(1) The term of office of members other than the Ex-officio Members, shall be 2[one year.]
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a member whose term of 6[one year]has expired shall, unless the State Government otherwise directs, continue to hold office till his successor is nominated.
7. Any member, other than the Ex-officio Member, may resign his office at any time by tendering his resignation in writing to the State Government, and such member shall be deemed to have vacated his office on the acceptance of the resignation by the State Government.
8. The State Government may, in the case of a member, other than an Ex-officio member, by an order in writing, by recording reasons thereof, remove any member from his office on the grounds that he. —
(i) has abused his position;
(ii) has been convicted by a court of law for an offence involving moral turpitude or has otherwise become insane or of unsound mind;
(iii) is guilty of misconduct which in the opinion of the State Government renders him ineligible for becoming a member; or
(iv) has continuously absented himself from three consecutive meetings of the Board without the permission of the Board:
Provided that before issuing an order of removal, the State Government shall give such a member, a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
3[9. The Board shall be an apex body for planning, organising and implementing the programmes of dairy development so as to promote dairy sector on modern, scientific and commercially viable lines to enhance the quality of milk and dairy products, make dairying a viable alternative vocation in the process of diversification of agriculture and source for the transformation of farmers’ economy by providing milk producers with the opportunities of getting a fair return for their labour and investment and to improve the profitability of dairy industry.]
1Substituted for words “Steering Committee” by Punjab Act No. 13 of 2004, Section 5 2Substituted for words “three years” by Punjab Act No. 13 of 2004, Section 6 3Substituted by Punjab Act No. 13 of 2004, Section 7 Resignation.
Removal of a member.
Objectives of the Board.
Term of office.
1[10. Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, the Board shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions, namely: --
(i) to function as an apex body for laying down policies, implementing programmes, making recommendations to the State Government and issuing directions to any organisation or agency of the State engaged in the dairy sector to achieve the objectives of the Board;
(ii) to undertake, finance or participate in any project aimed at in making research in dairy and to develop dairy sector including introduction of and nurturing the latest technology in the field of dairy development;
(iii) to undertake, finance or participate in any project aimed at in making improvement in quality of milk and milk products with an objective to make them qualitatively globally competitive;
(iv) to plan and formulate policies for quick genetic upgradation and development of milch animals by arranging technology from abroad with the prior approval of the Government of India wherever necessary;
(v) to make investigations into any matter relating to the production, processing or marketing of any dairy product including the cost of producing, processing or marketing that product and determine the purchase and sale price of milk and milk products;
(vi) to enter into agreement with any State organization, National Dairy Development Board or any such International organization for the marketing of milk and other dairy products within or outside the country to provide for the coordinated marketing thereof and act as a nodal agency to facilitate export of milk and dairy products from the State of Punjab;
(vii) to undertake and assist in the promotion of the use of milk and milk products, the improvement of their quality and variety and publication of information for wider publicity in relation to those products;
(viii) to developmodern dairy farming technologies and systems for meeting the local demand of high-quality milk and promotion of the dairy industry for socio-economic upliftment of milk producers;
(ix) to arrange and import new varieties of fodder seeds to enhance the availability of fodder crops and also equipment or machinery for their harvesting and conservation;
(x) to plan and execute programmes within or outside the country of high-level education, research and training in dairy 1Substituted by Punjab Act No. 13 of 2004, Section 8 Powers and functions of the Board.
technology and animal husbandry including interactive training and exchange programmes;
(xi) to formulate and implement Policies or programmes aimed at specifying the areas for the collection of milk for each milk plant;
(xii) to promote registration of milch animals and Breed Associations;
(xiii) to assist the farmers to establish dairy units within or outside the country depending upon the viable opportunities;
(xiv) to promote village level ohilling-cum-marketing and development centers to maintain quality of milk;
(xv) to secure funds from the Central Government, State Government or other agencies;
(xvi) to secure donations; and
(xvii) to exercise the necessary authority in respect of all matters, which are incidental and ancillary to the aforesaid for achieving the objectives of the Board.]