allied subjects and his qualifications shall be as specified in the regulations made under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956) in this behalf. (3) The Committee referred to in clause (1) shall consist of five persons, out of whom two shall be nominated by the Executive Council and two by the Visitor, and one by the Central Government and the nominee of the Visitor shall be the convener of the Committee: Provided that none of the members of the Committee shall be an employee of the University or a College or an Institution maintained by the University or a member of any authority of the University. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time salaried employee of the University. (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office, or until he attains the age of seventy years: Provided that the Visitor may direct any Vice-Chancellor, after his term has expired, to continue in office for such period, not exceeding a total period of one year, as may be specified by him, subject to him not exceeding seventy years of age. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (5), the Visitor may, at any time after the ViceChancellor has entered upon his office, by order in writing, remove the Vice-Chancellor from office on grounds of incapacity, misconduct or violation of statutory provisions: Provided that no such order shall be made by the Visitor unless the Vice-Chancellor has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken against him: Provided further that the Visitor shall consult the Chancellor also before making such order: Provided also that the Visitor may, at any time, before making such order, place the ViceChancellor under suspension, pending enquiry. (7) The emoluments and other conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be as follows:— (i) the Vice-Chancellor shall be paid a monthly salary and allowances, other than house rent allowance, at the rates fixed by the Central Government from time to time and he shall be entitled, without payment of rent, to use a furnished residence throughout his term of office and no charge shall fall on the Vice-Chancellor in respect of the maintenance of such residence; (ii) the Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to such terminal benefits and allowances as may be fixed by the Central Government from time to time: Provided that where an employee of the University, or a College or an Institution maintained by the University, or of any other University or any college or institution maintained by or admitted to the privileges of, such other University, is appointed as the Vice-Chancellor, he may be allowed to continue to contribute to any provident fund of which he is a member and the University shall contribute to the account of such person in that provident fund at the same rate at which the person had been contributing immediately before his appointment as the Vice-Chancellor: Provided further that where such employee had been a member of any pension scheme, the University shall make necessary contribution to such scheme; (iii) the Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to travelling allowance at such rates as may be fixed by the Central Government from time to time; (iv) the Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to leave on full pay at the rate of thirty days in a calendar year and the leave shall be credited to his account in advance in two half-yearly instalments of fifteen days each on the first day of January and July every year: Provided that if the Vice-Chancellor assumes or relinquishes charge of the office of the Vice-Chancellor during the currency of a half year, the leave shall be credited proportionately at the rate of two and-a-half days for each completed month of service; (v) in addition to the leave referred to in sub-clause (iv), the Vice-Chancellor shall also be entitled to half-pay leave at the rate of twenty days for each completed year of service, and half-pay leave may also be availed of as commuted leave on full pay on medical certificate: Provided that when such commuted leave is availed of, twice the amount of half-pay leave shall be debited against half-pay leave due. (8) If the office of the Vice-Chancellor becomes vacant due to death, resignation or otherwise, or if he is unable to perform his duties due to ill-health or any other cause, the senior-most Professor shall perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor.