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The Jharkhand Khadi and Village Industries Act, 1956

The Jharkhand Khadi and Village Industries Act, 1956

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This Act establishes the Jharkhand State Khadi and Village Industries Board to promote the production of hand-spun cloth and other small-scale rural enterprises. It applies to the entire state of Jharkhand and aims to develop village industries to generate employment and increase self-reliance for rural populations. By regulating these sectors, the government seeks to foster economic growth in the countryside and support traditional crafts, ensuring that local communities benefit from their own industrial activities.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definition
  3. 3. Establishment of the Board
  4. 4. Constitution of the Board and terms of Office
  5. 5. Resignation by the Chairman or a non-official member
  6. 6. Disqualification for appointment on the Board
  7. 7. Removal of a member of the Board
  8. 8. Filling of casual vacancies
  9. 9. Validity of Proceedings
  10. 10. Appointment of members of staff of Board and conditions of their service
  11. 11. Constitution of the Advisory Council
  12. 12. Conduct of business of the Board
  13. 13. Dissolution of the Board
  14. 13A. Effect of the dissolution of the Board
  15. 14. Functions of Board
  16. 15. General powers of Board
  17. 15A. Constitution of Standing Finance Committee
  18. 15B. General powers and functions of Chairman, Members, Chief Executive Officer and Financial Adviser
  19. 16. Preparation and submission of annual programme
  20. 17. Sanction of programme
  21. 18. Supplementary programme
  22. 19. Transfer of property
  23. 20. Expenditure, etc. till the Board is established
  24. 21. Fund of Board
  25. 22. Application of fund and property
  26. 23. Subventions and loans to Board
  27. 24. Budget
  28. 25. Sanction of Budget
  29. 26. Supplementary Budget
  30. 27. Annual Report
  31. 28. Further report, statistics and returns
  32. 29. Accounts and Audit
  33. 30. Direction by the State Government
  34. 31. Members, Officers and Servants of the Board to be public servants
  35. 32. Protection of Action taken under this Act
  36. 32A. Sums due to the Board recoverable as Public demands
  37. 33. Power to make Rules
  38. 34. Regulations
  39. 35. Savings
  40. 4_old. Constitution of Board and term of office (Prior to Substitution)
  41. 5_old. Resignation by the President or a member (Prior to Substitution)
  42. 7_old. Removal or suspension of a member of the Board (Prior to Substitution)
  43. 8_old. Filling of casual vacancies (Prior to Substitution)
  44. Schedule. THE SCHEDULE

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