(1) Subject to the provisions of Section 32 any official transferred to the Nigam, at the request of the Nigam, permanently or temporarily by the State Government from any of their departments, shall enjoy all such privileges of gratuity, pensionary benefits and any other benefits to which that official would have been entitied had he continued to serve in his parent department in the State Government.
(2) An official specified in sub-section (1) shall, during the tenure of employment in the Nigam, be subject disciplinary control of the Nigam.
CHAPTER IV Business and Borrowing of The Nigam
18. Business which the Nigam may transact. - (1) The principal business of the Nigam shall be production, procurement, processing and distribution of seeds, development and running of farms, conducting research and development in seed production, processing, preservation, installation, management and operation of processing plants, storage and testing facilities and rendering to seed growers such other assistance as may be considered necessary to improve seed production.
(2} To carry out the duties specified in sub-section (1) the Nigam shall prepare a statement of programme of work lisling out the projects prepares for different activities which are to be executed during the next year.
(3) The State Government may specify any other works for execution in addition to the programme submitted by the Nigam.