Chapter IV ADVISORY COMMITTEE

1. (1) The State Government shall, in respect of each scheme, constitute an Advisory Committee consisting of the following members:-
   • (i) Collector of the district in which the area under the scheme is situate and where the area is situate in more than one district the Collectors of all the districts;
   • (ii) Soil Conservation Officer or Officers exercising jurisdiction within the area;
   • (iii) District Agricultural Officer or Officers exercising jurisdiction within the area;
   • (iv) Divisional Forest Officer or Officers exercising jurisdiction within the area;
   • (v) Members of the Legislative Assembly whose constituencies include any part of the area or their nominees;
   • (vi) A person nominated by the State Government from amongst persons who will be affected by the scheme.
2. (2) The Collector of the district or, where there are more than one such Collector in the Committee, the collector of the district having the largest area under the scheme shall be the Chairman of the Committee.
3. (3) The Soil Conservation Officer or, where there are more than one such Officer, the Officer exercising jurisdiction over the largest portion of such area shall be the Secretary of the Committee.
4. (4) The term of office of the member specified in clause
   • (vi) of sub-section
5. (1) shall be two years and in the event of any casual vacancy occurring by reason of death or resignation of such member or otherwise the vacancy shall be filled up by nomination by the State Government and the member so nominated shall hold office for the remaining term of the member in whose place he has been nominated.

The functions of the Committee shall be-

1. (a) to consider the scheme and furnish the State Government with its report;
2. (b) to take steps to ensure proper execution of the scheme;
3. (c) to take steps to educate people in soil conservation; and
4. (d) to perform such other functions as may be assigned by the State Government.

The business of the Committee shall be conducted in the prescribed manner.