30A. Establishment of Council.— (1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may,
by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf, there shall be established for all the Institutes
specified in column (3) of the Schedule, a central body to be called the Council.
(2) The Council shall consist of the following members, namely:––
(a) Minister in charge of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government having
administrative control of the Pharmaceuticals, ex officio, as Chairperson;
(b) Minister of State in the Ministry or Department of the Central Government having
administrative control of the Pharmaceuticals, ex officio, as Vice-Chairperson;
(c) the Secretary to the Government of India in charge of the Ministry or Department of the
Central Government having administrative control of the Pharmaceuticals, ex officio;
(d) the Chairperson of every Board of Governors, ex officio;
(e) the Director of every Institute, ex officio;
(f) the Chairperson, All India Council for Technical Education, ex officio;
(g) the Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, ex officio;
(h) four Secretaries to the Government of India, to represent the Ministries or Departments of the
Central Government dealing with Biotechnology, Health Research, Higher Education and Science
and Technology, ex officio;
(i) not less than three, but not more than five persons to be nominated by the Visitor, at least one
of whom shall be a woman, having special knowledge or practical experience in education,
pharmaceutical industry, medical devices industry or pharmaceutical research;
1. Ins. by Act 43 of 2021, s. 29, (w.e.f. 25-5-2022).
12
(j) three members of Parliament of whom two shall be elected by the House of the People and one
by the Council of States, from amongst its members;
(k) the President, Indian Drugs Manufacturing Association, ex officio;
(l) the President, Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India, ex officio;
(m) the President, Pharmacy Council of India, ex officio;
(n) the Financial Advisor of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government dealing with
Pharmaceuticals, ex officio;
(o) the Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry or Department of the Central
Government having administrative control of the Pharmaceuticals, ex officio, as Member-Secretary.
(3) It is hereby declared that the office of a member of the Council shall not disqualify its holder for
being chosen as, or for being, a member of either House of Parliament.
30B. Term of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to, members of Council. —(1)
Save as otherwise provided in this section, the term of office of a member of the Council shall be three
years from the date of his nomination or election, as the case may be.
(2) The term of office of an ex officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue
of which he is a member.
(3) The term of office of a member elected under clause (j) of sub-section (2) of section 30A shall
come to an end as soon as he becomes a Minister or Minister of State or Deputy Minister, or the Speaker
or the Deputy Speaker of the House of the People, or the Deputy Chairperson of the Council of States or
ceases to be a member of the House which elected him.
(4) The term of office of a member nominated or elected to fill a casual vacancy shall continue for the
remainder of the term of the member in whose place he has been nominated or elected.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section an outgoing member shall, unless the Central
Government otherwise directs, continue in office until another person is nominated or elected as a
member in his place.
(6) The members of the Council shall be paid such travelling and other allowances by the Central
Government as may be determined by that Government, but no member shall be entitled to any salary by
reason of this sub-section.
30C. Functions of Council.—(1) It shall be the general duty of the Council to coordinate the
activities of all the Institutes and to take all such steps as to ensure planned and coordinated development
of pharmaceutical education and research and maintenance of standards thereof.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Council shall perform the following
functions, namely:—
(a) to advise on matters relating to the duration of the courses, the degrees and other academic
distinctions to be conferred by the Institutes, admission standards and other academic matters;
(b) to lay down policy regarding cadres, methods of recruitment and conditions of service of
employees, institution of scholarships and free-ships, levying of fees and other matters of common
interest;
(c) to examine the development plans of each Institute and to approve such of them as are
considered necessary and also to indicate broadly the financial implications of such approved plans;
(d) to lay down policy or guidelines for promoting research and development in pharmaceuticals
and related areas, fostering collaboration and overseeing developments and on matters incidental
thereto;
(e) to examine the annual budget estimates of each Institute and to recommend to the Central
Government the allocation of funds for that purpose;
13
(f) to advise the Visitor, if so required, in respect of any function to be performed by him under
this Act; and
(g) to perform such other functions as are assigned to it by or under this Act.
(3) The Council shall meet at least once every six months and follow such procedure in its meetings
as may be prescribed.
30D. Chairman of Council.—(1) The Chairperson of the Council shall ordinarily preside at the
meetings of the Council:
Provided that in the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson shall preside at the meetings of
the Council:
Provided further that in the absence of both the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson, any other
member, chosen from amongst themselves by the members present at the meeting shall preside at that
meeting.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Chairperson of the Council to ensure that the decisions taken by the
Council are implemented.
(3) The Chairman shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as are assigned to
him by this Act.
30E. Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter. —(1) The Central Government
may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Chapter.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may
provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the manner of filling vacancies among the members of the Council;
(b) the disqualifications for being chosen as, and for being, a member of the Council;
(c) the circumstances in which, and the authority by which, members may be removed;
(d) the meetings of the Council and the procedure of conducting business thereat;
(e) the travelling and other allowances payable to members of the Council; and
(f) the functions of the Council and the manner in which such functions may be exercised.
(3) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Chapter shall be laid, as soon as may be
after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days
which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of
the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in
making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall
thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that
any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done
under that rule.]