REGIONAL COMPUTER CENTRE
 CALCUTTA [AN AUTONOMOUS
 REGIONAL FACILITY]
 

1. The Society shall be governed by the provisions of the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961and the West Bengal Society Registration Rules, 1963.

2. TRUSTEES

(a) The first Trustees of the Society shall be the following:-

i. Col. A. Balasubramanian, Officer On-Special-Duty, Department of Electronics, Bigyan Bhavan Annexe, New Delhi-110 011.

ii. Dr. D. Shankar Narayan, Additional Secretary, University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110 001.

iii. Shri D.K. Guha, Education Commissioner & Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of West Bengal, Writers' Buildings, Calcutta-700 012.

(b) All properties of the Society save and except the funds with the bankers of the Society shall vest in the Trustees for the time being of the Society. On the appointment of a new trustee caused by the death, incapacity or resignation of a trustee, the properties of the Society shall forthwith vest in the new trustee as may be appointed alongwith the other trustees without any further deed or document so vesting the properties in such new trustee.

3. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

i. (a) The Executive Council (hereinafter referred to as the 'Council') shall consist of the following members.

(b) Two representatives of the Government of West Bengal (i) the Secretary, Finance Department and (ii) the Secretary, Education Department of the Government of West Bengal or their nominees.

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(c) The Additional Secretary, University Grants Commission.

(d) A representative nominated by Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs, Government of India.

(e) Three representatives of the Department of Electronics, Government of India.

(f) The Vice-Chancellor of the Jadavpur University.

(g) The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta.

(h) Director of Regional Computer Centre at Calcutta..

ii. The Council shall have the power to co-opt two more members who may be the major users of the computer of the Society.

4. SECRETARY

The Director of Regional Computer Centre of Calcutta will be the Secretary, ex-officio of the Council.

5. The Council of the Society shall be incharge of the management and administration of the affairs of the Society - subject to the General Supervision of the Trustees and shall carryout, observe and fulfil duly the directions as may from time to time be given by the Trustees.

6. The Director of the Regional Computer Centre of Calcutta shall be appointed by the Council, and he will hold office for a period of five years from the date of his appointment.

7. (a) In the event of any vacancy occurring in the Council due to resignation, death or otherwise, it shall be filled up by nomination by the concerned Organisation.

(b) In the event of any such vacancy in the Council, the Council shall be competent to function provided that the number of members of the Council does not, at any time be reduced to less than seven.

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8. Advisory Committee:

The Council shall nominate an Advisory Committee to give necessary technical guidance in the system of developmental work of the Society and from time to time to review the progress made in the development of the work of the Society. The Advisory Committee shall consist of one representative nominated by each of the following:-

(a.) The Government of West Bengal. (Education Department). (b) The Jadavpur University. (c) The Calcutta. University. (d) The Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta.. (e) The Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. (f) Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Calcutta. (g) Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Calcutta. (h) Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics. (i) Directors of other Regional Computer Centres, as and when they are established. (j) Two representatives of organisations who are the major users of the Centre and are not represented above; one of whom would be from the Industrial Sector. (k) Director of the Centre who shall also be ex- officio Secretary of the Advisory Committee.

9. The Council shall ensure that persons nominated on the Advisory Committee are of recognised national eminence in the field of Electronic Data. Processing Systems. If, for any reason a suitable person is not available from a particular organisation the vacancy will be kept open till a. person of requisite calibre is available.

10. The Council shall have the following powers:-

(a) to make, from time to time, necessary bye-laws subject to these Regulations and subject to the approval of the Trustees, for the proper conduct of the affairs of the Society;

(b) to appoint either at a fixed salary or on remuneration such person or persons as may be necessary for the efficient administration and management of the affairs of the Society and on reasonable grounds to suspend, dismiss or otherwise punish such person or persons as it thinks fit;

(C) determine charges for extending all aspect of Electronic Data Processing support to various organisations;

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(d) to appoint Advocates, Attorneys or other Lawyers as the case may be and to authorise any officer of the Society to sign Vakalatnamas, Warrant of Attorney, pleadings, petitions and applications and to institute suits or proceedings in Courts of Law to protect the interests of the Society;

(e) power to purchase, take on lease or exchange or otherwise acquire for the Society any property rights or privileges which the Society is authorised to acquire at such pire for the Society any property rights or privileges which the Society is authorised to acquire at such 'prices and specially on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit and in particular to purchase or take on lease office room or rooms for carrying on the works of the Society at such place or places as it thinks fit and to lease, sub-lease, surrender, exchange or otherwise dispose any such properties, rights or privileges upon such terms and conditions and for such considerations as it may think fit;

(f) power to institute, prosecute, conduct, defend, withdraw or abandon any legal or arbitration proceedings by or against the Society and also to compound, allow time or payment or satisfaction of any debts, dues and any claims or demands by or against the Society;

(g) power to make and give receipts, releases and other discharge for moneys payable to the Society and for the claims and demands of the Society;

(h) to invest and deal with any of the funds and finances of the Society not immediately required for the purpose of the Society upon such securities or investments and in such manner as it thinks fit and from time to time vary convert or realise such securities and investments;

(i) power to make, vary or repeal from time to time the rules and regulations of the Society for the efficient management and administration of the affairs of the Society and relating to its employees subject to the approval of the Trustees;

(j) power to enter into all such negotiations and contracts, and to rescind and vary all such contracts, and to execute all such acts, deeds and things in the name of and on behalf of the Society as it may consider expedient for or in relation to any of the matters aforesaid or otherwise for the purpose of the Society;

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(k) power subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in force and subject to the approval of the Trustees to sanction any arrangement for the amalgamation of any Society which has similar objects as this Society on such terms and conditions as it may consider beneficial to the interest of the objects of the Society;

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