Constitution of Farmers Organisation

(1) Every Farmers Organisation shall consist of all the farmers, who are holders of land in the area of operation of the Farmers Organisation, as members; provided that: (i) In any Farmers Organisation, a tenant or a person in authorised possession of the land shall be deemed to be a farmer for the purpose of this Act; (ii) The executive committee of the Farmers Organisation may invite such other persons, if necessary, as special invitees having no voting rights to attend the meeting. (2) The Farmers Organisation shall be named after the irrigation scheme, water body or such other source as the government may specify in this behalf. (1) The State Government may, by notification and in accordance with the rules made in this behalf: delineate every command area of the irrigation system, comprising of three or more water users' association, and declare it to be a distributory area for the purpose of this Act: Provided that for medium and major schemes, a Distributory Committee may be formed only when its water distribution network so warrants. (2) The delineation in (1) shall be based on recommendation made jointly by the Canal Officer in charge of the concerned irrigation project and the concerned Water User Associations.