Chapter II Meghalaya Khadi and Village Industries Board.

1. (1) With effect from such date as the Government may by notification fix in this behalf, there shall be established a Board to be called the Meghalaya Khadi and Village Industries.
2. (2) The Board shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract and may, by the said name, sue and be sued.

1. (1) The Board shall consist of such number of member, as the State Government may appoint;
2. (2) One of the members of the Board shall be appointed by the State Government as the Chairman and another as the Secretary. The State Government may, if it so decides, also appoint another member of the Board as the Vice-Chairman.

1. (1) The Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, the Secretary or any other member of the Board may, at any time resign his office by submitting his resignation in writing to the State Government provided that the resignation shall not take effect until it is accepted.
2. (2) In the event of any vacancy in the office of a member of the Board by reason of death, resignation or removal such vacancy shall be filled up by appointment by the Government and the member appointed in such vacancy.

1. (1) The Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, the Secretary or any other member of the Board shall receive such allowances as the Government may decide and at such rates as may be prescribed.
2. (2) The allowances to the members shall be paid from the fund of the Board.

The State Government may appoint a person, not being a member of the board of the Board, as Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer of the Board. He shall hold office for such period as the State Government may, by general or special order, direct and unless otherwise directed by the State Government, he shall receive his salary and allowances from the fund of the Board.

The State Government may appoint an officer of his own to act as the Chief Executive Officer of the Board. He shall hold office for such period as the State Government may, by general or special order, direct and unless otherwise directed by the State Government he shall receive his salary and allowances from the fund of the Board.

No act or proceeding of the Board shall be questioning or be invalidated merely by reason of any vacancy in its membership on account of resignation, death or otherwise, or by reason of any defect in the constitution thereof.

1. (1) The board may associate with itself in such manner and for such purpose as may be determined by regulations made under this act, any person whose assistance or advice it may desire in complying with any of the provisions of this Act.
2. (2) A person associated with the Board under sub-section (1) for any purpose shall have the right to take part in the discussions of the Board relevant to that purpose, but shall not have the right to vote and shall not be a member for any other purpose.
3. (3) Government may, by order, depute one or more officers of the Government to attend any meeting of the Board and to take part in the discussions of the Board but such officer or officers shall not have the right to vote.

1. (1) The Board shall meet and shall, from time to time , make arrangement with respect to date, time, notice, management and adjournment of its meetings as is thinks fit. Such meetings shall be held at least once in every three months; Provided that when the Chairman, in consultation with the Secretary or Chief Executive Officer, decides that an emergency meeting of the Board should be called in the interest of the Board, fix date, time and place for the same.
2. (2) The Chairman shall preside over the meeting of the Board and in his absence the Vice-Chairman and in the absence of both, the member elected in the meeting from among the members shall preside.
3. (3) All questions at a meeting of the Board shall be decided by the majority of the votes of the members present and voting; and in the case of any equality of votes, the Chairman or in his absence the Vice-Chairman and in absence of both the member presiding, shall have a second or casting vote.
4. (4) The proceedings of the meeting of the Board shall be forwarded to the Government and relevant extracts sent to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission within fifteen days of every meeting.

The term of office and the terms and conditions of services of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, the Secretary and other members of the Board shall be such as may be prescribed.

The Secretary shall exercise such powers and discharge such duties as may be prescribed or as may, from time to time, be delegated to him, by the Government or by the Chairman.

1. (1) The Board may appoint such members of the staff as it may consider necessary.
2. (2) The remuneration, allowances and other conditions of services of the members of the staff of the Board shall be such as may be determined by the Board.

The Board may constitute from among the members of the Board a Standing Finance Committee relating to finances of the Board.

The Board may, from time to time, appoint one or more Committees for the purpose of securing the efficient discharge of its functions and in particular, for the purpose of securing that the functions are discharged with due regard to the circumstances and requirements of Khadi or any particular Village Industry. Such Committees may be appointed for any particular area or areas.