Agriculture and Forestry University Act, 2010

What does it do?

• The Act establishes the Agriculture and Forestry University, headquartered in Chitwan, as an autonomous body funded by the government to teach and research agriculture, forestry and animal science. It was formed by merging the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science at Rampur and the Hetauda Forestry Campus, which had been Tribhuvan University constituent campuses.कृषि, वन र पशु विज्ञानको अध्ययन, अध्यापन र अनुसन्धानका लागि नेपाल सरकारको लगानीमा चितवनमा केन्द्रीय कार्यालय रहने गरी कृषि तथा वन विज्ञान विश्वविद्यालयको स्थापना यो ऐनले गरेको छ। त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालयका आङ्गिक क्याम्पस रहेका रामपुरस्थित कृषि तथा पशु विज्ञान अध्ययन संस्थान र हेटौंडा वन क्याम्पसलाई मिलाएर यो विश्वविद्यालय बनाइएको हो। विश्वविद्यालय स्वशासित र संगठित संस्था हो। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 3–4, p. 3
• The Prime Minister is Chancellor and the Education Minister Pro-Chancellor; the Vice-Chancellor is the full-time chief, appointed on the recommendation of a three-member committee formed by the Chancellor. The Senate (Sabha) is the top body, with an Academic Council, an Executive Council, faculties, research centres, campuses, a curriculum development centre and a Service Commission for staff recruitment.प्रधानमन्त्री विश्वविद्यालयको कुलपति र शिक्षामन्त्री सह–कुलपति हुन्छन्; उपकुलपति पूरा समय काम गर्ने प्रमुख पदाधिकारी हुन्, जसको नियुक्ति कुलपतिले गठन गर्ने तीन सदस्यीय समितिको सिफारिसमा हुन्छ। सभा सर्वोच्च निकाय हो, र प्राज्ञिक परिषद्, कार्यकारी परिषद्, संकाय, अनुसन्धान केन्द्र, क्याम्पस, पाठ्यक्रम विकास केन्द्र तथा शिक्षक–कर्मचारी छनोटका लागि सेवा आयोग रहन्छन्। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 5–7, pp. 3–4; Sections 21–24, pp. 11–12
• The University must follow the government's national education policy, reserve seats for Dalit students in technical and vocational higher education, provide for the children of martyrs, the disappeared and people with disabilities, and give scholarships to students who studied in community schools from grades 6 to 10.विश्वविद्यालयले नेपाल सरकारको राष्ट्रिय शिक्षा नीतिअनुरूप काम गर्नुपर्छ, प्राविधिक तथा व्यावसायिक उच्च शिक्षामा दलित विद्यार्थीका लागि सिट सुरक्षित गर्नुपर्छ, शहीद, बेपत्ता पारिएका र अपाङ्गता भएका व्यक्तिका छोराछोरीका लागि उच्च शिक्षाको व्यवस्था गर्नुपर्छ, र कक्षा ६ देखि १० सम्म सामुदायिक विद्यालयमा पढेका विद्यार्थीलाई छात्रवृत्ति दिनुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 35–36, pp. 16–17
• The University must get Finance Ministry approval before creating posts or raising pay and benefits that create a financial burden for the government, and deals with the government through the Ministry of Education. The government may dissolve it on the Senate's recommendation, in which case its property passes to the government.सरकारलाई आर्थिक दायित्व पर्ने गरी दरबन्दी स्वीकृत गर्नु वा पारिश्रमिक र सुविधा थप्नुअघि विश्वविद्यालयले अर्थ मन्त्रालयको स्वीकृति लिनुपर्छ, र सरकारसँग शिक्षा मन्त्रालयमार्फत सम्पर्क राख्छ। सभाको सिफारिसमा सरकारले विश्वविद्यालय विघटन गर्न सक्छ, र त्यसो भएमा यसको सम्पत्ति नेपाल सरकारको हुन्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 39, 41 and 42, pp. 17–18

Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas

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Where does it conflict with other laws?

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