Section 50 in The West Bengal University of Health Sciences Act, 2002
50. Local managing or advisory committee of an affiliated college.
(1)There shall be a separate local managing committee for every affiliated college or institution, consisting of the following members:-(a)president or chairman of the management of the affiliated institution-Chairperson;(b)secretary of the management of the affiliated institution or secretary's nominee;(c)three local members representing different fields of the area nominated by the management;(d)three teachers, elected in the manner as may be prescribed by the teachers of the college or institution;(e)one non-teaching employee, elected in the manner as may be prescribed by the non-teaching employees of the college or institution;(f)Principal-Member-Secretary.(2)For every college or institution managed and maintained by the State Government or local authority, there shall be a local advisory committee which shall consist of the following members-(i)three persons each one nominated by the Director of Medical Education and Research, West Bengal, the Director of Health Services, West Bengal, and the Director of Ayurveda, West Bengal;(ii)three teachers, elected in the manner as may be prescribed by the teachers of the college or institution;(iii)one non-teaching employee, elected in the manner as may be prescribed by the non-teaching employees of the college or institution;(iv)Principal-Member-Secretary.(3)The local managing committee, or the local advisory committee, as the case may be, shall meet at least twice a year.(4)The term of the office of the members, elected or nominated, shall be five years.(5)The powers and duties of the local managing committee or the local advisory committee shall be to-(a)prepare the budget and financial statement of the college or institution;(b)recommend to the management the creation of the teaching and other posts;(c)determine the programme of instruction and internal evaluation and to discuss the progress of studies in the college;(d)make recommendations to the management for the improvement of the standard of teaching in the college or institution;(e)formulate proposals of new expenditure not provided for in the college budget;(f)advise the Principal regarding the intake capacity of various classes, preparation of time-tables, distribution of the available teaching workload and such other matters relating to the internal management of the college and discipline of the college students as may be referred to it by the Principal, from time to time;(g)consider and make recommendations on the inspection report, if any;(h)consider and make recommendations on the report of the local inquiry committee, if any;(i)prepare the annual report on the work done by the committee for the year ending on the thirtieth day of June and submit the same to the management, the Executive Council of the University and to the Director concerned;(j)perform such other duties, and exercise such other powers, as may be entrusted by the management and the University.
