State Act

The Tamil Nadu Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1959

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires :- (a) Board” means the Tamilnadu Khadi and Village Industries Board established under sub-section (1) of section 3; (b) “Government” means the Tamilnadu Government; (c) “Khadi” means any cloth woven on handlooms, in India from cotton, silk or woolen yarn, handspun in India or from a mixture of any two or all of such yarns; (d) “Khadi and Village Industries Commissions” means Khadi and Village Industries Commission established under section 4 of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 61 of 1956); (e) “Member” means a member of the Board and includes the President; (f) “President” means the President of the Board; (g) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Board appointed under clause of sub-section (2) of section 3; (h) “Village Industries” means- (i) all or any of the industries specified in the Schedule to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 61 of 1956); and (ii) any industry specified in this behalf by the Government by notification in consultation with the Board; and includes any other industry deemed to be specified in the said Schedule by reason of a notification under section 3 of the said Act.