Section 3. The Bill, inter alia, provides for the following, namely:

3. The Bill, inter alia, provides for the following, namely:— (i) on and from the date of commencement of this legislation, each of the existing Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management being a Society shall be declared as an institution of national importance and all the rights and liabilities of the Society shall be transferred to the Councils of respective Institutes. (ii) the Authorities of Institutes are the Board of Governors, the Senate and such other Authorities as may be declared by the Statutes; (iii) the Board of Governors of each Institute shall be the principal executive body of that Institute and shall consist of a Chairperson, from amongst eminent persons distinguished in the field of Food Industry, two representatives distinguished in the Food Processing Industry to be nominated by the Central Government as Members and certain ex officio Members; (iv) to co-ordinate the activities of all Institutes, there shall be established a central body to be called the Council which shall consist of a Chairperson, Vice- Chairperson, three representatives of eminence from Food Processing Industry and three eminent academicians as Members and certain ex officio Members. The Minister of Food Processing Industry, Central Government shall be the Chairperson of the Council.