 corrigenda to t he central s ilk board (amendmsnt) bill, 1 968 (to be/as introduced in·lok sahha)1 page 2, line 5,-!2!: ii principle" read  principal" -2 page 5, line 6 from bottom,-before "vide" insert " (ii -new delhi; ~gq 23, 1~68 ~itra 3, 1890 (saka)  am no 37 of i'" the central silk board (amendment) bill, 1968a bill tu:rthetr to amend the central silk board act, 1~4s be it enacted by parliament in the nineteenth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the central silk board (amendment) short title act, 1968 81 of 1948, z in the central silk board act, ins (hereinafter referred to as amendthe principal act), in section 1, in sub-section (2), the words "except ment of the state of jammu and kashmlr" shall be omitted section 1 10 3 in section 8 of the principal act-amendmentot (a) in sub-section (2) ,-section 8 (i) in cjause (b), for the words "reeling of silkworm cocoons", the words "reeling or, as the case may be, spinning of silkworm cocoons and silk waste" shall be substituted;  (ti) clause (c) ahall be omitte(\, (b) in sub-section (3) ,-(i) clause (b) shall be omitted; (ii) in clause (c), 1be word "other" shall be omitted amendment of seetion 12 4 in section 12 of the principle act, for su~sections (2) and (3), 5 the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:-"(2) the accounts of the board shall be audited by the comptroller and auditor~neral of india at such intervals as may be specified by him and any expendi1w'e incurred in connection with such audit shall be payable by the board to the 10 comptroller and auditor-general (3) the comptroller and auditor-general of india and any person appointed by him in connection with the audit of the accounts of the board shall have the same rights, privileges and authority in connection with such audit as the comptroller is and auditor-general of india has in connection with the audit o£ govermnent accounts, and, in particular, shall have the right 1\;0 demand the production of books, accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect any of the offices of the board 20 (4) the accounts of the board as certified by the comptroller and auditor-general of india or any person appointed by him in this behalf together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded annually to the central government and that govermnent shall cause a copy of the same to be laid before 2s each house of parliament (5) a copy of the accounts of the board as so certified together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded simultaneously to the boarel" 5 after section 12 of the principal act, the following section 30 shall be inserted, namely:-insertion of new section 12a annual ~rt "12a the board shall prepare for every financial year a report of its activities during that year and submit the report to the central government in such form and on or before such date as may be prescribed, and that government shall cause a 3' copy of the report to be laid before each house of parliament" i in section 13 of the principal actbene!-mentof section 13 (a) in sub-eection (2),-(i) in clause (viii), 'the worda "and 'the audit of such accounts" shall be omitted; (ii) after clause (viii), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-(viiia) the form of the annual report of the board and the date on or before which it shall be submitted s to the central government;"; (b) for su~ection (3), the following sub-section shall be 8ubatituted, namely:-"(3) every nde made under this section shall be laid, u loon as may be after it is made, before each house of 10 parliament while it js in session for a total period of thirt1 days whiic:h may be eompriaed in one __ on or in two successive seaions, and if, before the expiry of the sf)ssi~ in which it is so laid or the seslion immediately following both houllel agree in making' 8l1y modification in the rule is or both houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect :mly in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under 20 that rule"  statement of objects and reasonsthe central silk board act, 1948 (61 of 1948) provides for the development of the silk industry under the control of the union and for that purpose has established a central silk board under sub-section (2) at section 12 of that act, the accounts of the board are to be audited annually by auditors appointed by the central govemmell'l; and at present the accounts are, by consent, being audited by the deputy accountant-general, commerce, works and miscellaneous, bombay it is proposed to amend section 12 to ' make specific provision authorising the comptroller and auditor-general of india or any person authorised by him to audit the accounts of the board it is also proposed to insert a provision requiring the board to prepare for every year a report of its activities during that year and submit it to the central government for being  laid before parliament 2 opportunity is being taken to amend-(a) section 1 (2) of the act to provide for its extension to the state of jammu and kashmir: (b) section 8 (2) (b) of the act sol as to cover also spinning of silkworm cocoons and silk waste which is a new line of production that has come into existence after the passing of the act new delm; dinesh singh the 27th november, 1967  presidfnt's recommendation under article 117 of the constitution of india[copy of letter no 21/3/64-tex- (f) dated the 22nd february, 1968 from shri dinesh singh, minister of commerce to the secretary lok sabha] - - - - the president having been informed of the subject matter of the central silk board (amendment) bul, 1968, recommends under clause (3) of article 117 and clause (1) of article 117, read with subclause <a) of clause (1) of article 110, of the constitution of india, the introduction and consideration of the bill  - - - - - the central silk board act, 1948, provides for the development, under central control of the silk industry and for that purpose to establish a central silk board the function of the board is to promote the development of silk industry by such measures as it thinb fit and to ensure co-ordinated development of the various sectors ot the silk industry 2 in terms of the functions assigned to the board under the ad, the board is required to recommend grant of central assistance (grants and loans) to the state governments for implementation of sericulture development programmes approved by it central assistance is made available to the states for development of sericul~ ture industry in accordance with the pattern and procedure determined by the central government from time to time 3 the board has under its direct control the responsibllity for organising programmes rela'1:in~ to research training and basic seed production for the benefit of the sericultural industry in the country as a whole under this programme the board has set up central sericul1ural research and training institute, mysore; central tasar research station ranchi: central silkworm seed station, srinagar; central tasar silkworm seed station, lakha, and silkwonn seed station coonoor the board has also set up pre-shipment inspection centres at various places in the country for quality certification of natural silk fabrics exported from india the board also maintains liaison offices in bangalore, calcutta, new delhi and srinagar for maintaining effective liaison with the state governments 4 the expenditure for meeting the board's administration and centrally sponsored schemes is met from out of the budg~t grants made available to the board by the central government as provided under section 9 of the act 5 the present bill seeks inter alia, to extend the act to jammu and kashmir state vide clause 2) central assistance by way of grants and loans is being given to the government of jammu and kashmir for the development of sericulture industry and ranges between rs 8 to rs 10 lakhs per annum an amount of this order is estimated to be incurred per annum even aft""l' extending the act to jammu and kashmir state '  memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 6 of the bill which seeks to amend section 13 of the central silk board act, l~ empowers the central government to make rules to provide for the form of the annual report of the soard and the date on or before which it shall be submitted to the central government these are mattetb of detail and the delegation of legislative power with respect to them is of a normal character - - - - - - - - - l (1)· short (2) it extends to the whole of india except the state of jiudiiui title and and kashmir menl - - - - - - - - - 8 (i) - i'unctiodi (2) without prejudice to the eenenllty of the fcjngoing prari- ~ lion, the measures referred to therein may provide for-- - - - - (b) devising meana for improved methods of mulberry cultivation rearing, developing and distributing healthy silkworm seeds, reeling of silkworm cocoons, improving the quality and production of raw auk, if necelal'y, by making it compulsory for all raw silk to be marketard oaly after the same hu been tested and graded in properly equipped raw silk conditioning houses; (c) the supply of technical advice to 1uature and charkhtj reelers; - - - - - (3) it aha11 also be the duty of the board-- - - - - (b) to submit to 'ilhe central government and such other authorities as may be prescribed half-yearly reports on ita acti-~ties and the worldng of tbii act; (c) to prepare and furnish such other reports relatin, to the silk: industry u may be required by the central goftmment from time to time - - - - -  ,  ~ accounts board - 12 (1) - - - - - (2) the board shall cause the accoqnts to be audited annually by auditors appointed by the central government, and the auditors mall have the power to disallolw any item of expenditure which in their opinion has not been properly incurred for the purposes of this act   ~ (3) the central government may, on the application of the board, allow ai\y item of expenditure disallowed by the auditol'l under sub-eection (2) - - - - - 13 (1) - - - - - power of central government to make rules (2) in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power rules made under this section may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-- - - - - (tnii) the maintenance of the accounts of income and ex- penditure of the board and the audit of such accounts; - - - - - (3) all rules made under this section shall be laid as soon u may be, before parliament - - - - -  a bill further to amend the central silk board act, 1948minister of commerce) 