Constitution of State Supervisory Board

State Supervisory Board

Constitution of State Supervisory Board--(1) The Government shall constitute a Board to be known as the 'State Supervisory Board' to exercise the powers and perform the functions conferred on the Board under this Act.

1. (2) The Board shall consist of--
   • (a) the Minister incharge of the Department of Family Welfare, who shall be the Chairman, ex officio ;
   • (b) the Secretary to Government incharge of the Department of Family Welfare, who shall be the Vice-Chairman, ex officio ;
   • (c) two members to be appointed by the Government to represent the Ministers incharge of Woman and Child Development and of Law ex officio ;
   • (d) the Directors of Health Services of the State, ex officio ;
   • (e) ten members to be appointed by the Government, two each from amongst--
     • (i) eminent Medical Geneticists ;
     • (ii) eminent Gynaecologists and Obstetricians ;
     • (iii) eminent Paediatricians ;
     • (iv) eminent Social Scientists ; and
     • (v) representatives of Women welfare Organisations.
   • (f) two women members from the houses of the state Legislature of whom one shall be elected member of the Legislative Assembly ; and
   • (g) an officer, not below the rank of an Additional Secretary or equivalent of the Government, incharge of Family Welfare, who shall be the Member-Secretary, ex officio.