(1) The Development Committee shall consist of the following Development members, namely:— Committee.
(a) the President;
(b) an officer of the Education Department, Government of West Bengal, nominated by the State Government;
(c) a woman officer of the Education Department, Government of West Bengal, nominated by the State Government;
389 The West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973.
[West Ben. Act (Part 11.—Chapter 1V.—Committees of the Board.—Section 26.)
(d) one officer of the Directorate of Health Services, Government of West Bengal, not below the rank of a Deputy Director, nominated by the Director of Health Services, Government of West Bengal;
(e) three of the eight members of the Board referred to in clause (c) of section 4 elected in the prescribed manner by the Board;
(f) the member of the Board referred to in clause (d) of section 4;
(g) one of the four members of the Board referred to in clause
(e) of section 4 elected in the prescribed manner by the Board;
(h) one of the three members of the Board referred to in clause
(1) of section 4 elected in the prescribed manner by the Board;
(i) two out of the sixteen members of the Board referred to in clause (g) of section 4 elected in the prescribed manner by the Board:
(j) two persons who may or may not be members of the Board nominated by the State Government.
(2) The President shall be the Chairman of the Development Committee and the Secretary to the Board shall be the Secretary to the said Committee.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Development Committee to—
(a) advise the Board in the matter of improvement and development of primary schools in all aspects, including schemes for universal, free and compulsory education, construction of building, welfare of students and teachers and other staff, good relationship between guardians, teachers and students, community participation in schools, meals supplied in schools and the health of the students in schools;
(b) advise on any other matter assigned to it by the Board relating to progress, development and impmvement of primary education excepting those allotted to the Curriculum or the Evaluation Committee.
Finance 26. (1) The Finance Committee shall consist of the following committee members, name) y:—
(a) the President;
(b) the Secretary to the Board;
(c) two persons having knowledge in financial matters nominated by the State Government;
(d) two members of the Board elected in the prescribed manner by the members of the Board of whom one shall be a teacher of a Primary School.
390 The West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973.
XLIII of 1973.]
(Part 11.—Chapter 1V.—Committees of the Board.—Sections 27-29.)
(2) The President shall be the Chairman of the Finance Committee and the Finance Officer, or if there is no Finance Officer, the Secretary to the Board shall be the Secretary to the said Committee.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Finance Committee to prepare the budget of the Board, to advise the Board on all financial matters and to perform such other functions as may be prescribed.