Section 43 in First Statutes of the University of Udaipur
43. Powers and Duties of the Director of Extension Education.
(1)The Director of Extension Education shall be the overall incharge of all extension education activities of the University. In addition, he shall be the academic head of the extension education activities of the University. His duties among others shall be:-(a)The determination of overall policies, philosophy, and functions of the extension education programme to meet the needs and interests of the rural population of Rajasthan;(b)The maintenance of proper relationship between all organisations and groups concerned directly or indirectly with the extension of knowledge to the rural population;(c)To hold charge of and be responsible for the organisation and management of such centres or institutions of extension education or training as the University may establish or acquire at the main Campus or anywhere else in Rajasthan;(d)To arrange for the pre-service and in-service training and orientation of personnel engaged in extension work in Rajasthan;(e)To organise and render adequate counselling service to farmers and for the personnel engaged in extension work in Rajasthan;(f)To establish and maintain an adequate system of record keeping reporting and evaluation so that the needs of the rural population in terms of extension education be continuously and accurately assessed, reviewed and re-casted.(2)There shall be an Associate Director of Extension Education to each College/Campus/School. The Associate Director shall be a person technically qualified in the academic discipline of the College/Campus/School to which he is attached. He shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendations of the Council of Deans and approved by the Board.(3)All the Associate Directors shall work under the guidance of and be responsible to the Director of Extension Education.(4)There shall be an Extension Education Specialist in each Department or Division of every College/Campus/School. The Extension Education Specialist shall hold an academic rank in the Department or Division of the College/Campus/School to which he is attached.(5)It shall be permissible to employ the Extension Education Specialists on a combination appointment basis so that they devote part of their time to teaching and or research and part of their time to Extension work.(6)There shall be number of Extension Education Specialists located in the field as determined by the Academic Council. The Specialist shall be on the roll of the Colleges/Campuses/Schools in the Department or Divisions pertaining to their discipline.(7)All Extension Education Specialists shall work under the guidance of and be responsible to the Director of Extension Education directly or through the .Associate Director.(8)Extension Education Specialists employed on combination appointment basis shall be responsible to the various officers of the University in respect of and to the extent to which their employment in various types of work is concerned.(9)The Extension Education Specialists shall be selected by the Director of Extension Education and appointed by the Vice- Chancellor.(10)There shall be an Extension Education Advisory Committee consisting of:-(i)The Vice-Chancellor, as Chairman,(ii)Development Commissioner, Rajasthan or his representative,(iii)A representative of the Rajasthan State Farmers' Forum,(iv)The Director of Agriculture, Rajasthan, or his representative,(v)The Director of Animal Husbandry, Rajasthan or his representative,(vi)Director of Primary and Secondary Education or his representative,(vii)The Deans, Associate Deans and Directors of Schools,(viii)The Director of Agricultural Experiment Station, and(ix)The Director of Extension Education as Secretary.(11)The Extension Education Advisory Committee shall advise the University regarding:-(a)Co-ordination of the University Extension Education programme with the State and national programme,(b)Location, number and areas of specialisation of Extension Education Specialists in the field,(c)Allocation of funds for Extension Education activities, and(d)Ways and means of increasing the effectiveness of the University extension programme.(12)The Extension Education Advisory Committee shall make its recommendation to the Academic Council.(13)Director of Extension Education shall have full access to the Vice-Chancellor and shall be directly responsible to him for effecting close co-ordination of the extension education activities of the University with the Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Development and Co-operation.(14)The Director of Extension Education shall with respect to the employees working under him exercise the powers of drawing, disbursing and collecting moneys and shall have the power to:-(a)Countersign T.A. bills, and(b)grant leave to the employees.
