 the jackfruit board bill, 2018 by adv joice george, mp arrangement of clauses —————— chapter i preliminary clauses1short title, extent and commencement2definitions chapter ii the jackfruit board3constitution and incorporation of the board4secretary and other officers5advisory committees6functions of the board7registration of jackfruit farmers8returns to be made by registered owners chapter iii certificate for export of jackfruit9no person to export jackfruit without certificate10grant of certificate11cancellation, suspension, etc, of certificate12appeal13power to permit export without certificate chapter iv control by the central government14power to control price and distribution of jackfruit15power to prohibit or control import of jackfruit16power of the central government to issue directions17power of the central government to supersede the board chapter v finance, accounts and audit18grants and loans by the central government19constitution of jackfruit board fund clauses20budget21annual  report22accounts and audit23annual report and auditor's  report to be  laid before parliament chapter vi miscellaneous24penalty for making false returns25penalties for obstructing  an officer or member of the board in the discharge of hisduties and for failure to produce books and records26penalty for contravention of order relating  to control of price, etc27penalties for contravention of section 10 or any order made under section 1628other penalties29offences by companies30delegation31members, officers and employees of the board  to be public servants32protection of action taken in good faith33power to enter34power to make rules35power to make regulations36rules and regulations to be laid before parliament37power to remove difficultiesthe schedulebill  no 153 of  2018 the jackfruit board bill,  2018 byadv joice george, mp a billto provide for the constitution of a board for the development of export of jackfruit andfor the control of jackfruit industry including the control of cultivation of jackfruitand for matters connected therewithbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-ninth year of the republic of india as follows:— chapter  i preliminaryextent and2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—definitions(a) "board" means the jackfruit board constituted under sub-section (i) of section 3;(b) "certificate" means a certificate granted under section 8;5(c) "dealer" means a dealer in jackfruit; (d) "estate" means the area administered as one unit which contains land planted with jackfruit plants;(e) "export" and "import" means, respectively, taking out of or bringing into india by land, see and air;10(f) "jackfruit" means the fruit of jack tree and includes all the varieties specified in the schedule:provided that the central government may, if satisfied that it is necessary or expedient in the public interest so to do, by notification in the official gazette, add any other jackfruit variety to the schedule;15(g) "jack tree" means artocarpus heterophyllus which the board may, by notification in the official gazette, declare to be a jack tree for the purposes of this act;(h) "manufacturer" means a manufacturer of jackfruit; (i) "member" means a member of the board appointed under sub-section (3)  of section 3;20(j) "owner", in relation to any land planted with jackfruit plants, includes—(i) "any agent of the owner, and (ii) "a mortgagee, lessee or other person in actual possession of the land;and (k) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act25 chapter ii the jackfruit board3 (1) the central government shall, by notification in the official gazette, constitute, for the purposes of this act, a board to be called the jackfruit boardconstitution and incorporation of the board30(2) the board shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this act, and shall, by the said name, sue and be sued(3) the board shall consist of such number of members, not exceeding thirty-two, as may be prescribed and unless the rules made in this behalf otherwise provide, the board shall consist of the following members, namely:—35(a) a chairperson; (b) three members of parliament, of whom two shall be elected by the house of the people and one by the council of states;(c)  three members to represent respectively the ministries of the central government dealing with—40(i) commerce;(ii) agriculture; and (iii) finance;(d)  six members to represent growers of jackfruit; (e) eleven members to represent the exporters of jackfruit;(f) three members to represent major jackfruit producing states; and(g) five members, of which three members/scientists to represent the scientificresearch institutes from jackfruit producing states and two members or scientists from indian council of agricultural research (icar)5(4) the office of member of the board shall not disqualify its holder for being chosenas, or for being, a member of either house of parliament(5) the salary and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of members of the board shall be such as may be prescribed10(6) the chairperson shall, in addition to presiding over the meetings of the board,exercise and discharge such powers and duties of the board as may be delegated to him by the board and such other powers and duties as may be prescribed(7) the board shall elect from among its members a vice-chairperson who shall exercise such of the powers and perform such of the functions of the chairperson as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to him by the chairperson15(8) no act or proceeding of the board shall be invalidated merely by reason of—(a) any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the board; (b) any defect in the appointment of a person acting as a member of the board;and(c) any irregularity in the procedure of the board not affecting the merits of the case20secretary and other officers4 (1) the board may appoint the secretary and such other officers and employees asit considers necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions under this act(2) the salary and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of the secretary and other officers and employees of the board shall be such as may be determined by regulations25advisory committees5 (1) subject to any rules made in this behalf, the board may, from time to time,constitute such advisory committees as may be necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions(2) every committee constituted under sub-section (i) shall consist of such number of persons as the board may deem fit30 6 (1) the board may—functions of the board(i) develop, promote and regulate export of jackfruit; (ii) grant certificate for export of jackfruit and register brokers therefor; (iii) undertake programmes and projects for promotion of export of jackfruit;35(iv) assist and encourage studies and research for improvement of processing,quality, techniques of grading and packaging of jackfruit;(v) strive towards stabilization of prices of jackfruit for export;(vi) evolve suitable quality standards and introduce certification of quality through "quality marking" for jackfruit for export;(vii) control quality of  jackfruit for export;40(viii) give licences, subject to such terms and conditions as may be precribed, to the manufacturers of jackfruit for export;(ix) market jackfruit, if it considers necessary, in the interest of promotion of export;(x) provide warehousing facilities abroad for jackfruit;(xi) collect statistics with regard to jackfruit for compilation and publication; (xii) import, with the previous approval of the central government, jackfruit for sale; and5(xiii) advise the central government on matters relating to import and export of jackfruit (2) without prejudice of provisions of sub-section (1), the board may also—(i) promote co-operative efforts among jackfruit farmers;10(ii)  provide loans to farmers for sowing, as well as ensuring a minimum support price (msp) for jackfruit farmers and also facilitating insurance for the jackfruit crop and ensuring timely storage of harvested crop in godowns/warehouses(iii) provide financial assistance for improved methods of research to create better yielding varieties of jackfruit crop;(iv) regulate the sale of jackfruit and stabilization of prices of jackfruit; (v) provide training in jackfruit testing and fixing grade standards of jackfruit;15(vi) increase the consumption of  jackfruit and facilitating advertising and marketing strategies;(vii) register and licence brokers (including auctioneers) of jackfruit and persons engaged in the business of jackfruit;(viii) improve the marketing of jackfruit;20(ix) collect statistics from growers, dealers and such other persons as may be prescribed on any matter relating to the  jackfruit industry; publish statistics so collected or portions thereof or extracts therefrom;(x) secure better working conditions and the provision and improvement of amenities and incentives for workers; and25(xi) undertake, assist or encourage scientific, technological and economic researchregistration of jackfruit farmers307 (1) every owner of land planted with jackfruit plants, whether such land is comprised in one estate or more than one estate, shall, before the expiration of one month from the date on which he first become owner of such estate or estates, apply to the registering officer appointed in this behalf by the state government to be registered as an owner in respect of each estate owned by him:provided that the state government may, for sufficient reasons, extend the time-limit for registration by such period as it thinks fit35(2) registration once made shall continue to be in force until it is cancelled by the registering officer8 (1) a registered owner shall furnish returns to the board in such form, at such times and in such manner as may be prescribedreturns to be made by registered owners40(2) the board may authorize an officer to visit any farmland/estate at any time to verify the accuracy of any retrurn made under this section or to ascertain the productive capacity of the farmland/estate chapter iii certificate for export of jackfruit9 save as otherwise provided in this act, no person shall, after the commencement of this act, commence or carry on the business of export of jackfruit, except under and in accordance with a certificate:no person to export jackfruit without certificateprovided that a person carrying on the business of export of jackfruit immediately before the commencement of this act, may continue to do so for a period of three months from such commencement; and if he has made an application for such certificate within the said period of three months till the disposal of such application5explanation—the reference in this section to the commencement of this act shall be construed in relation to any variety  of jackfruit added to the schedule by notification as reference to the date with effect from which such variety of jackfruit is added to the schedulegrant of certificate1010 (1) an application for grant of certificate shall be made to the board in such form and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed and shall be accompanied by a receipt evidencing the payment of the prescribed fee(2) on receipt of such application, the board shall—(a) if the application is not in the prescribed form or does not contain any of the prescribed particulars, return the application to the applicant; or15(b) if the application is in the prescribed form and contains the prescribed particulars, grant the certificate subject to such terms and conditions as may be determined by regulations 11 (1) the board may cancel any certificate on any one or more of the following grounds, namely:—cancellation, suspension, etc of certificate20(a) that the holder of the certificate has violated any of the terms and conditions of the certificate; and(b) that in the opinion of the central government it is necessary in the interests of general public to cancel the certificate25(2) where the board, for reasons to be recorded in writing, is satisfied that pending consideration of the question of cancelling the certificate on any grounds mentioned in subsection (1), it is necessary to do so, the board may, by order in writing, suspend the operation of the certificate for such period not exceeding forty-five days as may be specified in the order and require the holder of the certificate to show cause, within fifteen days from the date of receipt of such order, as to why the suspension of the certificate should not be extended till the determination of the question as to whether the registration should be cancelled30(3) no order of cancellation of registration under this section shall be made unless the person concerned has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of the grounds for such cancellationappeal12 (1) any person aggrieved by an order made under section 9 may prefer an appeal to the central government within such period as may be prescribed35(2) no appeal shall be admitted if it is preferred after the expiry of the period prescribed therefor:provided that an appeal may be admitted after the expiry of the period prescribed therefore if the appellant satisfies the central government that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within the prescribed period40(3) every appeal made under this section shall be made in such form and shall beaccompanied by a copy of order appealed against and by such fees as may be prescribed(4) the procedure for disposing of an appeal shall be such as may be prescribed:provided that before disposing of an appeal, the appellant shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard45(5) the central government may confirm, modify or reverse the order appealed againstpower to permit export without certificate13 the central government may, if satisifed that it is necessary or expedient, so to do, in public interest, by notification in the official gazette and subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified therein, permit anybody or other agency to commence or carry on the business of export of jackfruit without a certificate 5 chapter iv control by the central government14 (1) the central government may,  by order notified in the official gazette, fix in respect of jackfruit of any description specified therein—power to control price and distribution of jackfruit10(a) the maximum price or the minimum price, or the maximum and minimum prices,which may be charged by a jackfruit farmer of jackfruit dealer, wholesale or retail, whether for the indian market or for export; and(b) the maximum quantity which may in one transaction be sold to any person(2) without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), any order made thereunder may provide—15(a) for requiring persons engaged in the production, supply or distribution of, ortrade and commerce in, jackfruit to maintain and produce for inspection such books, accounts and records relating to their business and to furnish such information relating thereto as may be specified in the order; and20(b) for such other matters, including in particular the entering and search of premises, vehicles, vessels and aircraft, and the seizure by a person authorised to make such search, of jackfruit in respect of which such person has reason to believe that a contravention of the order has been is being or is about to be, committted2515 the central government may, by order published in the official gazette, make provision for prohibiting, restricting or otherwise controlling the import of jackfruit, either generally or in specified classes of casespower to prohibit or control import of jackfruit16 (1) without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this act, the board shall, in the discharge of its functions and duties under this act, be bound by such directions on questions of policy as the central government may give in writing to it from time to time:power of the central government to issue directions30provided that the board shall, as far as practicable, be given an opportunity to express its views before any direction is given under this sub-section(2) the decision of the central government whether a question is one of policy or not shall be final17  (1) if at any time the central government  is of opinion—35power of the central government to supersede the board40(a) that on account of grave emergency, the board is unable to discharge the functions and duties imposed on it by or under the provisions of this act;(b) that the board has persistently made default in complying with any direction issued by the central  government under this act or in the discharge of the functions and duties imposed on it by or under the provisions of this act and as a result of such default the financial position of the board or the administration of the board has deteriorated; or45(c) that circumstances exist which render it  necessary in the public interest so to do, the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, supersede the board for such period, not exceeding six months, as may be specified in the notification (2) upon the publication of a notification under sub-section (1) superseding the board,—(a) all the members shall, as from the date of supersession, vacate their offices as such;(b) all the powers, functions and duties which may, by or under theprovisions of this act, be exercised or discharged by or on behalf of the board, shall until the board is reconstituted under sub-section (3), be exercised anddischarged by such person or persons as the central government may direct; and5(c) all property owned or controlled by the board shall, until the board isreconstituted under sub-section (3), vest in the central government10(3) on the expiration of the period of supersession specified in the notification issued under sub-section (1), the central government may reconstitute the board by a fresh appointment and in such case any person or persons who vacated their offices under clause (a) of sub-section (2), shall not be deemed disqualified for appointment:provided that the central government may, at any time, before the expiration of the period of supersession, take action under this sub-section15(4) the central government shall cause a notification issued under sub-section (1)and a full report of any action taken under this section and the circumstances leading to such action to be laid before each house of parliament at the earliest chapter v finance, accounts and audit2018 the central government may, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, make to the board grants and loans of such sums of money as it may consider necessarygrants and loans by the central government19 (1) there shall be constituted a fund to be called the jackfruit  board fund and there shall be credited thereto—constitution of jackfruit board fund25       (a) any grants and loans made to the board by the central government undersection 16;       (b) all fees levied and collected in respect of certificates granted under this act;and       (c) all sums received by the board from such other sources as may be decidedupon by the central government(2) the fund shall be applied for meeting—30(a) salary, allowances and other remuneration of the members, officers and otheremployees of the board;(b) expenses of the board in the discharge of its functions under section 6;(c) expenses on objects and for purposes authorised by this actbudget3520 the board shall prepare in such form and at such time each financial year, as may be prescribed, its budget for the next financial year, showing the estimated receipts and expenditure of the board and forward the same to the central governmentannual report21 the board shall prepare, in such form and at such time each financial year, as maybe prescribed, its annual report, giving a full account of its activities during the previous financial year, and submit a copy thereof to the central government40accounts and audit22 the accounts of the board shall be maintained and audited in such manner as may,in consultation with the comptroller and auditor-general of india, be prescribed and the board shall furnish to the central government before such date, as may be prescribed, its audited copy of accounts together with the auditors' report thereon45| 23                                                                               ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| laid, as soon as may be after they are received, before each house of parliament || annual report                                                                     || and auditors'                                                                     || report to be                                                                      || laid before                                                                       || parliament                                                                       | chapter vii miscellaneouspenalty for making false returns524 any person who being required by or under this act to furnish any return fails tofurnish such return or furnishes a return containing any particular information which is false and which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees25 any person who—10(a) obstructs any member authorised by the chairperson in writing or any officer or other employee of the board authorised by it in this behalf or any person authorised in this behalf by the central government or by the board, in the exercise of any power conferred, or in the discharge of any duty  imposed, on him by or under this act; orpenalties for obstructing an officer or member of the board in the discharge of his duties and for failure to produce books and records15(b) having control over or custody of any account book or other record, fails to produce such book or  record when required to do so by or under this act, shall be punishable  with imprisonment which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both2026 (1) if any person contravenes any order made under section 11, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both; and the property in respect of which the order has been contravened or such part thereof as the court may deem fit, shall be forfeited to the central governmentpenalty for contravention of order relating to control of price, etc(2) any person who attempts to contravene, or abets the contravention of, any order under section 11 shall be deemed to have contravened that order2552 of 1962penalties for contravention of section 7 or any order made under section 1227 if any person contravenes the provisions of section 7 or any order made under section 12 he shall, without prejudice to any confiscation or penalty to which he may be liable under the provisions of the customs act, 1962, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which  may extend to one thousand rupees, or with bothother penalties3028 whoever contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets the contravention of theprovisions of this act or of any rules or regulations made thereunder other than the provisions, punishment for the contravention whereof has been provided for in sections 21, 22, 23 and 24, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both, and in the case of a continuing contravention with an additional fine which may extend to fifty rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention35offences by companies29 (1) where an offence under this act has been committed by a company, everyperson who at the time the offence was committed was in-charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:40provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such personliable to any punishment provided in this act, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence45(2) notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence underthis act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordinglyexplanation—for the purposes of this section,—(a) "company" means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals; and(b) "director", in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm5delegation30 the board may, by general or special order in writing, delegate to the chairpersonor any other member or to any officer of the board, subject to such conditions and limitations, if any, as may be specified in the order, such of its powers and functions under this act45 of 186010| 31                                                                                         ||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this act, to be public || servants within the meaning of section 21 of the indian penal code, 1860                   || members,                                                                                    || officers and                                                                                || employees of                                                                                || the board to                                                                                || be public                                                                                   || servants                                                                                   || protection of                                                                               || action taken                                                                                || in good faith                                                                              |1532 no prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the government, or the board or any committee appointed by it, or any member of the board or such committee, or any officer or  employee of the government or the board or any other person authorised by the government or the board, for anything which is in  good faith done or intended to be done under this act or the rules or regulations made thereunderpower to enter33 subject to any rule made in this behalf, any person, generally or specially authorised by the board in this behalf, may, whenever it is necessary to do so, for any of the purposes of this act, at all reasonable times, enter upon any land or premises and make any inspection or inquiry or do such other act or thing as may be prescribed:20provided that no such person shall enter any building or any enclosed courtyard orgarden attached to a dwelling-house (unless with the consent of the occupier thereof) without previously giving such occupier at least twenty-four  hours' notice in writing of his intention to do sopower to make rules2534 (1) the state government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules tocarry into effect the provisions of section 730(2) without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may prescribe the form of the application for registration and for cancellation of registration, the fee payable on such applications, the particulars to be included in such application, the procedure to be followed in granting and cancelling registration, the registers to be kept by registering officers and the supply by registering officer(3) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this act(4) without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—35(a) the number of members of the board under sub-section (3) of section 3;(b) the salary and allowances payable and other conditions of service of themembers of the board under sub-section (5) of section 3;(c) the powers and duties of the chairperson under sub-section (6) of section 3;40(d) the powers and functions of the vice-chairperson under sub-section (7) ofsection 3;(e) the constitution of committees under section 5; (f) the terms and conditions for giving licences to manufacturers of jackfruit forexport under clause (viii) of sub-section (1) of section 6;(g) the form of the application and the fees under sub-section (1) of section 9;(h) the period of limitation for appeal under sub-section (1) of section 12; (i) the form of appeal and the fees payable under sub-section (3) of section 12; (j) the procedure for disposal of appeal under sub-section (4) of section 12; (k) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed or in respect of which provision is to be, or may be, made by rules5power to make regulations35 (1) the board may, with the previous approval of the central government, bynotification in the official gazette, make regulations consistent with this act and the rules generally to carry out the purposes of this act10(2) in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—(a) the salary and allowances payable to, terms and conditions of service of the secretary and other officers and employees of the board under sub-section (2) of section 4; and15(b) the terms and conditions under which the certificate may be granted under sub-section (2) of section 10rules and regulations to be laid before parliament2036 every rule and every regulation made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or regulation or both houses agree that the rule or regulation should not be made, the rule or regulation shall thereafter have effect only 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 that rule or regulation25power to remove difficulties37 (1) if  any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this act, the centralgovernment may, by order, published in the official gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this act as may appear to be necessary for removing the difficulty:30provided that no order shall be made under this section after the expiry of two years from the commencement of this act(2) every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament the schedule[see section 2(f)]all varieties of jackfruit (artocarpus heterophyllus) across india and imported high yielding varieties and indigenously developed hybrids statement of objects and reasonsjackfruit contains thorny projections outside and soft flesh with nutritional components inside it is high in nutrients like vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, phytonutrients, carbohydrates, fiber, fat and protein jackfruit is a good source of calories but contains no cholesterol or saturated fats it contains a high level of carbohydrates and many calories that provide energy instantly jackfruit is a sweet and delicious fruit with many health benefits it is a rich source of antioxidants which protect from cancer, aging and degenerative disease jackfruit consumption provides excellent taste, nutrition and health benefits that ensure food security for low income populations recently, government of kerala has declared jackfruit as state fruit and planning to popularize and promote jackfruit farming to fillip the production and sale of jackfruit and its value-added products in both domestic and international market moreover, more states are declaring schemes to promote jackfruit farmingin the light of importance of jackfruit as nutraceutical and burgeoning markets and business, the setting up of a jackfruit board would be extremely helpful to speed up the process of growing jackfruit this would also be a significant step in increasing the brand value of indian jackfruit globallythe constitution of the jackfruit board is imperative for the following reasons:— (1) throughout the years jackfruit was exported offering surplus foreign exchequerhowever, the fruit is not being able to be marketed effectively; and(2) more and more farmers are entering into jackfruit farming and hence there is need of a dedicated board to look into the affairsthe bill, therefore, seeks to provide for constitution of a jackfruit board for the development of export of jackfruit and for the control of jackfruit industry including the control of growing of jackfruitthe bill seeks to achieve the above objectives financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill seeks to provide for constitution of jackfruit board clause 4provides for appointment of secretary and other officers and employees to the board clause 5 provides for the constitution of advisory committees by the board clause 18 provides for the grants and loans by the central government clause 19 provides for the constitution of a jackfruit board fund the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a recurring expenditure of about rupees one hundred crore per annum would involve from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of about rupees two hundred crores is also likely to be involved from the consolidated fund of india memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 14 of the bill empowers the central government to issue orders to control price and distribution of jackfruit clause 15 empowers the central government to issue orders to prohibit or control import of jackfruit clause 16 empowers the central government to issue directions clause 17 empowers the central government to issue notification to supersede the board clause 34 empowers the central government to make rules to carry out the purposes of this act clause 35 empowers the board may, with the previous approval of the central government, by notification in the official gazette, to make regulations consistent with this act and the rules generally to carry out the purposes of this act as the orders, directions, notifications, rules and regulations will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for the constitution of a board for the development of export of jackfruit and for the control of jackfruit industry including the control of cultivation of jackfruit and for matters connected therewith————(adv joice george, mp)