Constitution of Board of Management as Tamil Nadu Fisheries University under the Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Act

What the notification does

The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department notification constitutes the Board of Management of the Tamil Nadu Fisheries University under sub-section (1) of Section 19 of the Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Act, 2012. It divides the Board membership into ex-officio members and other members.

The Governor of Tamil Nadu, acting under sub-section (1) of Section 51 of the Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Act, 2012, also specifies 4 March 2014 as the date from which the Board of Management commenced exercising its functions.

Board membership

The ex-officio members listed in G.O. Ms. No. 60 are:

• The Vice-Chancellor.
• The Secretary to Government in charge of Fisheries.
• The Secretary to Government in charge of Finance.
• The Secretary to Government in charge of Law.
• The Director of Fisheries.
• The Registrar.

The other members named or represented in the notification are:

• Dr. H.R.V. Reddy, Director of Research at Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, nominated by the Chancellor as a fisheries scientist or educationalist.
• Thiru S. Sudhagar, nominated by the Government as a progressive fish farmer or fisher folk.
• Thiru R. Kulasekaran, nominated by the Government as a representative of fishery business, including cooperatives and fishery industry.
• Dr. R. Bhuvana, nominated by the Chancellor as a woman member with an active interest in societal development.
• Dr. A.G. Ponniah, Director of the Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, as nominee of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
• The Chief Executive of the National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad, or the Chief Executive's nominee.

Who is affected

G.O. Ms. No. 60 directly concerns the governance of the Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, its listed ex-officio office holders, nominated members and represented fisheries organisations. It establishes who serves on the University's Board of Management and when that Board began functioning.

Relevance to land and property

G.O. Ms. No. 60 does not set out provisions on land ownership, land use, planning permission, property registration or property transactions. A property buyer or owner is not directly affected by the matters stated in this notification unless separately involved with the governance of the Tamil Nadu Fisheries University.