West Bengal Khadi And Village Industries Board Act, 1959
No: 14 Dated: Oct, 29 1959
THE WEST BENGAL KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD ACT, 1959
West Bengal Act XIV of 1959
An Act to provide for the establishment of a Board for the organisation, development and regulation of khadi industries and village industries in the State of West Bengal and certain matters connected therewith.
Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment of a Board for the organisation, development and regulation of khadi industries and village industries in the State of West Bengal and certain matters connected therewith;
It is hereby enacted as follows :-
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1959.
(2) It extends to the whole of West Bengal.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions. - In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, -
(a) "the Board" means the West Bengal Khadi and Village Industries Board established under section 3;
(b) "khadi" means any cloth, woven on handlooms in India from cotton, silk or woollen yarn hand-spun in India or from a mixture of any two or all of such yarns;
(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(d) "Village Industries" means the industries specified in the Schedule and as recognised by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission from time to time including such other industries as the State Government may, from time to time by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf;
(e) "Year" means a financial year.
3. Establishment of the Board. - (1) As soon as may be, after the commencement of this Act, a Board, to be called the West Bengal Khadi and Village Industries Board, shall be established by the State Government for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Board-shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and may, by the said name, sue and be sued.
4. Constitution of the Board. - (1) The Board shall consist of such number of members not exceeding eleven, as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, of whom :-
(a) one shall be the Secretary, Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, or his nominee not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary of the State Government;
(b) one shall be the Secretary, Cottage and Small Scale Industries Department, Government of West Bengal, or his nominee, being an officer dealing with Khadi and Village Industries matters, not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary of the State Government;
(c) one shall be the Secretary, Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, or his nominee, not below the rank or a Deputy Secretary of the State Government;
(d) one shall be the Director, Cottage and Small Scale Industries, Government of West Bengal or his nominee, not below the rank of a Joint Director;
(e) such number of non-officials who in the opinion of the State Government have shown active interest in the production and development of Khadi or Village Industries:
Provided that at least one of the non-official members so appointed, shall be a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, the words "Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe" having the same meaning as defined in the Constitution of India.
(2) One of the members of the Board shall be appointed by the State Government as the Chairman of the Board and the names of the Chairman and other members of the Board, shall, as soon as may be, after appointment, be published in the Official Gazette.
(3) The State Government may appoint one of the other members of the Board as the Vice-Chairman who shall exercise such of the powers and perform such of the duties of the Chairman as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to him by the Chairman.
4A. Disqualification to become a member of the Board. - A person shall not be qualified to be a member of the Board if he is a member of a Co-operative Society or a Registered Institution who individually or which after having received assistance from the Khadi Commission/Board has defaulted in making punctual repayment. If after appointment it comes to the notice of the Government that any member of the Board attracts the above disqualification, the Government shall cancel his appointment and may make new appointment in his place.