Date: 2025-04-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING, FISHERIES AND FISHERMEN WELFARE DEPARTMENT--Constitution of Search Committee to Recommend a Panel of Three Names to the Government for Appointment of Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai under the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act.
**Executive Summary**
The document is a notification from the Government of Tamil Nadu, dated April 24, 2025, concerning the constitution of a Search Committee. The committee is responsible for recommending a panel of three names to the Government for the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai. The Search Committee is required to submit a panel of three names along with their Bio-data to the Government.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Purpose:** To constitute a Search Committee.
* **Objective:** To recommend a panel of three names to the Government for the appointment of Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai.
* **Authority:** The notification is issued under sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act, 1989 (Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 1989) as amended in Tamil Nadu Act 22 of 2025.
* **Supersession:** This notification supersedes Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department Notification No.II(2)/AHDFFW/130(b)/2025, dated February 7, 2025.
* **Search Committee Composition:**
* Hon'ble Justice Thiru. Akbar Ali (Retired Judge of High Court of Madras): Nominee of the Government.
* Thiru. Jothi Jegarajan, IAS, (Retired): Nominee of the Government
* Dr.Robinson J.J. Abraham (Former Emeritus Professor and Professor and Head (Retired), Department of Livestock Products Technology (Meat Science), Madras Veterinary College, Chennai): Nominee of the Academic Council.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Search Committee**
* **Impact:** Responsible for recommending a panel of three names to the Government.
* **Action Required:** Submit a panel of three names along with their bio-data to the Government for appointment as Vice-Chancellor.
**Stakeholder: Government of Tamil Nadu**
* **Impact:** Receives the panel of names from the Search Committee.
* **Action Required:** Review the recommended panel and appoint the Vice-Chancellor.
**Stakeholder: Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University**
* **Impact:** Will have a new Vice-Chancellor appointed.
* **Action Required:** Await the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor.
**Stakeholder: Academic Council**
* **Impact:** Involved in nominating a member to the Search Committee.
* **Action Required:** No explicit action is required.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act, 1989 (Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 1989): Forms the legal basis for the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor.
Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department: The department responsible for constituting the search committee and issuing the notification.
Search Committee: Committee constituted to recommend a panel of names for the appointment of Vice-Chancellor.
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University: The university for which the Vice-Chancellor is to be appointed.
Chennai: Location of the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, and primary location where the committee members are based.