State Act

The Himachal Pradesh Agricultural and Horticultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2005

4. Constitution of the Board.- The Board shall consist of a Chairman, who shall be appointed by the State Government and twenty members including Vice-Chairman of whom ten shall be ex-officio members and ten non-official members to be nominated by the State Government in the following manner, namely:- (a) Ex-officio members,- (i) The Secretary (Agriculture) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh.- Vice–Chairman; (ii) The Secretary (Horticulture) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh; (iii) The Secretary (Finance) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh; (iv) The Secretary (Forest) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh; (v) The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Himachal Pradesh; (vi) Director of Agriculture, Himachal Pradesh; (vii) Director of Horticulture, Himachal Pradesh; (viii) Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Himachal Pradesh; (ix) Chief General Manager of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shimla; and (x) Managing Director of the Himachal Pradesh State Agricultural Marketing Board. (b) Non–official members,- (i) two shall be Chairmen of the Committees; (ii) four shall be other progressive agriculturists/farmers; (iii) two shall be from amongst such traders registered under section 40 of this Act; and (iv) two shall be from amongst experts having experience in agricultural marketing.