(i) One representative from the district of Chennai or Tiruvallur or Kanchipuram;
(ii) One representative from the district of Vellore or Krishnagiri or Cuddalore or Villupuram or Tiruvannamalai or Ariyalur or Perambalur;
(iii) One representative from the district of Tiruchirappalli or Sivagangai or Karur or Thanjavur or Tiruvarur or Nagapattinam or Pudukkottai;
(iv) One representative from the district of Madurai or Dindigul or Theni or Virudhunagar or Ramanathapuram or Thoothukudi or Kanniyakumari or Tirunelveli;
(v) One representative from the district of Coimbatore or Tiruppur or Erode or The Nilgiris or Salem or Namakkal or Dharmapuri.
13. Allowances for the members of the State Advisory Board on disability.--- (1) The non-official members of the State Advisory Board on disability residing in Chennai shall be paid an allowance at a rate of daily allowance applicable to Group ‘A’ officers of the Government for each day of the actual meetings of the said board.
(2) The non- official members of the State Advisory Board on disability not residing in Chennai shall be paid travelling allowance and daily allowance for each day of the actual meeting at the rate applicable to Group ‘A’ officer of the Government.
14. Notice of Meetings.--- (1) The meetings of the State Advisory Board on disability shall ordinarily be held at the State head quarters on such dates as may be fixed by the Chairperson.
(2) The State Advisory Board on disability shall meet at least once in every six months.
(3) The Chairperson shall preside over every meeting of the State Advisory Board on disability and in his absence, the members present shall elect one of the members to preside at that meeting.
(4) Fifteen clear days notice of an ordinary meeting and five clear days notice of a special meeting, specifying the time, venue and the agenda, shall be given by the Member-Secretary to the members.
(5) Notice of a meeting may be given to the members by delivering the same by messenger or by sending it by registered post with acknowledgment due, to his last known place of residence or business.
15. Quorum.--- (1) One-half of the total members of the State Advisory Board on disability shall form the quorum for any meeting.
(2) If a meeting of the Board cannot be held for want of quorum, then, the meeting shall automatically stand adjourned till the same day in the next week, at the same time and place, or if that day is a public holiday, till the next succeeding date which is not public holiday, at the same time and place.
(3) Notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to all the members.
16. Minutes.--- (1) The Member-Secretary shall maintain the record containing the names of all the members of the Board who attended the meeting of the Board and of the proceedings at the meetings in a book to be maintained for that purpose.
(2) The minutes of the previous meeting of the Board shall be read at the beginning of every succeeding meeting and shall be confirmed and signed by the presiding officer at such meeting.
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(3) The proceedings shall be open to inspection by any member of the Board at the office of the Member-Secretary of the Board during office hours.
17. District Level Committee on Disability.--- (1) The District Level Committee on Disability shall consist of:---
(i) District Collector, Chairperson
(ii) Ex-officio-Members;
(a) Deputy Director, Health;
(b) District Employment Officer;
(c) General Manager, District Industries Center;
(d) District Social Welfare officer;
(e) Project officer, Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS);
(f) Chief Education Officer;
(g) Executive Engineer (Building), Public works Department;
(h) Regional Transport Officer;
(i) District Child Protection Officer;
(j) Advocate, Free legal Aid Cell, District Court;
(k) Regional Director for Municipal Administration;
(l) District Differently Abled Welfare Officer – Member Secretary.
(iii) Five representatives of persons with benchmark disabilities as mentioned in the Schedule to the Act nominated by the District Collector and three representatives of registered organizations nominated by the District Collector.
(2) The District-Level Committee on disability shall perform the following functions, namely:-
(a) advise the District authorities on matters relating to rehabilitation and empowerment of persons with disabilities.
(b) monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under by the District authorities.
(c) assist the District authorities in implementation of schemes and programmes of the Government for empowerment of persons with disabilities.
(d) look into the complaints relating to non implementation of the provisions of the Act by the District authorities and recommend suitable remedial measures to the concerned authority to redress such complaints.
(e) look into the appeal made by the employees of Government establishments aggrieved with the action taken under sub-section (4) of Section 23 of the Act and recommend appropriate measures.
(f) any other functions as may be assigned by the Government.
(3) The District Level Committee on Disability shall meet once in three months in a year.
18. Salary and allowances of the State Commissioner.--- The salary and allowances of the State Commissioner shall be the salary and allowances as admissible to a Secretary to the Government.
19. Other terms and conditions of service of the State Commissioner.--- Other terms and conditions of service of the State Commissioner shall be on par with the Secretary to the Government.