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The Puducherry Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1980

The Puducherry Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1980

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The Puducherry Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1980 establishes a dedicated statutory board to plan, promote, organize, and execute development programs for hand-spun fabric and rural cottage industries across the Union territory of Puducherry. The law applies to local artisans, rural entrepreneurs, industrial cooperatives, and government bodies involved in village welfare. By empowering the board to grant financial assistance, provide raw materials and equipment, offer skill training, and manage product marketing, this legislation matters because it fosters self-reliance, generates rural employment opportunities, preserves traditional Indian crafts, and boosts the sustainable economic development of rural communities.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Establishment of the Board
  4. 4. Constitution of the Board
  5. 4A. No disqualifications in certain cases
  6. 5. Secretary of the Board
  7. 6. Resignation of office by member
  8. 7. Vacancies amongst members or defects in the constitution of the Board not to invalidate acts or proceedings of the Board
  9. 8. Temporary association of persons with the Board for particular purposes
  10. 9. Meetings of the Board
  11. 10. Term of office and conditions of appointment of members
  12. 11. Officers and servants of the Board
  13. 12. Standing Finance Committee
  14. 13. Functions of the Board
  15. 14. General powers of the Board
  16. 15. Power of Government to give directions
  17. 16. Transfer of property to the Board
  18. 17. Funds of the Board
  19. 18. Subventions, loans and grants to the Board
  20. 19. Power of the Board to spend
  21. 20. Budget
  22. 21. Borrowing of money
  23. 22. Accounts and Audit
  24. 23. Power to alter scheme
  25. 24. Power to write off irrecoverable amount
  26. 25. Recovery of arrears
  27. 26. Returns and reports
  28. 27. Dissolution of the Board
  29. 28. Preparation and submission of annual programme and establishment Schedule
  30. 29. Members, officers and other servants of the Board to be public servants
  31. 30. Protection for acts done in good faith
  32. 31. Power to make rules
  33. 32. Power to make standing orders
  34. 33. Operation of other laws not affected
  35. 34. Dissolution of non-statutory Board and vesting of its assets and liabilities in Board, etc.
  36. 32(2). Power to make standing orders
  37. 32(3). Power to make standing orders

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