i. The particulars of its organisation, functions and duties;                                                    Top

Electronics Technology Parks- Kerala (Technopark) has been registered as a society under the Travancore, Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Act XII of 1955 on July 28, 1990 for providing infrastructural facilities of world-class quality for IT and ITES industries. After formation of the Society, Technopark has purchased 50 acres from University of Kerala, 1.22 acres from private parties and acquired 178.42 acres for Phase I and Phase II developments in Attipra,  Kazhakuttom villages in Trivandrum Taluk in Trivandrum district.

2. COUNCIL TO BE EXECUTIVE BODY OF THE PARK

The Council shall be executive body of the Park and subject to the provisions of these Rules, the Council shall conduct the administration and management of the Park with the assistance of the Board.

3.      BYE-LAWS

The Council may frame bye-laws from time to time not inconsistent with these Rules and Regulations of the Park, and may in particular provide for the following matters:

a.       Conduct of business and the procedures to be adopted at meetings of the Council/Board.

b.       Finance and Accounts of the Park;

c.       "Acceptance of grants, gifts, loans, fixed deposits, debentures, subscriptions, donations or any other financial contribution in cash/cheque and securities and/or any property, either movable or immovable from within the country or/and abroad including international agencies, subject to prevailing laws";

d.       Investment of and dealing with funds and moneys of the Society;

e.       Terms and tenure of appointments, emoluments, allowances and other conditions of service of the officers and employees of the Park;

f.        Rules regarding discipline, suspension and dismissal of the officers and employees of the Park;

g.       Powers, duties and functions, of the Board as well as other officers and employees of the Park;

h.       Promotional and other activities of the Park;

i.         Execution of contracts and other instruments, on behalf of the Park;

j.        Establishment and maintenance of pension, provident and other funds for the benefit of officers and employees or for the purpose of the Park;

k.       Conduct and defence of legal proceedings and manner of signing pleadings;

l.         Such other matters as may be necessary for the administration of the Park.

4        OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Subject to the provision of these Rules, the staff of the Park will consist of :-

a.       Chief Executive Officer.

b.       Technical staff (Engineers and Management Professionals)

c.       Registrar

d.       Administrative staff;

e.       Such other officers and employees as may be considered necessary for the work of the Park.

5        APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

The appointment of Chief Executive Officer shall be made by the Chairperson of the Board with the approval of the Chairperson of the Council. Subject to the provisions of Rule 17, the Chief Executive Officer shall normally hold office for a period not exceeding five years at a time. The emoluments, allowances and other conditions of service shall be fixed by the Council.

6        POWER OF DELEGATION OF THE BOARD

The Board may delegate some of its powers, functions and duties to any member of the staff of the Park.

7        APPOINTMENT OF TECHNICAL STAFF

Subject to the provisions of Rule 17, the appointment of engineers and management professionals for the Park above a certain grade (to be specified by the Council) shall be approved by the Chairperson of the Council on the recommendations of the Board and below the specified grade, shall be made by the Board or by an officer to whom the power has been delegated by the Board under Rule 14 for a period normally not exceeding five years at a time for all grades.

8        APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Subject to the provision of Rule 17 the administrative staff of the Park shall be appointed by the Board or by an officer to whom the power has been delegated by the Board under Rules 14 for a period normally not exceeding five years at a time for all grades.

9        TENURE OF APPOINTMENT OF STAFF

The tenure of appointment for all Technical and Administrative Staff including the Chief Executive Officer and Registrar shall be for a period of not more than 5 years at a time. The tenure may be extended for a further period of 5 years at a time by the appointing authority. These appointments shall be governed by the bye-laws to be framed under Rule 11.

10    APPOINTMENT OF REGISTRAR

The appointment of the Registrar shall be made by the Chief Executive Officer on the recommendations of the Chairperson of the Board and approved by the Chairperson of the Council.

11    TERMINATION OF SERVICE OF STAFF

The termination of services of the officers and employees of the Park will be governed in accordance with the bye-laws to be framed under Rule 11 (e).

12    PROPERTIES AND FUNDS VESTED IN THE COUNCIL

The properties and funds of the Park shall vest in the Council and shall consist of: -

(a)    Recurring grants made by the Government of Kerala.

(b)    Any other grants made by the Government of India/State Government;

(c)    All machinery, plant, equipment and instruments (whether laboratory, workshop, prototype shop or otherwise), books and journals, furniture, furnishings and fixtures belonging to the Park;

(d)    Grants, gifts and donations of cash and securities and of any properties, either movable or immovable; and

(e)    Remuneration received through rents, dividends, leasing, consultancy, design, development, technology transfer, contracts etc.

13    LEGAL ACTION

The Registrar may sue or be sued in the name of the Society in all legal proceedings.

14    SEAL OF THE SOCIETY

The Registrar is authorized to execute all documents and contracts and to put in the Seal of the Society on such documents on the direction of the Board. The custody of the Seal would be with the Registrar.

15    BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

a.       The Council shall frame the Annual Budget before the end of March and forward copies thereof to the Government of Kerala.

b.       Moneys forn1ing part of the funds of the Park vested in the Council shall be deposited in the name of the Council in an approved Bank or Banks, which shall be, nationalized Banks.

c.       All the incomes, earnings, movable and/or immovable properties of the Society will be solely utilized and applied towards the promotion of the objectives as set forth in the Memorandum of Association and no portion thereof shall be paid of transferred directly of indirectly by way of dividends, bonus, profit or any manner, whatsoever, to the members of the society or to any persons claiming through anyone or more of the members. No member of the Society shall have any personal claim on any movable and/or immovable properties of the Society or make any profit, whatsoever, by virtue of his membership.

d.       The accounts of the Park shall be audited annually by a Chartered Accountant or Accountants to be proposed by the Board and approved by the Council.

 16    ANNUAL REPORT

The Council shall submit a Report on the working of the Park annually to the Government of Kerala. Such Report shall contain particulars the work of the Park during previous particulars regarding the work of the Park during the previous year and shall be accompanied by a balance sheet duly audited showing the income and expenditure of the Park during the said year.

17    ALTERATION OF RULES

These Rules may , for time to time, be altered, added to and modified by the Council and Rules ( so altered, added to and modified) shall operate from such date as shall be notified.

18    DISSOLUTION OF THE SOCIETY

The Society may be dissolved in accordance with the provisions of The Travancore- Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act XII of 1955 after obtaining the previous consent of the Govt. of Kerala in that behalf.

If, upon the dissolution of the Society, there shall remain, after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities, any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the Society, but it shall be lawful for the members to determine by the majority of the votes of the members present personally at the time of dissolution of the Society that such property shall be given to the Govt. of Kerala to be utilized for any of the purposes referred to in the Societies Registration Act.

(ii) The powers and duties of its officers and employees;                                                                     Top

(iii) The procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability;                                                                                                                                            Top 

 The above decisions/ functions are as per the rules & regulations of the Articles of Association of Technopark which has already been approved by the Governing Council of Technopark and published in the website www.technopark.org

(iv) The norms set by it for the discharge of its functions;                                                                       Top

 The above decisions/ functions are as per the rules & regulations of the Articles of Association of Technopark which has already been approved by the Governing Council of Technopark and published in the website www.technopark.org  

(v) The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions;                                                                                                    Top

 Memorandum of Association of Technopark which has already been approved by the Governing Council  of Technopark and published in the website www.technopark.org

(vi) A statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control;                      Top

1.       Documents relating to licensing matters

2.       Documents regarding allotment of plot/built-up space in Technopark owned land/buildings.

3.       Documents relating to fund allotment and utilisation for Technopark

4.       Documents regarding contracts with vendors/ contractors.

5.       Documents regarding land acquisition, land records etc. 

(vii) The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof;          Top

 Policy formulation and implementation are guided by the Governing Council chaired by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala.

(viii) A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public;                                                                                                                                    Top

 Minutes of the Board Meetings and Governing Council are accessible to Public.

(ix) A directory of its officers and employees;                                                                                           Top

(x) The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations;                                                                                                                                                                      Top

(xi) The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made;                                                                               Top

(xii) The manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes;                                                                                   Top

This office does not implement any subsidy programmes.

(xiii) Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorisations granted by it;                    Top

Issue of Letter of allotment of space in Technopark

Execution of Lease Deed for space/land in Technopark

(xiv) Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form;     Top

The following details are available in Technopark website at www.technopark.org  for the general public.

1. About Technopark
2. About Trivandrum
3. List of Companies in Technopark with related weblinks.
4. List of Service Providers
5. List of Professional Associations & Value Added Services
6. Career Opportunities in Technopark Companies
7. Press Releases on Technopark
8. Requests for Land, Space, Incubation Space, Commercial Space & Smart Business Centre
9. ARR & ERC FORMS 2007-10       
10. Assumptions of ARR
11. Schedule of Tariff and Terms and Conditions for Retail Supply By Technopark From - 01-03-2008
12. Tenders

The following policies can be downloaded from Technopark Website in the respective file formats listed besides them.

1. IT Policy- 2007
2. IT Policy
3. IT Incentive manual - Kerala
4. Labour Policy
5. Energy Policy
6. Industrial Policy

(xv) The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use;                                                      Top

All particular information regarding Technopark and relevant documents to be disclosed under RTI Act, 2005 are published in our website www.technopark.org

(xvi) The names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers;                Top  

(xvii) Such other information as may be prescribed; and thereafter update these publications every year;                                                                                                                                                Top