Composition of Governing Board (continued)

a) The following shall be the ex-officio members of the Board: (i) The Chief Minister of Punjab shall be the State Public Library Authority, and Chairman of the SPLGB, and the Minister of Education shall be the Chief Executive Officer. (ii) Principal Secretary/Secretary of Higher education, (iii) Principal Secretary/Secretary Finance, (iv) Principal Secretary/Secretary Cultural affairs (v) Principal Secretary/Secretary Local Government, Punjab (vi) Financial Commissioner (Development) (vii) Chairman, Punjab School Education Board (viii) Director of Public Libraries Punjab shall be member secretary. b) Nominated members 12 to 15 including members representing (a) two registered state library associations (Punjab Library Association (PLA), and Punjab College Librarians Association (PCLA), (b) library and information science departments in universities in Punjab, (c) university libraries of Punjab, (d) literary societies, such as Punjabi Sahit Academy, Ludhiana and others, (e) One member of Governing Body of Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation from Punjab/North India. Term of nominated members would be 3 years. SPLGB shall be an autonomous body and shall have at least 4 meetings in one year.