Section 41. Transitional provisions

41. Transitional provisions .—Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,— (a) the Board of Governors of an Institute functioning as such immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue to function until a new Board is constituted for that Institute under this Act, but on the constitution of a new Board under this Act, the members of the existing Board holding office before such constitution shall cease to hold office; (b) until the first Statutes and Ordinances are made under this Act, the Statutes and Ordinances of the existing Institutes, as in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall continue to apply to the corresponding Institutes in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. THE SCHEDULE [ See section 4] |Sl.|No.|Name of existing Institute|Name of corresponding Institute| |---|---|---|---| |(1)||(2)|(3)| |1.||National Institute of Food|National Institute of Food Technology,| |||Technology Entrepreneurship and|Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli,| |||Management (NIFTEM) Kundli,|Haryana.| |||Haryana.|| |2.||Indian Institute of Food Processing|National Institute of Food Technology,| |||Technology (IIFPT) Thanjavur,|Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur,| |||TamilNadu.|TamilNadu.| STATEMENT OF OBJECT AND REASONS Presently, the National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli, State of Haryana and the Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur, State of Tamil Nadu are Societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. These institutions are separate autonomous bodies exclusively on food processing sector aimed at developing best human resource with an objective of addressing the diverse needs and providing solutions to the challenges faced by stakeholders of the sector including farmers.