The Assam Khadi and Village Industries Boards (Amendment) Act, 1960
**No.LJL.56/58.—The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly**

which received assent of the Governor is hereby published for general
information.

**Received the assent of the Governor on the 12th December 1960**

**ASSAM ACT No.XXXI OF I960**

THE ASSAM KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD

(AMENDMEN1) ACT, 1960

(As pass:;-' h / the Assembly)

[Published in the _Assam Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 17th_

December I960]

_An_

_Act_

_further to amend the Assa >Khadi and Village Industries_ Assam A ct

_Board Act, 1955_ _u_ X V I o f 1955;

Freamble. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Assam Act

Assam Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1955,XVI ol 1955,
hereinafter called the Principal Act, in the manner
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hereinafter appearing ;


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J t is hereby enacted in the Eleventh Year of the

Republic of India as follows :

Shore title, 1. (1) 1'his Act may be called the Assam Khadi
extent and

and Village Industries Board (Amendment) Act, 1960.

commence-
n.ent. (21 It shall have the like extent as the Principal

Act.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Amendment 2. In Section 2 of the Principal Act, after clause (1)

of Section 2 the following shall be inserted a- clause (2) and the
of Assam Act existing clauses (2) and (3) shad be renum bered
XVI of 1955.

as clauses (3) and (4) respectively, namely ;—

“ (2) ‘The K badi and Village Industries Com m is­

sion’ means the Commission established under Central Act

the K badi and Village Industries Commission Act, 61 of 1956.

19.56 ”

Amendment 3. In Section 4 of the Principal A t,—-

of Section 4
<sf Assaru For sub-sections (I), 12), and (3), the following

Act XVI

of 1955, shall be substituted, namely       -

“ Constitu­ (1) The Board shall consol such num ber of

tion c f members as the State Governm ent may appoint.

Boat d.

C ue oi such members shall be appointed bv the
State G overnm ent as the Chairm an and anothei

as the Secretary. In addition to the Chairm an

and the Secretary, the State Government may

appoint another mem ber of the Board as the

V ice-Chairm an. 'J he V ice-C ba'rm an. if any appoin­
ted, the C hairm an, die Secretary and other

members of the Board shall hold office for such

period as the State Governm ent may, by general
or special order, direct

(2) The V ice-Chairm an, if any appointed, the

C hairm an, the Secretary or any' other m em ber of the
Board mav, at any time, resign ins office by subm it­
ting his resignation in writing to the Smte Govern­
ment. Provided that resignation shall not take effect

until it is accepted.

(3) The V ice-C hairm an, il any appointed, the

Chairm an, the Secretary or any other m em ber of the
Board shall receive such allowance, if any, as may be


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Insertion of 4, Following new Section shall be added after-

new Section Section 4 A after bee* **4** of the Principal Act, namely ;—r

tion 4 of

Assam Act
XVI of 1955.

“Appoint- 4A. The State Government may appoint an officer

ment of a o f jts o w n t 0 a c t a s [ the Chief Executive Officer of the ]

dvTofficer' ^oard. He shall hold office for such period as the

v ’ State Government may, by genera! or special order,

direct and unless otherwise directed by the State
Government, he shall receive his salary and

allowances from the funds of the Board.”

Amendment 5. In Section 5 of the Principal Act, the words

of Section 5 “ Vice-Chairman appointed, if any, or the’’ shall

Act XV’Tof ^)e inserted between the words “ the” and “Chair-

1955. man” .

Insertion of _6. Alter Section 8 of_ the Principal Act, the

new Section following shall be inserted as new Section 8A

8A after sec- namely
tion 8 ol
A ssam Act

XVI of
1955.

“Appoint- 8A.. (I) Notwithstanding anything contained in

ment of an Section 8, there shall be appointed by the Beard—
Executive
Committee a i i [ Executive Committee consisting of seven]

dPng^Fnance members of whom five members shall be appointed
Committee by the Board and the remaining two shall be

of the Board, nominated by ti.e State Government from amongst

the members of the Board ; and

_(b) a Standing Finance Committee_ consisting of

five members of whom three members shall be

appointed by the Board from amongst the members
of the Board and the remaining two shall be

filled in by' the State Government by making

nomination from persons who by their wide

financial experience are fitted to serve on the Standing
Finance Committee.”

Amendment of xSection 10 7. [n Section 10 of the Principal Act,—
XvVofpjSV (1) sub-section (2) shall be deleted and the existing

sub-sections (3) and (4) shall be renumbered as sub­
sections (2) and (3) respectively:—

(2) in ' ub-section (2) as so renuinbeied, the words

“made by the Secretary on behalf of the Board” shall
bu deleted.

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**Insertion of.** 8. After Section .10 of the Principal Act, the follow­

**new sections** ing shall be inserted as new sections 10A, 10B, IOC,
**I0A,** **10B,**

**toe,** **iou,** 10D, JOE, and 10F, namely :—

**10E and 10F**

**after Section**

**10 of Assam**

**Act XVI of**

**1955.**

**"Powers and** I0A. The Chairman of the Board shall preside over
**functions of** the meetings of the Board, and shall take decision when
**the** **Chair­** the Board or the Executive Committee is not in session.

**man.**

**Powers and** 10B. The Vice-Chairman, if any appointed, shall,
**functions of** in the absence of the Chairman, exercise all the powers
**Vice-Ch air­** of the Chairman or such powers as may be delegated
**man.**

to him by the Chairman

**Powers and** **IOC.** Subject to the powers and responsibilities en-
**functions of** trusted to the Chief Executive Officer, the Secretary
**the** **Secre­**

**tary.** shall,—

(i) enter into every contract on behalf of the

Board umler Section 10 of the Act.;

(ii) be responsible for all matters of the Board

including general supervision for the im­
plementation of the Board’s Plan and Pro­
gramme ;

(iii) carry on. correspondence of the Board with

the State Government and the Khadi and
Village Industries Commission.

**Powers and** 10D. Subject, to the general control and supervision
**functions of** of the Secretary y, the Chief Executive Officer shall,—' —        - —        -

**the** **Chief**

**Executive** (i) be responsible for the implementation of
**Officer.**

the Plan and Programme of the Board ;

(tt) be responsible for proper administration

of the Board’s funds and maintenance

of accounts ;

_(iii) submit periodical progress reports, receipt_

and expenditure statements and balance
sheets to the Board ; and

_(tv) be the controlling officer of the members_

of the staff of the Board.

**Power? and** 10E. (1) The functions of the Executive Commit-
**functions < I** tec shal] be to execute the decision of the Board and

**the** **Execu­**

**tive** **Com­** to take such urgent and emergency decisions as may

**mittee.** be necessary in anticipation of approval of the Board.         -


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(2) The Board may entrust the responsibility for

successful furtherance of different industries to the
members of the Executive Committee individually,
who in turn shall formulate schemes and make suita­
ble recommendations for development of industries in

their respective charge, for consideration by the Exe­
cutive Committee.

Powers and jgp. Without prejudice to anything contained in

functions of ge c t | o n g a jK [j 12 of this Act, the functions of the ]

uar'c^Cora-* Standing Finance Committee shall be :—

mittee.

(?) to render expert financial advice to the Board

for proper administration of the Board’s
fund including its proper utilization ;

(if) to scrutinize and to give its comments and

expert advice on the following matters,
namely: -

(a) all annual and supplementary budgets of the

Board ;

_(b) all new schemes of the Board ;_

_(c) anv proposal for entertainment of the mem­_

bers of the staff of the Board that may be
necessary after the commencement of the

Assam Khadi and Village Industries Board

(Amendment) Act, 1960 ; and

(d) any other financial matter which the Board

may, by general or special order, direct to
be referred to the Standing Finance Commit­
tee for its scrutiny, comment and expert
advice.”

Amendment 9. In sub-section (2) of Section 11 of the Principal

of 11 ^ct, after clause (?) the following shall be inserted as

Act XVI of clause (j) and the existing clause (j‘) shall be re-

1954. numbered as clause (A), namely:—

“ (j) to sanction loans to individuals and institu­

tions not exceeding such limit as may be
prescribed in order to develop, encourage
and assist Khadi and Village Industries.
The loan shall be secured and repaid in the
prescribed manner and upon such terms and

conditions as may be specified by the order

granting it. In default of payment within

the specified date, the load together with the

interest due shall be recoverable from the
loanee as an arrear of land revenue” .


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Amendment 10. In Section 12 of the Principal Act, after clause

of Section 12 following shall be added as clauses (tzt) and

Act XVI of M nam ely:-—

1955.

“ (m) to borrow money from the Khadi and

Village Industries Commission and also to

hypothecate or mortgage properties as

securities against the loans;

(t») to write oft’ minor irrecoverable losses

such as those caused by theft, fraud, etc.”

Amendment n . j n Section 14 of the Principal Act, the “ full

of [SCC]Assam [s t o] p” after the word “fit” shall be substituted by a
Act XVI of “ colon” and the following proviso shall be added at

1955. the end, namely

“ Provided that the Board shall be competent to

make minor alteration in the pattern of the schemes
with the prior approval of the Khadi and Village
Industries Commission.”

Amendment 12. In Section 21 of the Principal Act, the “ full

of Section stop” after the word “proper” shall be substituted by

21 of Assam a “colon” and the following proviso shall be added at
A?* XVI of (he namely :—

“ Provided that the Board shall also be competent to

make minor re-appropriations from one head to

another after the annual budget and the programmes
are approved by the State Government and sanction­
ed by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission
subject to the overall amounts of grant and loan
remaining unaltered.”

Substitution 13. For the words “All-India Khadi and Village

of the All- Industries Board” wherever occur in the Principal Act,
l? [d ,a] , the words “Khadi and Village Industries Commission”
        - [a n] i X shall be substituted.

tries Board
by the Kha­
di and

Village In­
dustries

Commission. ,


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