RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2005

MANUAL(SERIAL No. 1 OF THE RTI ACT 2005)

Regarding
The particulars of its organization, functions and duties

PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITYLUDHIANAPUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, LUDHIANA, INDIAPARTICULARS OF THE INSTITUTION

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) came into existence on 17th ofOctober, 1962. Modelled on the pattern of land grant colleges of the USA it iscommitted to perform teaching, research and extension in agriculture and its alliedfields. In relatively short span the University has emerged as a premier centre forlearning and research and pioneer agricultural institution in India. Its immense
contribution in human resource development and overall development in agriculture
has given it the status of the Biggest Engine of Development in the Punjab State andone of the best Agricultural Universities in Asia.
It has played pivotal role in ushering “Green Revolution”. It is a focal point ofseveral new scientific discoveries and innovations which has triggered rapid
agricultural transformation in the State. In recognition of its outstandingachievements in agricultural research, education and effective transfer of technology
programmes the University as adjusted as the first Best State Agricultural
University by Indian Council of Agricultural Research in 1995.
The University is spread over an area of about 580 hectares at Ludhiana andabout 2000 hectares at various Regional Stations (6), Sub-stations (4) and SeedFarms (5) located in different agricultural zones of the State. Of the four constituent
colleges, College of Agriculture is the largest one. It received Federation of IndianChambers of Commerce and Industry Award in 1977. Departments of Plant
Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology, and Soils have been identified as Centre ofAdvances Studies (CAS) by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. More than13,000 graduates and 10,000 post-graduates have been produced by the PAU.
It is mission of the University to achieve excellence in providing quality
education, research and extension programmes in agricultural and allied fields toserve people of the State, the nation and the world.

Power/Functions of the Punjab Agricultural University(as incorporated under section 9 of the Haryana and Punjab AgriculturalUniversities Act 1970)
The University has been vested with the following powers, namely:a) to provide for graduate and post-graduate instructions in agriculture.,
agricultural engineering, home sciences and other allied sciences andin such other branches of learning as the a University may deem fit;b) to make provision for instructions in applied fields, research and thedissemination of the finding of research and technical information
through an extension education programme;c) to institute degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions;d) to hold examinations and to grant and confer degrees, displomas andother academic distinctions to and on persons who shall havei) Pursued a prescribed course of study; orii) Carried out research in the University, or in an institution
recognized in this behalf by the University, undertheprescribed conditions;e) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions in the prescribedmanner and under the prescribed conditions;f)to provide lectures and instructions for field workers, village leaders andother persons not enrolled as regular students of the University andto grant certificates to them when deemed desirable;g) to co-operate with other Universities and authorities in such manner andfor such purposes as the University may determine;h) to institute teaching, research and extension education posts requiredby the University and to appoint persons to such posts;i)to create administrative, ministerial and other posts and to makeappointments thereto;j)to institute and award fellowships,
accordance with the Statutes;

scholarships and prizesink) to institute and maintain residential accommodation for students of theUniversity:l)to supervise and control the residential accommodation and to regularthe discipline of the students of the University and to makearrangements for promoting their health and welfare;m) to institute and received such fees and other charges as may beprescribed; andn) to do all such acts and things, whether incidental to the powers
aforesaid or not, as may be requisite in order to further the objects ofthe University.

The Organization Chart of PAU isavailable in Manual No. 3

Duties of The Punjab Agricultural University(as incorporated under section 2 of the Haryana and Punjab AgriculturalUniversities Act 1970)

The University has been established and incorporated for thefollowing objects, namely:a) making provision for imparting education in different branches of study,
particularly in agriculture, agricultural engineering, home sciences
and other allied sciences;b) furthering the advancement of learning and prosecution of research,
particularly in agriculture and other allied sciences;c) undertaking the extension of such sciences to the rural people of theterritories within which the University is required by this Act tofunction; andd) such other purposes as the State Government may, by notification inthe Officer Gazette, direct.