8. Management of National Dairy Development Board and composition of its Board of
Directors.—(1) The general superintendence, direction, control and management of the affairs and
business of the National Dairy Development Board shall vest in a Board of Directors, which shall
exercise all powers and do all acts and things which may be exercised or done by the National Dairy
Development Board.
(2) The Board of Directors of the National Dairy Development Board shall consist of the following,
namely:—
(a) a Chairman;
(b) one director from amongst the officials of the Central Government;
(c) two directors from amongst the Chairmen of the State Co-operative Dairy Federations;
(d) whole-time directors, not more than three in number, from amongst the executives of the
highest grade of the National Dairy Development Board;
(e) one director, being an expert, from outside the National Dairy Development Board.
(3) The Chairman and the director referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (2) shall be nominated by
the Central Government and the directors referred to in clauses (c), (d) and (e) of sub-section (2) shall be
nominated by the Central Government after consultation with the Chairman:
Provided that the Chairman and the director referred to in clause (e) of sub-section (2) shall be
persons professionally qualified in one or more specialities, namely, dairying, animal husbandry, rural
economics, rural development, business administration or banking.
(4) The Board may associate with itself, in such manner, on such terms and for such purposes as it
may deem fit, 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 purposes for which he has been associated but shall not have the right to vote.
9. Terms of office and conditions of service, etc., of Chairman and directors.—(1) The Chairman
shall be the Chief Executive of the National Dairy Development Board and shall hold office for such
period as the Central Government may determine and any person so nominated shall be eligible for
renomination.
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(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Central Government shall have the
right to terminate the services of the Chairman, at any time before the expiry of the period determined
under that sub-section, by giving him notice of not less than three months in writing or three months’
salary and allowances in lieu thereof, and the Chairman shall also have the right to relinquish his office, at
any time before the expiry of the period specified under that sub-section, by giving to the Central
Government notice of not less than three months in writing.
(3) The Chairman shall receive such salary and allowances as may be determined by the Central
Government.
(4) Where an executive of the National Dairy Development Board has been nominated under section
8 as a whole-time director thereof, such nomination shall be without prejudice to his continuance as an
executive of the National Dairy Development Board and he may be continued as such executive on his
ceasing to be a director.
(5) The directors nominated under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 8 shall hold office for such
period not exceeding one year at a time as the Central Government may determine, and the directors
nominated under clauses (d) and (e) of sub-section (2) of section 8 shall hold office for such period as the
Central Government may determine.
(6) Every director, other than the Chairman, shall hold office during the pleasure of the Central
Government.
(7) The directors referred to in clauses (b), (c) and (e) of sub-section (2) of section 8 shall be paid
such allowances as the Central Government may determine.
10. Meetings of Board.—(1) The Board shall meet at the head office of the National Dairy
Development Board or any of its offices at such times as the Chairman may direct, and shall observe such
rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings (including the quorum at its
meetings) as may be prescribed.
(2) The Chairman or, if he is unable to attend a meeting of the Board, any other director nominated by
the Chairman in this behalf and, in the absence of such nomination or where there is no Chairman, any
director chosen by the directors present from among themselves, shall preside at the meeting.
(3) All questions which come up before any meeting of the Board shall be decided by a majority of
votes of the directors present and voting, and in the event of an equality of votes, the Chairman or the
person presiding shall have the right to exercise a second or casting vote.
(4) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (3), every director of the Board shall have one vote.
11. Manner of transacting business of Board.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board
shall, in the discharge of its functions, act on sound business principles with due regard to public interest.
(2) Save as otherwise prescribed, the Chairman shall have the powers of general superintendence,
direction, control and management of the affairs and business of the National Dairy Development Board,
and he may exercise all other powers and do all acts and things which may be exercised or done by the
Board.
(3) The Chairman may, when he is unable to discharge his functions by reason of his being away or
otherwise, authorise any whole-time director to discharge all or any of his functions for a temporary
period.
(4) In the absence of the Chairman and of an authorised whole-time director as referred to in
sub-section (3), for whatsoever reason, the powers of the Chairman may be exercised by the senior-most
of the whole-time directors referred to in clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 8.
12. Management committees.—(1) The Board may from time to time constitute such number of
management committees as it may deem fit for the purpose of assisting the Board in the efficient
discharge of its functions.
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(2) A management committee shall consist of such number of persons (whether directors or
otherwise) as its members as the Board may determine, subject to the condition that in every such
committee either the Chairman or a whole-time director shall be a member thereof.
(3) Every management committee shall function under the general control, direction and
superintendence of the Board, and for such duration and in such manner as the Board may direct.
(4) The minutes of every meeting of the management committees shall, as soon as may be, be laid
before the Board.
13. Allowances, etc., of members of management committees.—(1) The members of any
management committee, other than the Chairman and whole-time directors, may be paid such allowances,
if any, as may be prescribed, for attending the meetings of the management committee or for attending to
any other work of the National Dairy Development Board.
(2) All other matters pertaining to the conduct of proceedings of the management committees shall be
such as may be prescribed.
14. Delegation of powers to management committees, etc.—(1) The Board may delegate to any
management committee or to any member thereof or to any officer of the National Dairy Development
Board, subject to such conditions and limitations, if any, as may be specified by the Board, such of its
powers and functions under this Act as it may deem necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions.
(2) The Board may, if it considers it necessary so to do in the public interest, delegate any of its
powers and functions, subject to such conditions and limitations, if any, as may be specified by it, to a
co-operative federation at the National or State level, or to any organisation owned, managed, controlled
or assisted by the National Dairy Development Board.
15. Delegation of powers to whole-time directors, etc.—The Board may, from time to time, by
order, delegate, subject to such general and special conditions as it may deem fit to impose, the powers of
appointment, termination, suspension and dismissal from service of any employee of the National Dairy
Development Board,—
(a) who is drawing a salary in such higher grade as may be prescribed, to a whole-time director,
and
(b) who is drawing a salary in any grade, other than a higher grade prescribed under clause (a), to
such officer of the National Dairy Development Board as it may deem fit:
Provided that in relation to employees falling under clause (b), the Chairman may, if he considers it
necessary or expedient so to do, perform the functions of the Board under this section.