#THE ANUSANDHAN NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION ATC, 2023 
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##ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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###CHAPTER I 

###PRELIMINARY 

SECTIONS. 

1. Short title and commencement. 
2. Definitions. 

###CHAPTER II 

###ANUSANDHAN NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION 

3. Establishment of Foundation. 
4. Objectives of Foundation. 
5. Governing Board. 
6. Meetings of Governing Board. 
7. Executive Council. 
8. Meetings of Executive Council. 
9. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Governing Board or Executive Council. 
10. Functions of Executive Council. 
11. Chief Executive Officer and other officers and employees of Foundation. 
12. Constitution of Committees. 

###CHAPTER III 

###FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 

13. Funds of Foundation. 
14. Budget. 
15. Annual report. 
16. Accounts and audit. 
17. Annual report and auditor's report to be laid before Parliament. 

###CHAPTER IV 

###MISCELLANEOUS 

18. Certification and report to be furnished. 
19. Power of Governing Board to delegate. 
20. Power of Governing Board to issue directions. 
21. Application of other laws not barred. 
22. Protection of action taken in good faith. 
23. Power to make rules. 
24. Power of Executive Council to make regulations. 
25. Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament. 
26. Power to remove difficulties. 
27. Repeal and savings. 



#THE ANUSANDHAN NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION ACT, 2023 

##ACT NO. 25 OF 2023 

[12th  August , 2023.] 

An  Act  to  establish  the  Anusandhan  National  Research  Foundation  to  provide  high  level  strategic 
  direction  for  research,  innovation  and  entrepreneurship  in  the  fields  of  natural  sciences  including 
  mathematical  sciences,  engineering  and  technology,  environmental  and  earth  sciences,  health  and 
  agriculture, and scientific and technological interfaces of humanities and social sciences, to promote, 
  monitor  and  provide  support  as  required  for  such  research  and  for  matters  connected  therewith  or 
  incidental thereto. 

  BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

###CHAPTER I 

###PRELIMINARY 

1. **Short title and commencement.**— (1) This Act may be called the Anusandhan National Research 
Foundation Act, 2023. 

(2) It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 
Official  Gazette,  appoint; and  different  dates  may  be  appointed for  different  provisions  of  this  Act and 
any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to 
the coming into force of that provision. 

2. **Definitions.**—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

  (a) “appointed  date”  means  such  date  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification,  appoint 
under sub-section (2) of section 1; 

  (b) “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation; 

  (c) “Committees” means the Committees of the Executive Council referred to in section 12; 

  (d) “Executive Council” means the Council constituted under sub-section (1) of section 7; 

  (e) “Foundation”  means  the  Anusandhan  National  Research  Foundation  established  under 
section 3; 

  (f) “Funds” means the Funds referred to in sub-section (2) of section 13; 

  (g) “Governing Board” means the Governing Board of the Foundation constituted under section 5; 

  (h) “Member” means a Member of the Governing Board or the Executive Council and includes the 
President, Vice-President and Chairperson, as the case may be; 

  (i) “notification”  means  the  notification  published  in  the  Official  Gazette  and  the  expression 
“notified” shall be construed accordingly; 

  (j) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and 

  (k) “regulations” means the regulations made by the Executive Council under this Act. 

[^1]. 5th  day of February, 2024, vide notification No. S.O. 474(E), dated 5th February, 2024, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, 
Part II, sec. 3(ii). 



###CHAPTER II 

###ANUSANDHAN NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION 

3. **Establishment of Foundation.**—(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, 
by notification, appoint, there shall be established for the purposes of this Act, a Foundation to be known 
as the Anusandhan National Research Foundation. 

(2) The  Foundation,  referred  to  in  sub-section  (1),  shall  be  a  body  corporate,  having  perpetual 
succession  and  a  common  seal,  with  power  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  to  acquire,  hold  and 
dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract and shall, by the said name, sue or be 
sued. 

4. **Objectives of Foundation.**—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Foundation shall serve as 
the apex body to provide high level strategic direction for research, innovation and entrepreneurship in 
the fields of natural sciences including mathematical sciences, engineering and technology, environmental 
and earth sciences, health and agriculture, and scientific and technological interfaces of humanities and 
social sciences. 

(2) Without  prejudice to  the  provisions  contained in  sub-section (1),  the  Foundation  shall  undertake 
suitable initiatives including the following, namely:— 

  (a) preparing the roadmap for short, medium and long term research and development; 

  (b) seeding, growing and facilitating research at academic and research institutions, particularly at 
universities and colleges where research capacity is at a nascent stage, through programmes such as 
research  and  development  projects,  fellowships,  academic  chairs,  and  creation  of  centres  of 
excellence; 

  (c) funding competitive peer-reviewed grant proposals to eligible persons; 

  (d) assisting in setting up research infrastructure and environment that is conducive for scientific 
pursuit with specific focus on matters of national priorities, emerging frontiers and strategic research; 

  (e) increasing India's role and participation in key areas of national and global importance; 

  (f) supporting translation of research undertaken into capital intensive technologies; 

  (g) evolving  nationally  coordinated  programmes  to  identify  scientific  and  practical  solutions  for 
societal, developmental, financial and techno-economic challenges; 

  (h) coordinating across the Central Government, State Governments, public authorities, industries, 
and  research  institutions,  to  document  and  analyse  the  expenditure  on  scientific  research  and  their 
outcomes during each financial year, and report the same to the Central Government; 

  (i) evolving participation in international collaborative projects and fostering exchange of scientific 
information; 

  (j) encouraging collaboration with scientists from within and outside India, including scientists of 
Indian origin, with a view to enrich the Indian scientific ecosystem; and 

  (k) encouraging the Public Sector Enterprises as well as the private sector entities to invest in the 
activities of the Foundation. 

(3) In addition to the objectives referred to in sub-section (2), the Foundation shall also, to the extent 
practicable,  either  by  itself,  or  through  a  suitable  agency  identified  in  this  behalf,  undertake  an  annual 
survey  of  outcomes  of  scientific  research  in  India,  with  a  view  to  create  a  central  repository,  for  the 
collection, interpretation and analysis of information and data surrounding such research, and the aim of 
such  a  repository  would  include  providing  information  for  policy  formulation  and  advising  the  Central 
Government and State Governments as well as the private sector: 

  Provided that the survey referred to in this sub-section shall exclude any strategic areas of research as 
determined by the Governing Board. 

(4) The  Foundation  shall  perform  the  aforesaid  objectives  through  a  Governing  Board  constituted 
under section 5. 

5. **Governing Board.**—(1)  There  shall  be  constituted  a  Governing  Board,  which  shall  provide  high 
level strategic direction, perform and monitor the implementation of the objectives of the Foundation. 

(2) The Governing Board referred to in sub-section (1) shall consist of the following, namely:— 

  (a) the Prime Minister of India, *ex officio*—President; 

  (b) the Union Minister of Science and Technology, *ex officio*—Vice-President; 

  (c) the Union Minister of Education, *ex officio*—Vice-President; 

  (d) a Member from the NITI Aayog dealing with science and technology, *ex officio*—Member; 

  (e) Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India  in  the  Department  of  Science  and  Technology, 
*ex officio*—Member; 

  (f) Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, 
*ex officio*—Member; 

  (g) Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Biotechnology, *ex officio*—Member; 

  (h) Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India  in  the  Department  of  Higher  Education, *ex officio*—
Member; and 

  (i) the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, *ex officio*—Member-Secretary 

(3) The  President  of  the  Governing  Board  may  nominate  or  appoint  the  following  Members  to  the 
Governing Board, namely:— 

  (a) not  exceeding  two  Members  from  the  Prime  Minister's  Science,  Technology  and  Innovation 
Council; 

  (b) not exceeding five Members from business organisation or industry; 

  (c) one Member from the field of humanities and social sciences; 

  (d) not exceeding two Members from institutions engaged in scientific and technological research 
and development; and 

  (e) not exceeding six experts who have specialised  knowledge in the areas of health, mathematical 
and  physical  sciences,  biological  sciences,  engineering  and  technology,  innovation  and  partnership, 
computer and information sciences, and engineering. 

(4) The  qualifications,  experience,  honorarium  and  allowances  payable  to  and  the  other  terms  and 
conditions of service of the Members and experts of the Governing Board referred to in sub-section (3) 
shall be such as may be prescribed. 

6. **Meetings of Governing Board.**—(1)  The  Governing  Board  shall  meet  at  such  times  and  places, 
and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings including 
quorum at such meetings, as may be specified by the regulations. 

(2) If the President for any reason is unable to attend a meeting of the Governing Board, any of the 
Vice-Presidents shall preside over the meeting. 

7. **Executive Council.**—(1) The President of the Governing Board shall  constitute  an  Executive 
Council to implement the provisions of this Act. 

(2) The Executive Council referred to in sub-section (1) shall consist of the following, nominated by 
the President of the Governing Board, namely:— 

  (a) the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, *ex officio*— Chairperson; 

  (b) Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India  in  the  Department  of  Science  and  Technology, 
*ex officio*—Member; 

  (c) Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India  in  the  Department  of  Biotechnology, *ex officio*—
Member; 

  (d) Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of scientific and Industrial Research, 
*ex officio*—Member; 

  (e) Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Earth Sciences, *ex officio*—Member; 

  (f) Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India  in  the  Department  of  Higher  Education, *ex officio*—
Member; 

  (g) Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India  in  the  Department  of  Health  Research, *ex officio*—
Member; 

  (h) Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India  in  the  Department  of  Defence  Research  and 
Development, *ex officio*—Member; 

  (i) Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India  in  the  Department  of  Atomic  Energy, *ex officio*—
Member; 

  (j) Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Space, *ex officio*—Member; 

  (k) Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India  in  the  Department  of  Agricultural  Research  and 
Education, *ex officio*—Member; and 

  (l) the  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  the  Foundation  appointed  under  section  11 *ex officio*—
Member-Secretary. 

(3) The President of the Governing Board may also nominate or appoint the following Members to the 
Executive Council, namely:— 

  (a) not  exceeding  two  ex  officio  Members  amongst  Secretaries  of  such  other  Departments  or 
Ministries  of the  Government  of  India,  not  referred  to  in  sub-section  (2),  as  may  be  notified  by  the 
Central Government; and 

  (b) not exceeding three Members amongst distinguished experts who have specialised knowledge 
in  the  areas  of  science  and  technology  in  academia,  philanthropic  sector,  research  laboratories  and 
industries. 

(4) The  qualifications,  experience,  honorarium  and  allowances  payable  to  and  the  other  terms  and 
conditions  of  service  of  the  Members  of  the  Executive  Council  referred  to  in  clause  (b)  of 
sub-section (3) shall be such as may be prescribed. 

8. **Meetings of Executive Council.**—(1) The Executive Council shall meet at such times and places, 
and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings including 
quorum at such meetings, as may be specified by the regulations. 

(2) If  the  Chairperson  for  any  reason  is  unable  to  attend  a  meeting  of  the  Executive  Council,  the 
Member chosen by other Members shall preside over the meeting. 

(3) The  Chairperson  shall,  in  addition  to  presiding  over  the  meetings  of  the  Executive  Council, 
exercise and discharge such powers and duties, as may be delegated by the Governing Board. 

9. **Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Governing Board or Executive Council.**—No 
act or proceeding of the Governing Board or the Executive Council shall be invalidated merely by reason 
of— 

  (a) any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of the Governing Board or the Executive Council; 

  (b) any  defect  in  the  appointment  of  a  person  acting  as  a  Member  of  the  Governing  Board  or  the 
Executive Council; and 

  (c) any irregularity in the procedure of the Governing Board or the Executive Council not affecting the 
merits of the case. 

10. **Functions of Executive Council.**—The Executive Council shall implement the objectives of the 
Foundation based on the policy direction and guidance provided by the Governing Board, including the 
following functions, namely:— 

  (a) to  consider  applications  for  the  grant  of  financial  assistance  in  accordance  with  the  eligibility 
criteria as determined necessary for such grants; 

  (b) to determine through regulations,— 

     (i) the requirements for registration, the form and manner for making of applications for financial 
assistance; 

     (ii) reports and certification to be furnished pursuant to availing the financial assistance; 

     (iii) the requirements of extension of financial assistance; and 

     (iv) the grounds for revocation of financial assistance; 

  (c) to  facilitate  and  provide  any  assistance  as  may  be  required  to  ensure  filing  of  applications  for 
intellectual  property  rights  pursuant  to  the  research  undertaken  through  financial  assistance  under  this 
Act; and 

  (d) any other function as may be delegated to it from time to time by the Governing Board. 

11. **Chief Executive Officer and other officers and employees of Foundation.**—(1) The President 
of  the  Governing  Board  may  appoint  a  Chief  Executive  Officer,  not  below  the  rank  of  Additional 
Secretary to the Government of India, for efficient administration of the Foundation. 

(2) The  qualifications,  experience,  salary  and  allowances  payable  to  and  the  other  terms  and 
conditions of service of the Chief Executive Officer shall be such as may be prescribed. 

(3) The Executive Council may appoint such other officers and employees as it considers necessary 
for the efficient discharge of its functions under this Act. 

(4) The qualifications, experience, salary and allowances payable to and the other terms and conditions 
of service of the other officers and employees of the Foundation shall be such as may be prescribed. 

(5) The  Executive  Council  may  engage  the  services  of  such  persons,  both  from  within  and  outside 
India, as consultants and visiting scientists to the Foundation. 

(6) The eligibility criteria and honorarium payable to the consultants and visiting scientists, referred to 
in sub-section (5), shall be such as may be specified by the regulations. 

12. **Constitution of Committees.**—(1) The Executive Council may constitute such Committees as it 
may deem necessary for the efficient discharge of its duties and performance of its functions under this 
Act. 

(2) The Executive Council may also co-opt persons, other than Members of the Governing Board or 
the Executive Council, as members of any Committees constituted under sub-section (1). 

(3) The co-opted members shall have the right to attend the meetings of the Committees and take part 
in the proceedings of the Committees, but shall not have right to participate in decision making. 

###CHAPTER III 

###FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 

13. **Funds of Foundation.**—(1)  The  Foundation  shall  receive  monies  from  the  following  sources, 
namely:— 

  (a) grants and loans of such sums of  money as the Central Government may consider necessary, 
after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf; 

  (b) any sums received for research and development, including through donations from any other 
source,  including  from  public  sector  enterprises,  the  private  sector,  philanthropist  organisations, 
foundations or international bodies; 

  (c) recoveries made of the amounts granted to the Foundation; 

  (d) any income from investment of the amounts received by the Foundation; 

  (e) all  amounts  with  the  Fund  for  Science  and  Engineering  Research  under  the  Science  and 
Engineering Research Board Act, 2008 (9 of 2009) as on the appointed date; and 

  (f) such other sources as may be prescribed. 

(2) The  Governing  Board  shall  constitute  the  following  Funds,  into  which  it  shall  allocate,  in  the 
manner as it determines fit, the amounts received from clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) of   sub-section (1), 
namely:— 

  (a) the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Fund, which shall be used for the financing of 
activities under the Act, including expenses, salaries, allowances and other administrative exigencies 
for achieving the objectives of the Foundation; 

  (b) the  Innovation  Fund  for  supporting  outstanding  creativity  in  the  areas  supported  by  the 
Foundation; 

  (c) the  Science and  Engineering  Research  Fund for  continuation  of  the  projects  and programmes 
initiated under the Science and Engineering Research Board Act, 2008 (9 of 2009); and 

  (d) one or more Special Purpose Funds for any specific project or research. 

(3) The  Governing  Board  shall  maintain  the  Science  and  Engineering  Research  Fund  referred  to  in 
clause (c) of sub-section (2) for such time as it may determine necessary, and allocate to such Fund, the 
following amounts, namely:— 

  (a) all amounts under clause (e) of sub-section (1); and 

  (b) any further amounts from any of the other sources of Funds received by the Foundation, as may 
be determined to be necessary for the implementation of such projects and programmes, based on a 
review and assessment by the Executive Council. 

(4) The Central Government shall frame such financial rules for the utilisation of the amounts in the 
Funds established under this Act. 

14. **Budget.**—The Executive Council shall prepare a budget, maintain proper accounts in such form 
and manner at such time and at such intervals as may be prescribed for the next financial year, showing 
the  estimated  receipts  and  expenditure  of  the  Foundation,  as  approved  by  the  Governing  Board,  and 
forward the same to the Central Government. 

15. **Annual report.**—The Executive Council shall prepare, in such form and manner and at such time 
in every financial year, as may be prescribed, its annual report, giving a full account of the Foundation's 
activities during the previous financial year and submit a copy of the same to the Central Government. 

16. **Accounts and audit.**—(1)  The  Executive  Council  shall  maintain  proper  accounts  and  other 
relevant  records  and  prepare  an  annual  statement  of  accounts  in  such  form  and  manner  as  may  be 
prescribed in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. 

(2) The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any other person appointed in connection with 
the auditing of the accounts of the Foundation under this Act shall have the same rights and privileges and 
the  authority  in  connection  with  such  audit  as  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor-General  of  India  has  in 
connection with the auditing of the Government account and, in particular, shall have the right to demand 
the production of books, accounts connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect any 
of the office of the Foundation under this Act. 

(3) The accounts of the Foundation shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India 
annually and any expenditure incurred in connection with such audit shall be payable by the Foundation 
to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. 

(4) The  Executive  Council  shall  furnish  to  the  Central  Government,  before  such  date  as  may  be 
prescribed, its audited copy of accounts together with auditor's report. 

17. **Annual  report  and  auditor's  report  to  be  laid  before Parliament.**—The Central Government 
shall cause the annual report and auditor's report to be laid, as soon as may be after they have received, 
before each House of Parliament. 

###CHAPTER IV 

###MISCELLANEOUS 

18. **Certification and report to be furnished.**— (1) Any person receiving financial assistance from 
the Foundation shall furnish certification and report to the Executive Council, in such form and manner 
and at such time as may be specified by the regulations. 

(2) The  Executive  Council  may  authorise  an  officer  to  visit  any  academic  institutions,  research  and 
development  laboratories,  industries  and  other  organisations  with  which  the  person  referred  to  in  sub-
section (1) is associated, at any time to verify the accuracy of the certification or report made under this 
section. 

19. **Power of Governing Board to delegate.**—The Governing Board may, by general or special order 
in  writing,  published in the  Official  Gazette, delegate  to the  Executive  Council,  the  Chairperson  of  the 
Executive Council or the Chief Executive Officer, subject to such conditions and limitations, if any, as 
may be specified in the order, such of its powers and functions including, but not limited to administrative 
and financial matters, as it may deem necessary. 

20. **Power  of  Governing  Board  to  issue  directions.**— (1)  Without  prejudice  to  the  foregoing 
provisions  of  this  Act,  the  Executive  Council  shall,  in  discharge  of  its  powers  and  performance  of  its 
functions under this Act, be bound by such directions as the Governing Board may give in writing to it 
from time to time. 

(2) The Executive Council shall furnish to the Governing Board such information with respect to its 
activities as the Governing Board may, from time to time, require. 

21. **Application of other laws not barred.**—The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not 
in derogation of, the provisions of any other law for the time being in force. 

22. **Protection of action taken in good faith.**—No  prosecution  or  other  legal  proceeding  shall  lie 
against  the  Central  Government  or  the  Governing  Board  or  Executive  Council  or  any  Member  of  the 
Governing Board or Executive Council, or any Committee, officer or employee of the Foundation, or any 
other person authorised by the Central Government or the Foundation, for anything which is in good faith 
done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder. 

23. **Power to make rules.**—  (1)  The  Central  Government  may,  by  notification,  and  subject  to  the 
condition of previous publication, make rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, to carry out 
the purposes of this Act. 

(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 qualifications, experience, honorarium and allowances payable to and the other terms and 
conditions  of  service  of  the  Members  and  experts  of  the  Governing  Board  under  sub-section  (4)  of 
section 5; 

  (b) the qualifications, experience, honorarium and allowances payable to and the other terms and 
conditions of service of the Members of the Executive Council under sub-section (4) of section 7; 

  (c) the  qualifications,  experience,  salary  and  allowances  payable  to  and  the  other  terms  and 
conditions of service of the Chief Executive Officer under sub-section (2) of section 11; 

  (d) the  qualifications,  experience,  salary  and  allowances  payable  to  and  the  other  terms  and 
conditions of service of the other officers and employees under sub-section (4) of section 11; 

  (e) the other sources from where the Foundation receive monies under clause (f) of sub-section (1) 
of section 13; 

  (f) the  financial  rules  for  the  utilisation  of  the  amounts  in  the  funds  under  sub-section  (4)  of 
section 13; 

  (g) the form, manner, time and interval for preparation of budget for the next financial year under 
section 14; 

  (h)  the  form,  manner  and  time  for  preparation  of  annual  report  by  the  Executive  Council  under 
section 15; 

  (i) the form and manner of preparation of annual statement of accounts by the Executive Council 
under sub-section (1) of section 16; 

  (j) the  date  of  submission  of  audited  copy  of  accounts  together  with  the  auditor's  report  under 
sub-section (4) of section 16; 

  (k) the manner of dealing with the monies transferred by the Board to the Foundation under second 
proviso to clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 27; and 

  (l) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed or in respect of which provision is to be 
made by rules. 

24. **Power of Executive Council to make regulations.**—(1)  The  Executive  Council  may,  by 
notification  and  with  the  prior  approval  of  the  Central  Government,  make  regulations  not  inconsistent 
with the provisions of this Act and any rules made thereunder to carry out the purposes of this Act. 

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may 
provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

  (a) the time, place and the rules of procedure in regard to transaction of business at the meetings 
and quorum of the Governing Board under sub-section (1) of section 6; 

  (b) the time, place and the rules of procedure in regard to transaction of business at the meetings 
and quorum of Executive Council under sub-section (1) of section 8; 

  (c) the  requirements  for  registration,  form  and  manner  for  making  applications  for  financial 
assistance, reports and certification to be furnished for the financial assistance, extension of financial 
assistance and grounds for revocation of financial assistance under clause (b) of section 10; 

  (d) the eligibility criteria and honorarium payable to the consultants and visiting scientists under 
sub-section (6) of section 11; 

  (e) the form, manner and time for furnishing certification and report to the Foundation under sub-
section (1) of section 18; and 

  (f) any  other  matter  which  is  required  to  be  or  may  be  specified  by  regulations  or  in  respect  of 
which provision is to be made by regulations. 

25. **Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.**—Every  rule  and  every  regulation  made 
under this Act, 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 regulation or 
both Houses agree that the rule or regulation should not be made, the rule or regulation shall thereafter 
have  effect  only  in  such  modified  form  or  be  of  no  effect,  as  the  case  may  be;  so,  however,  any  such 
modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under 
that rule or regulation. 

26. **Power to remove difficulties.**—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this 
Act, the Central Government may, on the recommendations of the Foundation, by an order published in 
the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules or 
regulations  made  thereunder,  as  may  appear  to  it  to  be  necessary  or  expedient  for  removing  such 
difficulty: 

  Provided that  no  such  order  shall  be  made  under this  section  after the  expiry  of  two  years from  the 
date of commencement of this Act. 

(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each 
House of Parliament. 

27. **Repeal and savings.**—(1) The Science and Engineering Research Board Act, 2008 (9 of 2009) is 
hereby repealed and the Science and Engineering Research Board constituted under section 3 of the said 
Act (hereinafter referred to as the repealed Act) shall stand dissolved. 

(2) The repeal of the Science and Engineering Research Board Act, 2008 (9 of 2009) shall, however, 
not affect:— 

  (a) any action taken pursuant to sub-section (3) of section 13; 

  (b) previous operation or anything duly done under the repealed Act; 

  (c) any  right,  privilege,  obligation  or  liability  acquired  or  accrued  or  incurred  under the repealed 
Act; and 

  (d) any proceeding pending or ongoing under the repealed Act. 

(3) On the dissolution of the Science and Engineering Research Board— 

  (a) all assets, liabilities and other facilities forming part of or used in connection with the Science 
and Engineering Research Board, shall be deemed to be the assets of the Foundation; and 

  (b) any officer or employee who has been, immediately before the dissolution of the Science and 
Engineering  Research  Board,  employed  on  regular  basis  by  the  Science  and  Engineering  Research 
Board,  shall  become,  on  and  from  such  dissolution,  the  officer  and  employee,  respectively,  of  the 
Foundation in such manner as may be notified by the Central Government, with the same rights and 
privileges as to pension, gratuity and other like matters as would have been admissible to him if the 
rights  in  relation  to  the  Science  and  Engineering  Research  Board  had  not  been  transferred  to,  and 
vested  in,  the  Foundation,  and  shall  continue  to  do  so  unless  and  until  his  employment  in  the 
Foundation, is duly terminated or until his remuneration, terms and conditions of employment are duly 
altered by the Foundation: 

  Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) or 
in any other law for the time being in force, the transfer of the services of any officer or other employee, 
employed in the Science and Engineering Research Board, to the Foundation shall not entitle such officer 
or other employee, any compensation under this Act or any other law for the time being in force and no 
such claim shall be entertained by any court, tribunal or other authority: 

  Provided further that where the Science and Engineering Research Board has established a provident 
fund, superannuation, welfare or other fund for the benefit of officers and other employees employed in 
the  Science  and  Engineering  Research  Board,  the  monies  relatable  to  the  officers  and  other  employees 
whose  services  have  been  transferred  by  or  under  this  Act  to  the  Foundation  shall,  out  of  the  monies 
standing,  on  the  dissolution  of  the  Science  and  Engineering  Research  Board,  to  the  credit  of  such 
provident fund, superannuation, welfare or other fund, stand transferred to, and vest in, the Foundation, 
and such monies which stand so transferred shall be dealt with by the said Foundation, in such manner as 
may be prescribed. 

(4) The mention of the particular matters referred to in sub-section (3) shall not be held to prejudice or 
affect the general application of section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) with regard to 
the effect of repeal.