  but no $8 of 1983 the national oilseeds and vegetable oils development board bill, 1983 a billto provide for the development under the control of the union of the oilseeds industry and the vegetable oils industry and for matters connected therewith be it enacted by paruament in the thirty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows: -": ' i ~  chapter i preliminary ,"5 1 (1) this act may be called the national oilseeds and vegetable short oils development board act, 1983 title, (2) it extends to the whole of india extent and com_ mence ,(3) it shall come into force on such date as the central government ment may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint 2 it is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest oeclara-10 that the union should take under its control the oilseeds inctlstry tion all to expedl encycif coatrol by the union 3 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,-deftn1-olls tl""""' v_ (4) "board" means the national oiljeeds and ¥egetable development board established under section 4; (b) "chairman" mians the chairman of the boardi (c) "coconut" has the same meaning as in the coconut develop-~«t board act, 1979; - ot1979 (d) "executive director" means the executive director of the board; i (e) "member" means a member of the board; 5 (f) "oilseed" does not include coconut; (g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; (h) "vegetable oil" means any oil produced from oilseeds, or any other oil bearing material of plant origin, and containing 10 glycerides but does not incl\lde any such vegetable oil which haa been subjected to any processing subsequent to the recovery of au; (i) "vice-chairman" means the vice-chairman of the board  ;  -: : -" ~  chapter ii '!ii  the nanonal oilseeds and vegetable oils development boardl:atablish-4 (1) with erect from such da:te as the central government may, by notiscatiun in the official gazette appoint in this behalf, there shall b established, for the purposes of this act, a board to be ~alled ,the natiodal oilseeds dnd v ~getable oils development board ~ent and ronstltu tionof the board (2) the board shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, 20 having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acq'uire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and shall by the said name sue and be sued (3) the head office of the board shall be at delhi or at such other place as the central government may, by notification in the official 125 gazette, specify j - ,(4) the board shall consist of the following members, namely':-,(a) the minister in charge of the ministry of the central government dealing with agriculture, who shall ex officio be the chairman of the board; (b) the secretary in charge of the ministry of the central government dealing with agricultural development, who shall ex officio be the vice-chairman of the board; (c) the agriculture commissioner to the government of india, ex officio; 35 (d) the director-general, indian council of agricultural re· search, ex officio; (e) three members of parliament, of whom two shall be elected by the h?us8 of the people ~d one by the co'wlcil of statesj  to the national oils2eds a~d vegetable oils development board bill 1983(to be/as introduoed in lqk sabha) page 9, in the marginal headin~ to clause 10,-for -"solution dis-it read -"dissolution" f\jew delhi; april 304 19~~ - va i 5 i3 kh a l0 19:;o:o~5~c5i1:"'a~ik-a~)-u) one member to be appointed by the central government to represent the planning commission; (9) three membej;s to be appointed by the t!entral government to represent respectively the ministries of the central go"ernment dealing with-5 (i) finance (revenue); (ii) commerce; (iii) civil supplies;  (h) executive director, ex officio; 10 (i) financial adviser to the ministry of the central government dealing \vith agriculture, ex officio; (j) eleven members to be appointed by the central government to represent respectively the governments of the states of andhra pradesh, gujarat, baryana, madhya pradesh, maharashtra, 15 karnataka, orissa, punjab, rajasthan, tamil nadu and uttar pradesh: provided that every appointment under thi clause shall be made on the recommendation of the government of the state concerned; 20 (k) five members to be appointed by the central government to represent respectively-(ii) the national co-operative established under section 3 of development corporation act, 1962; (i) the sta'ie trading corporation of india limited; development the national corporation cooperative 25 r 1962 (iin the li:ntionnl dairy df'velopm(,llt board: 30 (iv) thcl national agricultural co-'opel'ative marketin:g federation; (v) the n!,\tional rank £01' altricultur(' and rural development estabhshcd under section 3 of the national bank for a!tj'icu1ture nth' r'll'al developmert act 1981; 61 of 1981 (l) three mt'mhers to be appointed by the central government to rcpre~ent t~\(· oi1!ll'e{1  '?,'towers: (m) one member to be appointed by the central government 35 to represent exporter!l of oilseeds, vegetable oils or other productllj derived from oi1!lc'cds; (n) one member to he aopointed hy the central governm"nt to repre~ent the vegetnhlp oj1~ industry; (0) two m('mhers to be appointed hv the central government to represent su('h other intert'sts connected with the oil~eeds indu~­try or the vege1ahle oils industry as in the opinion of that governmellt, ought to h(' repl'fsenfetj (5) the term of office of the members, oth"r than the ex officio members and the manner of flliin~ vacancies among, and the procedure to be followed in the discharge of their functions by, such mem~ers 45 ,llall be such as may be prescribed! (6) any officer of the central government, not being· a member of the board, when dep,uted by that government in this behalf, shall have the right to attend the meetings of the board and take part in the proceedings thereof but shall not be entitled to vote f) the board may associate with itself in such manner, subject to 5 sllch conditions and for such purposes as may be prescribed, any person whose assistance or advice it may desire in complying with any of the provisions of this act and a person so associated shall have the right to take part in the discussions of the board relevant to the purpose for which he has been 3!'!sociated but shall not have the right to vote and 10 shall be entitled to receive such allowances or fees as may be fixed by the central government (8) no act or proceeding of the board or any committee appointed by it under section 8 shall be invalidated merely by reason of-(a) any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the 15 board or such committee; or (b) any defect in the appointment of a person acting as a member of the board or s'uch committee; or (c) any irtegularity in the procedure of the board or such committee not affecting the merits of the case 20 (9) the board shall meet at such times and places and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at ita meetings (including the quorum at its meetings) as may be provided by regulations made by the board under this act s the members of the board shall receive such allowances as may 25 be fixed by the central governd!ent allowancesof membe •• s (1) the central government shall appoint a person possessing such technical qualifications and practical experience in oilseeds development as may be i!re5cribed, as the executive director to the board officers of the board and other staff (2) the executive director shall be the chief executive of the board 30 and shall exe:rcise such powers and perform such functions as may be prescribed ' (3) the central government shall appoint a secretary to the board who shall exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to him by the board or the executive 35 direc'tor (4) the executive director and the secretary shall be entitled to such salary and allowances qnd shall be subject to such conditjons of: service in respect of leave, pension, providellt fund and other matters as may from time to time, be fixed by the central government 40 (5) subject to luch control and restrictions as may be  prescribed, the board may appoint such other officers and employees, as may be necessary, for the efficient performant'e of its functions and the method of appointment, the conditions of senice and the scales of pay and allowances of ~lich other officers and employees of the board shall be 45 such as may be provided by the board bf regulations jilade ,ander ~~s ae ,1 l -:a  i ;  ~ (6) the executive director, the secretary and other officers anci employees of the board shall not undertake any work unconnected with their duties under this act except with the permission of the central government 5 7 (1) on the establishment of the board, it shall be lawful for the central government to transfer to the board, by order, and with effect from such date or dates (which may be either retrospective to any date not earlier than the date of such establishment or prospective) as may be specified in the order nny officer or other employee holding office special provision for transfer of em_ ployees to the board 10 as such in the directorate of oilseeds development immediately before the date on which the board is establi6hed: provided that the scale of pay of the post to which such officer or other employee is transferred shall not be lower than the scale of pay of the post he was holding immediately before such transfer and the 15 other terms and conditions of service (including pension, leave, provident fund and medical benefits) of the post to which he is transferred shall not be less favo'llrable than the terms and condltions of servke in relation to the post held by him immediately before such transfer: provided further that if, immediately before the date of his transfer, ~o any such officer or other employee is officiating in a higher post under the central government either in a leave vacancy or in any vacancy of a specified duration, his pay and other allowances, if any, on transfer, shall be protected for the unexpired period of such vacancy and thereafter he shall be entitled to the scale of pay applicable to the post under ~5 the central government to which he would have reverted but 'lor his transfer to the board (2) before any order is made under sub-section (1), the officers and other employees of the directorate of oi'seeds development who are proposed to be transferred under that sub-section shall be given an option 30 in such form and within such time as may be specified in that behalf by the central government, to express their willingness or otherwise to become employees of the board and such option once exercised shall be final: provided that no order under sub-section (1) shall be made in 35 relation to any officer or other employee of the directorate of oilseeds development who has intimated his intention of not becoming an employee of the board within the time specified in that behalf: provided further that such of the persons employed by the central government in the said directorate who do not express, within the 40 time specified in that behalf, their intention of becoming the employees of the board, shall be dpalt with in the same manner as, and in accordance with the same rules as are applicable to, the employees of the central government in the event of the reduction of the strength of the department in which such per~ons have bet'n employed (3) an officer or other employee transferred by an order made 45 under sub-section (1) shall, on and from the date of transfer, cease to be an officer or employee of the central government and become an officer or other employee of the· board with such designation as the :j3o~rd may determine and shall be ~overned by the regulations made by the board under this act in respect of remuneration and other conditions of service (including pension, leave, provident fund and medical benefits) and shall continue to be an officer or other employee of the board unless and until his employment is duly terminated by the board: provided that till such time as the regulations referred to above 5 governing the conditions of service of its officers or other employees are made by the board, the relevant rules and orders made by the central government shall continue to be applicable to such officers or other employees (4) if any question arises as to whether the terms and conditions of 10 service prescribed in the regulations made by the board in respect of any matter, including rt>muneration, pension, leave, provident fund and medical benefits, are less favourable than those attached to the post held by an officer or other employee immediately before his transfer to the board, the decision of the central government in the matter shall be 15 fln~ i 8 (1) tilerc shan be a managing committee of the board for the purpose nf exercising such of the powers and performing such of the functions of the board as may be prescribed or as the board may delegate ~~ i 20 managing committee and other committees of the board (2) the managing committee of the board shall consist of the following members of the board, namely:-(a) the vice-chairman, who shall be the chairman of the managing committee; (b) the agriculture commissioner to the government of india; 25 (c) the director-g~neral, indian council of agricultural research; (d) one member to be nominated by the chairman from among the members referred to in clause (g) of sub-section (4) of section 4; (e) executive director; , (f) financial advi!ler to the ministry of central government dealing with agriculture; (g) one member to be nominated by the chairman from among the members referred to in clause (j) of sub-section (4) of secti~n 4; 35 (h) one member to be nominated by the chairman from among the members referred to in clause (k) of sub-section (4) of section 4; (i) one member to be nominated by the chairman from among the memb~rs referred to in clause (l) of sub-section (4) of section 40 4; and (j) one member to be nominated by the chairman from among the members referred to in c]aus~s (m), (n) and (0) of sub-s~cttql1 '1) of bectio~ ~  - ' ;_ '" (3) subject to such control and restrictions as may be prescribed; th~ board may constitute other standing committees or ad hoc committees for exercising any powers or performing any functions of the board or for inquiring into or reporting and advising on any matter which the lioa!'d may re1er to them 5 (4) the board shall have the power to co·opt as members of the manqiug committee or auy committee coustituted under sub-section (3), such number of persons who are not members of the board as it thinks fit and the persons so co-opted shall have the right to attend the io meetings of the committee and take part in its proceedings but shall not have the right to vote ;  (5) the persods cu-opted as members of a committee under subsection (4) shall be en,itled to receive such allowances or fees for attendinc meetings of lhe ~ommittee as may be fixed by the central (iovernment 15 9 (1) it shall be the d"1ty of the board to promote, by such measures as it thinks-fit, the development under the control of the central government ot the oilseeds industry and t~e vegetable oils industry ~­tions of the board (2) without prejudice to the generahty of the prpvisions contained in sub-section (1), the measures referred to therein may provide forao (a) taking such measurel> for the development of the o~eds industry and the vegetable oils industry as would enable farmers, particularly small farmers, to become participants in, and beneficiaries of, the development and growth of the oilseeds industry and the vegetable oils industry; 25 (0) recommending measures for improving the marketing of oilseeds, products of ollseeds and vegetable oils and for their quality control in lndia; (c) imparting technical advice to any person who is engaged in the cultivation of oilseeds or the processing or marketing of oilseeds and its products; ,   i 35 (td) providing for, or recommending, financial or other assistance for the production aud development of adequate quantity of breeders' seeds, foundation seeds and certified seeds of high quality, arranging supply of inputs for the oilseeds growers, adoption of improved melbods of cultivatioll of oilseeds ilnd modern technolog)l for processing of oilseeds, extension of areas under oilseeds cultivation with a view to developing tbe oilseed::! industry and the vegetoble oils industryi 45 (e) recommending such measures as may be practicable for asslsting oilseeds growers to get incentive prices, including recommending, as and when neceti~ary, aiter consultation with the agri· cultural prices commission, minimum and maximum prices for oilseeds and products of oilseeds and vegetable oils; (i) recommending and tuidng such n:c;'!suj:e~ as may be necessary for collection, procurement and mamtenance of bu1fer stocks of oilseeds for stabilising the price situation and market conditions in respect of oilseeds, products of oilseeds and veietable oils; (g) reconlmending and takiue such measures as may be neces-sary for the-(i) prodlotion and development of storage facilities; , (l~) establiliohmcnt of processing unils, in respect of oilse~s, and rendering such financial or other a~sislance as may be considered necessary for such pul'poses; 5 (iii) promotion of oilseeds growers' cooperatives and other appropriate agencies, with a view to achieving integration between production, processing and marketing of oilseed!; (h) recommending mea:ourcs for regulating import, export or 10 distribution of oilseeds or products of oilseeds or vegetable oils in the context of an integrated policy and programme of development of oilseeds and vegetable oils; _(i) collecting islatlsilcs :trum growers of oilseeds, dealers in oilseeds, manufacturers of products of oilseeds and vegetable oils is and such other persons and institutions as may be necessary on any matter l'elalmg to the oll::;eeds industry or vegetable oils mdustry and publishing the statistics so collected or portions thereof or extracts therefrom; (j) recomme)lding the setting up and adoption of grade standards for oilseeds and their products and vegetable oils; go (k), iillancwe suhallie scilemes in cun;suilation with the central government and the govc1-nlllcnts ol tbe states where oilseeds are il'0wn on a large scale, so as to illc1'case the production of oilseeds and to improve their quality and yields; and for this purpose cvolv- 25 ing schemes for the award oi prizes or grant of incentives to growers pf oilseeds and the manulacturers of oilseeds products and vegetable oils and for proviuing marketing facilities for oilseeds products and ve&etable oils; (l) assisliug, encouragwg, promoting, co-ordinating and fidancidj( agricultural, technological, industrial or economic: research on ouseeds, so their products and vegetable oils in such manner as the board may deem fit by making use of available institutions; (m) wld~l·taking pullidly work oil the rcsearch and develop'-ment of the oilseeds industry and the ve,~table oils industry; , i h 95 (n)se'tilll up of region a oillces and 0' er iigcncies for the promotion and development of production, processing gradin, and marketing of oilseeds and its products and vegetable oils in difteredt states and union territories for the efficient discharge of the fundio  of die board; 40 (0) such other matters as may be considered necessary for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the board or as mal be prescribed (3) the board shall perform its functions under this section in accordance with, and subject to, such rules as may be made by the cen- 45 kal government in this behalf solution disof the board 10 (1) the central government may, by notification in the omclal gazette and for reasons to be specified therein, direct that the board sball be dissolved from such date and for such period as may be specified in the notification: 5 provided that before iesuing any such notification, the central government shall give a reasonable opportunity to the board to make representations against the proposed dissolution and shall consider the representations, if any, of the board (2) when the board is dissolved 'under the provisions of sub-10 section (1) ,-(a) all members, notwithstanding that their term of office has not expired, shall, from the date of dissolution, vacate their offices as such members; (ib) all powers and duties of the board shall, during the period 15 of dissolution, be exercised and performed by such person or persons as the central government may appoint in this behalf and their remuneration shall be such as may be prescribed; (c) all funds and· other properties vested in the board shall, during the period of dissolution, vest in the central government; and !ao (d) as soon as the period of dissolution expires, the board shall be reconstituted in accordance with the provisions of this act  chapter iii finance, accounts and audit11 the central government may, after due appropriation made by 25 parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the board by way of grants or loans sueh sums of money as the central government may think fit for being utilised for tbe purposes of this act grants and loans by the central government 12 (1) th~re shall be formed 11 fund to be called the oilseeds and veg,tb1e oils development fund and there shall be credited thereto-(a) any fees that may be levied and collected under this act or the rules or regulations made thereunder; conmitu_ tion of oilseeds and vegf~ table oils devel'opment fund <ib) any sums of money paid or any grants or joans granted by the central government for the purposes of this act; (c) any grants or loans that may,be made by any person for ~he 35 purposes of this act (ineluding loan obtained by the board under set'taon 13); (d) any grants or donations from state governments, v(\)untary or,anisations or other institutions j (2) the fund shall be appued-(a) for meeting the cost of the measures referred to in section ; (b) for jneetin, the salaries, allowances and other remuderation of the members, officers and other employeefii, as the cose may be, of the board; (c) for meeting the other administrative expenses or the board and any other expenses authorised by or under this act; (d) {or repayment of any loans 13 (1) the board may, for the purposes of carrying out its functions under this act, and with 'the previo'us approval of, and subject to the 10 directions of the central govemment, borrow money from-borrow_ ing power'! 01 the board (0) the public by the issue or sale of bonds or debentures or both, carrying interest at such rates as may be specified therein; (b) any bank or other institution; (c) such other authority, organisation or institution as may be 15 approved by the central government in this behalf (2) the central government may guarantee the repayment of the monies borrowed by the board under sub-seetion (1) and 'the payment of mterest thereon and other incidental charges accounts a:nd audit u (1) the board shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant 120 records and prepare an annual statement of accounts, in such form as may be prescribed by the central government in consultation with the ccmptroller and auditor-general of india   (2) the accounts of the board shall be audited by the comptroller and auditor-general of india at such intervals as may be spec1fted by 25 him and any expenditure incurred in connection with such audit shall be payable by the board to the 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 rigbts and privileges and authority in con  go nection with s'uch audit as the comptroller and auditor-general generally has in connection with the audit of the government accounts and, in partic'ular, shall have the right to demand the prqduction of books, accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect any of the offices of the board 35 (4) the accounts of the board as certified by the comptroller and auditor-general at india or any other person appointed by him in this behalf together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded ann'ually to the central government and that government shall cause the same to be laid before each house of parliament  control by central govllrnmilnt15 the board shall carry out such directions as may be issued to it dirac from time to time by the central government for the eftldent administiona by 5 tration of thi6 act cerrtral government ftetums and reports ig (1) the board shall furnish to the central government at such time and in such 'form and manner as may be prescribed or as the cen tral government may direct, such returns and statements and such particulars in regard to any proposed or existing programme for the 10 promotion and development of the ouseeds industry and the vegetable oils industry, as the central government may, from time to time, req'uire (2) the board shall furnish a programme of its activities for each financial year to the central government for their information and 15 directions if any (3) without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the board shall, as soon as possible, after the end of each ftnancial year, submit to the central government a report in such form and before such date, as may be prescribed, giving a true and full account of its activities, 20 policy and programmes during the previous financial year (4) a copy of the report received under sub-section (3) shall be laid as soon as may be, after it is received, before each house of parliament  chapter v miscillaneousprotec_ tion ot action taken in good faith 25 17 no suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the central government, or the board or any committee appointed by it, or any member of the board or such committee, or any officer or other employee of the central government or of the board or any other person authorised by the central government or the board, for any-30 thing which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this act or the ru!es or regulations made thereunder 18 (1) the central government may, by notification in the oftlcial gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this act power to make rules (2) in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the fore-3s going power such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-45 (a) the term of office of the members (other than the u ofjicio members), and the manner of filung vacancies among and the procedure to be followed in the discharge of their functions by, such members, under sub-section (5) of section 4; (b) the manner in which the conditions subject to which and the purposes for which any person may be associated by the board under sub-section (7) of section 4; (e) the technical qualifications and practical experience in oilseeds development required for aopointment to the post of the executive director to the board under sub-section (1) of section 6: (d) the powers which may be exercised and the functions which may be performed by the exec'utive director as the chief executive of the board under sub-section (2) of section 6; (e) the powers which may be exercised and the functions which may be performed by the secretary to the board under sub-section  5 (3) of section 6; , (1) the control and restrictions' subject to which other officers and employees may be appointed by the board under sub-section (5) of section 6; (g) the powers which may be exercised and the functions io which may be performed by the managing committee under subsection (1) of section 8; (h) the control and restrictions subject to which other standing committees 'or ad hoc committees may be constituted by the board under sub-section (3) of section 8; 15 (i) the matters in respect of which the board may undertake measures for the purpose of carrying out its functions under clause (0) of sub-section (2) of section 9; (j) the remuneration payable to the person or persons referred to in clause (b)_ of sub-section (2) of section 10; 20 (k) the form in which the accounts of the board shall be maintained and the annual stah~ment of accounts shall be prepared under sub-section (1) of section 14; (l) the time at which and the form and manner in which the board shall furnish returns and statements and particulars regard- 25 ing its proposed or existing programmes to the central government,  under sub-section (1) of section 16; (m) the form in which and the date before which the board shall furnish to the central government the report of its activities, policy and programmes during the previous financial year under 30 sub-section (3) of section 16; (n) any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed by rules under this act power to make regula tioljll 19 (1) the board may, with the previous sanction of the central government, by notification in the official gazette, make regulations 35 not inconsistent with the provisions of this act and the rules made thereunder, to provide for all matters for which provision is necessary or expedient for the purposes of giving effect to the provisions of this ad i (2) in particular, and wit~out prejudice to the generality of the 40 foregomg power, such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-(a) the times and :places of the meetings of the board and the procedure to be followed for the transaction of business at such meetings and the number of members which shall form a quorum at a meeting under sub"section (9) of section 4 , (b) the method of appointment, the conditions of ll'ervice and the scales of pay and allowances of any of the other officers ,and employees of the board under sub-se,ction (5) of section 6; 5 (c) generally, for the efficient conduct of the affairs of the board (3) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, modify or rescind any regulation sanctioned by it and the regulation so modified or rescinded shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, 10 that any such modification or rescission shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under the regu~ation rules and regu lations to be laid before parlil ment, 20, 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 parlia- ment, while it i~ in session, for a total period of thirty days which m~ly is be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sess'ons, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in rr aking any modification in the rule or regulation, as the case may be, or both houses agree that the rule or regulation, as the case may be, sho'llld not be 20 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 regulation 21 (1) if any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this | power     ||-----------|| remove    || diftlcul || ties     |2~ act, the central government may, by order, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, remove the diffic'lllty: ,provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a ~eriod of two, years from the commencement of this act (2) a copy of every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, 'so is soon as may be, after it is made, before each house of parliament  statement of objects and reasonsoilseeds are the principal commercial crops of india these are grown on an area of about 18 million hectares annually which constitutel about 10 per cent of the total cropped area in the coun~ry, vegetable oils derived from oilseeds and other oil-bearing material of plant origin, including rice-bran and a variety of tree crops, fonn an essential part of human diet and also serve as valuable raw-material for industrial products such as soaps, paints, lubricants, etc there has been persistent gap between demand and supply of vegetable oils which has been met through imports valued at about rs 600 to 700 crores annually the per capita consumption of vegetable oils in the country is about g kg which is quite low as compared with world average of 11 kg and about 26 kg in the developed countries therefore, every effort has to be made to increase the production and productivity of oilseeds and exploitation of other sources of vegetable oils with a view to progressively narrow the gap between the demand and supply of vegetable oils and thus to attain self-sufficiency in the production of oilseeds and vegetable oils 2 production of oil seeds has been subject to considerable fluctuations due to seasonal aberrations only about 8 per cent of the total area under oilseeds is irrigated and the productivity in general is considerably low research efforts need to be intensified in order to bring about technological improvements and evolve high yielding varieties of oilseeds infra-structure for marketing needs to be strengthened to eliminate speculative activities resulting in large fluctuations in prices which have a dampening effect on production post-harvest technology needs to be modernised with a view to minimising losses in this process similarly, exploitation of other sources of vegetable oils including rice-bran, red palm oil etc need to be given greater attention development of oilseeds of tree origin and forest origin merits spec~al consideration as these oilseeds are grown in areas mostly inhabited by tribals and other backward classes 3 the processing industry for the production of vegetable oils has to be modernised technological innovations designed to increase oil extractions from different sources of vegetable oils have to be given due encouragement by-product utilisation and diversification have also to be encouraged there are rich potentialities for marketing of deoiled sal seed meal and other cakes and meals of tree or non-traditional oilseeds like mahua, neem, plas, etc 4 in ol'der to deal effectively with these problems, under conditions of growing supply and demand gap in the vegetable oils sector, it is necessary to have an integrated approach towards oilseeds production, processing procurement, marketing, storage, prices and quality control the bill seeks to provide for the integrated development of the oilseeds industry (excluding coconut industry) and the vegetable oils industry under the control of the union and for the establishment of a board to be known as the national oilseeds and vegetable oils development board the board will provide technical, financial and other assistance for the promotion of oilseeds industry and the vegetable oils industry it is proposed to vest the board with adequate powers to deal with various aspects of oilseeds industry and the vegetable oils industry 5 the board shall have representatives of the concerned ministries of the central government, oilseeds growing states, growers of oilseeds, vegetable oils industry and other connected interests 6 'fhe finances of the board will consist of sums provided by the central government out of the proceeds of cess on vegetable oils (vide vegetable oils cess bill, 1963), grants or loans made by the central government, or by any other person or donations from the state governments, voluntary organisations and other institutions the board will also have power to borrow monpy, with the approval of the central government, from the public, by the issue or sale of bonds and debentures and from any bank or any other authorities, organisation or institution 7 the bill seeks to achieve the above objects new delhi; rao birendra singh the 19th april, 1983  president's recommendation under article 117 of the constitution of india[copy of letter no 25-2/82-caii-odb(i) , dated the 23rd april, 1983 from rao birendra singh, minister of agriculture to the secretary, lok sabha] the president having been informed of the subject matte~ of th: ve etable oils development board blll, 19801 national oilseeds ~d ft) of article 117 of the constitution of india, recommends ~nder c ause  lok sabha and also recommends under the introduction of the bfil1 hl n constitution of india the consideration of clause (3) of article 117 0 t e the bill by lok sabha sub-clauses (1) and (4) of clause 4 of the bill provide for the establishment and constitution of the national oilseeds and vegetable oils development board clause 5 provides that the members of the board shall receive such allowances as may be fixed by the central government sub-clauses (1) and (3) of clause 6 provide for appointment of the executive director and secretary to the board slib-clause' (4) of clause 6 provides that the executive director and the secretary shall be entitled to such salary and allowances and shall be subject to such conditions of service in respect of leave, pension, etc as may, from time to time be fixed by the central government sub-clause (5) of clause 6 authorises the board to appoint such other officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of its functions the scales of pay and allowances of such other officers and employees of the board shall be such as may be provided by the board by regulations made under the act provision has also been made in clause 4 (7) for fixing the allowances or fees for the persons associated ,vith the board or co-opted to committees of the board under ~b­clause (5) of clause 8 2 clause 9 of the bill provides for the functions of the board these include, inter alia, the rendering by the board of technical, financial and other assistance for the integrated development of the oilseeds and the vegetable oils industry -3 clause 10(2) (b) provides for payment of remuneration to the person or persons who may be appointed by the central government to exercise and perform the powers and duties of the board when the board 1s dissolved 4 the afore-mentioned provisions of the- bill involve expenditure towards-(a) payment of salaries, allowances, etc, to the members of the board, persons associated with the board or co-opted to committees of the board, persons appointed to exercise the powers and duties of the board when the board is dissolved and the officers and employees of the board;, and (b) meeting the other administrative expenses of the board and any other expenses authorised by or under the provisions of ',the bui , 5 clause 11 of the bill provides that the central government may, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this beh!llf pay to the board by way of grants or loans such sums of money as it may  think fit for being utilised for the purposes of the bill 6 clause 12 of the bill provides for the constitution of a fund to be known as the oilseeds and vegetable oils development fund and the fund is to be applied for meeting the afore-mentioned expenditure the fund will consist, inter alia, of the sums provided by the central government out of the proceeds of cesf; on veeetable oils under the vegetable oils cess bill, 1983, grants or loans made by the central government or any person and grants or donations from the central and state governments or any other institution 7 clause 13 empowers the board to borrow money from the public by the issue or sale of bonds or debentures or both or from any bank or other institution or such other authority, organisation or institution as may be approved by the central government sub-clause (2) of clause 13 provides that the central government may guarantee the repayment of the monies borrowed by the board and interest thereon ::snd other incidental charges 8 it is not possible at this stage to indicate precisely the expenditure that is likely to be incurred, if the bill is enacted and brought into operation however, it is estimated that a non-recurring expenditure of rs 4 lakhs is likely to be incurred initially on the establishment of the board a recurring expenditure of about rs 6 lakhs is likely to be incurred by the board during its first  ear of operation when the board expands its activities, expenditure may also ircrease as already mentioned, the board will have to meet the expenditure from its own fund and from any payment made to the board by the central government after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf  memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 18 of the bill empowers the central government, by notification in the official gazette, to make rules to carry out the provisions of the proposed legislation sub-clause (2) of this clause enumerates the matters with respect to wh;ch rules may be made under this clause these matters relate, inter alia, to the term of office of the members (other than the ex officio members) of the board and the manner of filling vacancies among, and the procedure to be followed in the discharge of their functions by, such members, the technical qualifications and practical experience in oilseeds required for appointment to the post of the executive director, the powers which may be exercised and the duties which may be performed by the executive director, secretary and managing committee of the board, the matters in respect of which the bc·ard may undertake measures for the purpose of carrying out its functions, the form in which the accounts of the board shall be maintained and the form and manner in which and the time at which the board shall furnish returns and reports to the central government 2 clause 19 of the bill empowers the board to make regulations, with the previous sanction of the central government, not inconsistent with the provisions of the bill, for enabling the board to discharge its functions these matters, intet alia, relate to the times and places of the meetings of the board and the procedure to be followed thereat, the method of appointment, the conditions of service and the scales of pay and allowances of any of the officers and other employees of the board 3 as the matters with respect to which rules or regulations may be made under clause 18 or clause 19 pertain to matters of procedure or detail, the delegation of legislative power is of normal character 4 clause 21 of the bill empowers the central government to remove by order any diffic"llty which may arise in giving effect to thp provisions of the legislation this is by way of abundant caution and for covering difficulties which it is not practicable to visualise it has, however, been provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of twq years from the commencement of the act it has also been provided that a copy of every such order made shall be laid before each house of parliament "~" a bill to provide for the development under the control of the union of the o1lseeds industry and the vegetable oils industry and for matters connected therewith i t "~ ," , (rao birendra singh, , minijte10 of agrieultu7'e) '" "  