State Act

THE TAMIL NADU VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY ACT 1989

36(1) The University shall institute for the benefit of its officers, teachers and other employees such pension, gratuity, insurance and provident fund as it may deem fit, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. (2) Where the University has so instituted a provident fund under sub-section (1), the Government may declare that the provisions of the Provident Funds Act, 1925 shall apply to the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Provident Fund as if the University were a local authority and the fund a Government Provident Fund, with effect from 20th September, 1989. (3) The University may, in consultation with the Finance Committee, invest the provident fund amount in such manner as it may determine. Explanation: For the purposes of this section and section 37, the word “officer” shall not include the Chancellor and the Pro-Chancellor of the University.