State Act

The Himachal Pradesh Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes Corporation Act,1979

3[7. Board of directors.- (1) The Board shall consist of sixteen directors who shall be nominated by the State Government. Provided that not less than two directors shall be nominated from amongst the officers serving the State Government in the Department of Welfare and the remaining shall be nominated from amongst the persons who have special knowledge of industries, handicrafts, animal husbandry, agriculture, agro-Industries, water development projects, finance, co-operation or financial institutions: Provided further that not less than two directors shall be non-official, belonging to scheduled caste and at least one director shall be non-official belonging to the scheduled tribes. 4[(2) The State Government shall nominate out of the directors, appointed under sub-section (1), the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Corporation.]; (3) On the occurrence of any vacancy in the office of the Chairman 1[, the Vice-Chairman] or a director due to death, resignation or otherwise, the same shall be filled up by the State Government in the manner provided in sub-section (1) or in sub-section (2), as the case may be. 2[(4) The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall perform such duties, and exercise such powers as may be assigned to them or conferred upon them by the Board under sub-section (2) of section 15 of this Act.] (5) Subject to the provisions of this Act the conditions of appointment of the Chairman 3[, the Vice-Chairman] and the directors and the fees and allowances payable to them, shall be such as may be prescribed.]