(1) The Executive Council of each University shall be the executive authority of the University and shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(i) The Vice-Chancellor-Ex-Officio Chairman.
[(ii) The Commissioner of Agriculture or his nominee not below the rank of Director.
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(iv) The Director of Horticulture or his nominee, not below the rank of Joint Director of Horticulture.
(v) The Chief Conservator of Forests or his nominee, not below the rank of Conservator of Forests.
(vi) One Director (Instruction, Research or Extension Education) of the University to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation.
(vii) One Dean to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation.
(viii) One eminent agricultural scientist, with adequate experience of active research, to be nominated by the Chancellor in consultation with the Vice-Chancellor.
[(ix) Five progressive farmers to be nominated by the Pro-Chancellor of which one shall be from the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or the Backward Class of Citizens to be appointed by rotation and not less than one shall be a woman.]
(x) One representative from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
(xi) One Agro-Industrialist to be nominated by the State Government.
[(xii) Three members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, nominated by the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
(xiii) Two Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, nominated by the Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.]
(xiv) The Chairman of Agriculture Committees of two Zilla Parishads in the University area to be nominated by the Pro-Chancellor.
[(xv) The Registrar shall be the ex-officio Member-Secretary of the Executive Council but, he shall have no right to vote.
(xvi) The Commissioner of Dairy Development or his nominee not below the rank of Additional Commissioner.
(xvii) The Commissioner of Fisheries or his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Director.]
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(2) (a) A member who is a representative of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research or who is nominated by the Chancellor or who, being an Agro-Industrialist, is nominated by the State Government, shall hold office for three years.
[(b) A member nominated under clause (xii) or (xiii) of sub-section (1) shall cease to be a member of the Executive Council as soon as he ceases to be a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly or, as the case may be, the Maharashtra Legislative Council.]
(c) The Chairman of the Agriculture Committee of any Zilla Parishad who becomes a member of the Executive Council under clause (xiv) of sub-section (1) shall cease to be a member of the Executive Council as soon as he ceases to be Chairman of the said Committee or on the expiry of the period of one year from the date of his appointment to the Executive Council, whichever is earlier.