a) 'The Act' means the Societies Registration Act 1860, (Punjab Amendment Act, 1957) as applied to the State of Punjab or any statutory modification thereof for the time being in force.
b) The 'Society' means Punjab EDUSAT Society known by the name, style and manner of PUNJAB EDUSAT SOCIETY.
c) "Board of Governors" shall mean the body which is constituted as the "Board of Governors of the Society" by the Government.
d) The "President" and "Vice President" shall mean the "President" and "Vice President" of the Board of Governors.
e) 'Executive Committee' means the Executive Committee constituted under the Constitution.
f) "Chairman" means Chairman of the Executive Committee. The Chief Secretary Punjab shall be the ex-officio Chairman of Executive Committee.
g) IT shall mean: Information Technology.
h) Member means:
i. The ex-officio members as per the constitution of the society or ii. The members of society nominated by the Government as per the constitution of the society or iii. Such Person(s), institutions, organizations, societies, corporate bodies who may be accepted in future as the co-opted Members of the Board of Governors on such terms and conditions as laid down by the Board of Governors.
i) "Member Secretary" means Member Secretary of the Board of Governors and Executive Committee of PUNJAB EDUSAT SOCIETY. Secretary School Education shall be the Member Secretary.
j) "State Government" shall mean the Government of Punjab or in any other way it is known as.
k) "IT experts" shall mean a specialist from the field of Information Technology, Computers, Communication or Electronics with a formal graduate degree in computers/Information Technology/communication/electronics/management with minimum of 10 years of experience and can contribute his expertise and experience to achieve the objectives of the Society.
l) "Eminent Citizens" shall mean well-known, distinguished, renowned or reputed persons from the general public duly recommended by the district/state admistration.
7 m) "Honorary Members" mean officials of the State/Central Government and individuals taken in the Society without subscription by virtue of their office or experience.
n) "Year" means a period of 12 months beginning on 1st April.
4. The Board of Governors:
a. The Society shall have its Board of Governors as the Supreme Authority and source of all powers, functions and activities.
b. The general superintendence, direction and control of the affairs of the Society and of its income and property shall be vested in the Board of Governors of the Society here in after referred to as "The Board" or "The Board of Governors".
5. The Executive Committee:
The powers of Executive body: The Executive committee is authorized to take decisions regarding implementation of the project and expansion of the same with overall control of the General body.
The Executive Committee comprising of the following members will monitor the EDUSAT Project:
Sr.
No.
Designation Address Designation in Executive Committee
1. Chief Secretary Punjab 26/6 Main Civil Secretariat Punjab Chandigarh Chairman
2. Principal Secretary Department of IT, Punjab 10/8 Punjab Main Secretariat Chandigarh Member
3. Principal Secretary Department of Finance, Punjab 6/8 Punjab Main Secretariat, Chandigarh Member
4. Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare Sector 34, Chandigarh Member
5. Principal Secretary Department of Technical Education, Punjab Plot-1 A Sector 36 A, Technical Education Bhawan, Chandigarh Member
6. Secretary School Education 527/5 Punjab Mini Secretariat Chandigarh Member Secretary
7. Secretary Employment Generation and Training Punjab Mini Secretariat Chandigarh Member
8. Secretary Department of Planning SCO.No-70-72, Sec- 17 B, Chandigarh Member
9. Secretary Medical Education and Research 9, 5 th Floor, Main Civil Secretariat, Punjab Member
10. Secretary Social Security and Women and Child Development 30, 7 th Floor, Main Civil Secretariat, Punjab Member
11. Secretary Higher Education Mini Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh Member
12. Director Department of Technical Education Punjab Plot-1 A Sector 36 A, Technical Education Bhawan, Chandigarh Member
13. Director, Department of IT SCO.No-193-95, Sec- 34 A, Chandigarh Member
14. Director General School Education, Punjab 518/5 Punjab Mini Secretariat, Chandigarh Member
15. Director Department of Agriculture Sector 34, Chandigarh Member 8
16. Chairman, Punjab School Education Board Phase-8 SAS Nagar, Punjab Member
17. Additional State Project Director SCO-104-106, 2 nd & 3 rd Floor Sector 34 A, Chandigarh Member
18. Assistant State Project Director, Edusat Punjab SCO-104-106, 2 nd & 3 rd Floor Sector 34 A, Chandigarh Member
19. Senior System Manager (HRD), Department of IT, Punjab SCO.No-193-95, Sec- 34 A, Chandigarh Member