Regional Advisory Boards Function

Terms and conditions of the re- constituted RABs

• The functions of these Boards will be to advise the Central Advisory Board for Salt/ Government of India on the administration of the (proceeds of Salt Cess levied under Sec. 3 of the Salt Cess Act, 1953 and to make recommendations generally for measures conducive to the development of Salt industry, e.g.

• Establishment and maintenance of research model farms and salt factories.
• Fixing the grades of salt and improving its quality
• Development of exports.
• Promoting & encouraging cooperative efforts among the manufacturers of Salt :
• Any other matter pertaining to the development of salt industry :and,
• Promoting the welfare of labour employed in the salt industry.

The Regional Advisory Boards will make recommendations in respect of areas falling within their respective territorial jurisdictions :

• The boards will have a term of three years with effect from the date of issue of this Resolution.
• If the seat of a non- official member falls vacant, the Central Government shall make fresh nomination to fill up the vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term of the Board.
• If a nominated member is not in a position to attend the meeting he will intimate the fact in writing to the Chairman of the Board.
• The quorum for a meeting of the Board Shall be three.
• Every non- official member attending the meeting of the Board or a sub- Committee duly constituted by the Board shall be entitled to traveling allowance and daily allowance as admissible under the rules or as approved by the Central Govt. from time to time.
• Every non- official member attending the meeting of the Board or a sub- Committee duly constituted by the Board shall be entitled to traveling allowance and daily allowance as admissible under the rules or as approved by the Central Govt. from time to time.

• Maharashtra Board    -    Dy. Salt Commissioner, Bombay
• Rajasthan Board         -    Dy. Salt Commissioner, (Hqrs). Jaipur.
• Gujarat Board.            -    Dy. Salt Commissioner, Ahmedabad.

• A non- official member may resign his office by a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Board.
• If a non – official member leaves India, he shall intimate to the Chairman of the Board, before leaving India, the date of his departure from and the date of his expected return to India and, if he intends to be absent from India for a period longer than six months, he shall tender his resignation. If any such member leaves India without complying with the above, he shall be deemed to have resigned with effect from the date of his departure from India.
• All M.P Member of the Regional Advisory Boards may attend the meeting of the Central Advisory Board and Member of the Central Advisory Boards for Salt having knowledge & experience of salt manufacture from a particular area may attend the meeting of the Regional Advisory Boards for that area.
• A member shall be declared by the Chairman of the Board to have vacated his office.

• if he becomes insolvent, or
• if he is convicted of any offence, which, in the opinion the Central Govt. involves moral turpitude, or.
• If he is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Board without leave of absence from its Chairman, or.
• If in the opinion of the Central Govt. it is undesirable that he should continue to be a member of the Board.

• The Secretary of the Board, with the approval of the Chairman of the Board, may invite one or more non-official members of the other Boards or other persons to attend any meeting of the Boards and such members or persons shall be entitled to traveling allowances etc. as indicated in clause (c) above.
• The Board shall meet at such place and time as may be appointed by the Chairman.
• A notice shall be given to every member present in India of the time and place fixed for each ordinary meeting at least 15 days before such meeting and each member shall be furnished with a list of business to be disposed of a that meeting. Provided that when an emergent meeting is called by the Chairman, such notice shall be not be necessary.
• No business which is not on the list, shall be considered by a meeting without the prior permission of the Chairman of the Board.
• The Chairman shall preside over the meeting of the Board at which he is present. If the Chairman is absent from any meeting. the Members shall elect a member as Chairman and the member so elected shall, at that meeting exercise all the powers of the Chairman.
• Every question at a meeting of the Board shall be. decided by a majority of votes of the members present and voting on that question. In the case of an equal division of vote, the Chairman shall give an additional vote.
• The proceedings of each meeting of the Board shall be circulated to all members present in India and thereafter recorded in a Minute Book, which shall be kept for permanent record The record of the proceedings of each meeting shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board.
• Proposals for expenditure in a Region to be met from the proceeds of the Cess shall be considered first by the Regional Board. For this purpose, preliminary estimates detailing the proposals and its estimated cost together with other necessary data shall be prepared by the Regional Officers. The proposals together with the Regional Board’s recommendations shall then be considered by the Central Board. Works of development nature and labour welfare, costing up to Rs.10,00,000/- ( Rupees Ten lakh only) each, may be approved for execution by the Regional Boards themselves without referring them to the Central Advisory Board.
• No act or proceeding of the Board shall be called in, question on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in, or defect in the constitution of the Board.