State Act
Section 21. The Board of Governors and its powers
This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the Uttarakhand Private Universities Act, 2023 (Uttarakhand Act 2 of 2024), s.72(1) and Schedule-I item 16; it may still apply to matters that began before then.
21 (1) The Board of Governors shall consist of:- (a) The Chancellor shall be the Chairman of the Board of Governors; (b) Co-Chairman of the Board of Governors shall be nominated from amongst the members of the Promoting Trust; (c) The Vice-Chancellor- Member -Secretary; (d) One Academician nominated by the Visitor; (e) Principal Secretary / Secretary to the State Government in the Dept of Higher Education. (f) Five members nominated by the Promoting Trust ; (g) Two members nominated by the Chairman, Promoting Trust from reputed higher education institutions; (2) The Board of Governors shall be the Principal Governing Body of the University and shall have the following powers, namely:- (a) to lay down policies to be pursued by the University; (b) to review decisions of the other authorities of the University if they are not in conformity with the provisions of this Act, or the Statutes or the Rules; (c) to approve the budget and annual report of the University; (d) to make new or additional Statutes or amend or repeal the earlier Statutes and Rules; (e) to take decision about voluntary winding up of the University; (f) to approve proposals for submission to the State Government; and (g) to take such decisions and steps as are found desirable for effectively carrying out the objects of the University; (h) to appoint the Statutory Auditors of the University; (i) to open, close, operate and manage accounts of the University; (3) The Board of Governors shall, meet at least twice in a year at such time and place as the Chairman, Board of the Governors thinks fit.