Section 16. Sanchalaka of Niyojana Vikasa Mandala.

(1) The Sanchalaka, Niyojana-Vikasa Mandala (Director, Board of Planning and Development) shall be nominated by the Kulaguru, from amongst teachers of the university, institution of departments or principals. (2) The Sanchalaka shall be, (a) the principal academic planning and academic audit officer for the academic development programmes, including post-graduate teaching, research and extension programmes and collaborative programmes of the university; (b) along with Niyojana-Vikasa Mandala responsible to conduct academic audit of university departments or institutions, recognised institutions, post-graduate centres and affiliated colleges; (c) responsible for ensuring that the decisions of the Board for long-term and short-term development plans of the university and its affiliated colleges in their academic programmes are duly processed and implemented through relevant authorities, bodies, committees and officers; (d) the principle liaison officer with the external funding agencies for generating funds for the collaborative and development programmes of the university and monitor their proper utilisation; (e) responsible for establishing liaison for fostering and promoting collaboration between the university, colleges, schools and Pathashala and national and international institutions and scientific, industrial and commercial organisations; (f) responsible for submitting an annual report on the progress achieved in different developmental and collaborative programmes to the Kulaguru who shall place the same before the Vidvat-Parishad.