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1 · The name of the society in Hindi shall be the Chhattisgarh Rajya Beej Pramanikaran Sanstha (hereafter referred t0 as the Sanstha): The name of the Society in ENGLISH shall be Chhattisgarh Rajya Beej Pramanikaran Sanstha;

2 · The registered Head Office of the Sanstha shall be situated at such place as the Board of Directors of Sanstha may decide from time to time Its Head Office is located at Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Campus, Krishak Nagar, Raipur (C G.): 3. The Objects for which the Sanstha is established are: (a) To act as the Certification Agency established under section 8 ofthe SEEDS ACT, 1966, (54 of 1966). (b) To discharge the functions entrusted to the certification Agency under section 9 and 10 of the SEEDS ACT, 1966 (54 of 1966). (c) To maintain a list of sources of Breeder and Foundation seeds approved by the Central Seed Certification board in the case of variety grown in more than one State and by the State Seed Certification Board in the case of varieties of local importance. (d) To verify upon receipt of an application for certification of the variety eligible for certification that the application has been submitted in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Sanstha and that the source of seed used for planting is from approved sources (e) To provide for the inspection of seed fields, seed processing plants ad seed lots in accordance with the procedures outline by the Central Seed Certification Board: (f) To grant certificate, certification tags and seals elc; designed as per specifications provided by the Central Seed Certification Board and as per procedure prescribed by the Sanstha: (g) To carry out educational programme designed to promote the use of certified seed including a publication listing cooperators in the Seed

6 · We, the several persons whose names and addresses are given below having associated ourselves for the purpose described in the Memorandum of Association and set ourselves respective hands there into and form ourselves into a society under the Madhya Pradesh Society Registration Adhiniyam (No. 44 of 1973) Read with Chhattisgarh adoption rules:

2 · DEFINITION

3 · AUTHORITIES OF THE SANSTHA

4 · The Managing Director shall be appointed by the Board of Directors on such terms and conditions as may be approved by the Board of Directors.

5 · The Managing Director shall be Chief Executive Officer of the Sanstha:

6 · MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

7 · ROLL OF MEMBERS The Board shall keep a roll of members giving their names, addresses and occupations and every member shall sign the same

8 · If a member of the Board changes his address shall notify his new address to the Member Secretary, who shall there upon enter his new address in the roll of members. But if he fails to notify his new address the address given in the roll of member shall be deemed t0 be his address:

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9 · CHANGE OF MEMBERSHIP (a) Where a member of the Board of Directors is member by virtue of the office, he helds his membership shall terminate, when he ceases to hold that office and the successor to that office shall become such member.

10 · DURATION OF MEMBERSHIP

12 · A resignation from the membership of the Board may be tended to the Chairman in writing and shall not take effect unless it has been accepted by the Chairman;

13 · Any vacancy in the membership of the Board caused by any of the reasons mentioned in provision to rule 10 or 11 shall filled up in accordance with the provision of those rules. But the persons appointed in the vacancy shall held office for the unexpired period of the term of the membership.

14 · The Board shall function non-withstanding that any person, who is entitled to be a member by virtue of his office is not a member of the Board for the time being and not withstanding any other vacancy in board whether any non appointment; a defect in appointment or otherwise and no act or proceedings of the Board shall be called in question on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in or any defect in the constitution of the Board:

16 · . PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD

16 · Except as otherwise provide in these regulations, all meetings of the Board shall be called by notice under the signature of the member-secretary Or other officer authorised in his behalf by the Chairman:

17 · Every notice calling a meeting of the Board shall state the date, time and place at which such meeting will be held and shall be served upon every member of the Board not less than a fifteen clear days before the day appointed for annual or ordinary general meetings and seven clear days for a special meeting: The Chairman may, however, for reasons to be recorded, convene a meeting on such shorter notice, as he may think proper:

18 · Every meeting of the board shall be presided over by the Chairman or in his absence , Vice-Chairman shall be presided for the meeting:

19 · Five members shall form the quorum at any meeting of the Board, Provided that if a meeting of the Board is adjourned for the lack of quorum, and they meet again to transact the business, after due notice as provided for in Rule- 17 , no quorum shall be necessary:

20 · AlI disputed questions at the meetings of the Board shall be determined by vote. In case of any equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote_

21 · The member-secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the meeting of the Board and a copy thereof shall be sent to the State Government and Registrar.

22 · POWERS OF THE BOARD

23 · BYE LAWS

24 · Subject to the Memorandum of Association, Rules and Regulations the Board shall have the powers:

25 · (i) The Board may delegate to the Chairman or to the Managing Directorl Seed Certification Officer/ Seed Testing Officer of the Sanstha, such administrative and financial powers or impose such duties, as it may deem proper.

25 · A PROVISION FOR APPEAL is Any person aggrieved by an order of the Seed Certification Officer/ Seed Testing Officer, may prefer an appeal to the Managing Director, within 30 days from the date of receipt of such order.

27 · . FUNCITONS OF THE BOARD

28 · FUNCTIONS & POWERS OF THE CHAIRMAN; MANAGING DIRECTOR, SEED CERTIFICATION OFFICER AND SEED TESTING OFFICER

29 · FUNDS OF THE SANSTHA

30 · The fund of the Sanstha shall be deposited in Any Nationalize Bank. All the funds shall be paid to the account of the Sanstha through a cheque requisition from signed by such officer or officers of the Sanstha as may be duly empowered in this behalf by the Board_

31 · The representative of the department of Finance on the Board will be the financial adviser to the Sanstha. Financial aspects of major importance of the Sanstha shall be referred to the Financial Advisor for h is advice

32 · ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND ANNUAL REPORT

33 · An annual report of the proceedings of the Sanstha of the work undertaken during the year shall be prepared and published for the information of the Board, the Central Seed Certification, Board, State Government, the Agricultural University

34 · AMENDMENT TO RULES

36 · DISSOLUTION

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