(1) For the purpose of effective co-ordination of various sports related activities in the State with the University particularly in education to teaching, research, skill development and other matters of common interests and for having periodical evaluation of the functioning of the University and supervision over the University and their academic financial activities and programs, the State Government shall constitute a Council to be called as the Maharashtra Council of Sports Education and Research.
(2) The Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare, Maharashtra State, shall be the Chairperson of the State Council.
(3) The Minister of State for Sports and Youth Welfare, Maharashtra State, shall be the Vice-Chairperson of the State Council.
(4) The Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary of the School Education and Sports Department, as the case may be, shall be the Member of the State Council.
(5) The Vice-Chancellor of the University shall be ex-officio Member of the State Council.
(6) The Commissioner for Sports and Youth Services shall be the Member of the State Council.
(7) Officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary, School Education and Sports Department shall be the Member Secretary of the State Council.
(8) The State Council shall have the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:-
(a) to review, from time to time, work done by the University ;
(b) to appraise the Chancellor for the functioning of the University in the light of periodically evaluation made by it ;
(c) to move the State Government to release funds to the University, both plan and non-plan on the basis of the decision taken by the State Council.