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No. 23 New Delhi, Friday, May 9, 1975/VAISAKHA 19, 1897

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MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS

(Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 9th May, 1975/Vaisakha 19, 1897 (Saka)

The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 9th May 1975, and is hereby published for general information :-

THE RAMPUR RAZA LIBRARY ACT, 1975

No. 22 of 1975

[9th May, 1975]

An Act to declare the Rampur Raza Library to be an institution of national importance and to provide for its administration and matters connected therewit or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

(Short title and commencement)

1- (1) This Act may be called the Rampur Raza Library Act, 1975.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazzette, appoint.

(Declaration of Rampur Raza Library as an institution of national importance)

2- It is hereby declared that the Rampur Raza Library, at Rampur, is an instition of national importance.

(Definitions)

3- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-

(a) "Board" means the Board established under section4;

(b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;

(c) "deed of trust" means the deed of trust executed by the late Nawab Sir Syed. Raza Ali Khan Bahadur of Rampur, on the 6th August, 1951, and registered as No. 103, Book IV, Volume No.8, on pages 74 to 93 of the

Office of the officiating Chief Sub-Registrar, Rampur;

(d) "Fund" means the Fund refferred to in section 19;

(e) "Library" means the Rampur Raza Library, which is declared by this Act to be an institution of national importance;

(f) "member" means a member of the Board and includes the Chairman, and also includes the Vice-Chairman, if any;

(g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(h) "Rampur" means the headquarters of the District of Rampur in the State of Uttar Pradesh;

(i) "State Governament" means the Government of the State of Uttar Pradesh.

CHAPTER II

RAMPUR RAZA LIBRARY BOARD

(Establishment and incorporation of Board)

4- (1) With effect from such date as the Central Governament may, by

notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, there shall be stablished, for the purposes of this Act, a Board, to be known as the "Rampur Raza Library Board".

(2) The Board shall be a body corporate with the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract, and may, by that name, sue and, be sued.

(Composition of Board)

5- (1) The Board shall consist of the following persons, namely:-

(a) the Governor of the State of Uttar Pradesh, ex Officio, who shall be the Chairman;

(b) Shri Syed Murtaza Ali Khan, for life, who shall be the Vice- chairman;

(d) the Accountant-General, Uttar Pradesh, ex Officio;

(e) a descendant of the late Nawab Sir Syed Raza Ali Khan Bahadur of Rampur, to be nominated by the Central Government.

(f) four persons to be nominated by the Central Government, out of whom-

(i) two shall be persons who, in the opinion of the Central

Government, have expert knowledge with regard to the collections in the library or are distinguished historians or scholars of Arabic, Persian or Urdu.

ii) one shall be an officer, not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Department dealing with matters connected with the library,

(iii) one shall be a person who, in the opinion of the Central

Governament, has expert knowledge of, and experience in,management of public libraries;

(g) the Collector and District Magistrate, Rampur, ex Officio

(h) three other persons, of whom at least two shall be scholars of

repute, to be nominated by the State Government;

(i) the Director of the Library, ex Officio , who shall be the

Member-Secretary.

(2) Every nomination made under this section shall be notified by the Central

Government in the Official Gazette and every nomination so notified shall

take effect from the date of the notification.

(Term of Office and fresh nomination in certain cases)

6- (1) The term of office of nominated members shall be such as may be pre-

scribed.

(2) Any nominated members may resign his office by giving notice in writing

to the Governament nominating him, and on such resgnation being noti-

fied by the Central Government in the Official Gazette, he shall be deemed

to have vacated his office on the date of publication of such notification.

(3) If the office of any nominated member is vacated before the expiry of the

term of his office, the resulting vacancy may be filled by fresh nomina-

tion by the Government by which such member was nominated, and the

member so nominated shall hold office for the remainder of the term of

office of the member in whose place the is nominated.

(4) An outgoing member shall be eligible for re-nomination.

(5) If any nominated member is, by infirmity or otherwise, rendered tempo-

rarily incapable of carrying out his duties or is absent on leave or other-

wise in circumstances not involving the vacation of his office, the Central

Government or the State Governemt, as the case may be, may nominate

another person to act in his place during his absence.

(Vacancies, etc. not to invalidate acts.)

7- No act of the Board shall be invalid merely by reason-

(a) any vacancy in, or defect in the constitution of, the Board, or

(b) any defect in the nomination of a person acting as a member thereof or

(Duty of Government nominating persons)

8- (1) Before nominating a person to be a member of the Board, the Central

Government or the State Governemt, as the case may be, shall satisfy

itself that the person will have no such financial or other interest as is

likely to affect prejudicially the exercise or performance by him of his

functions as a member, and the Central Government or the State Govern-

ment, as the case may be, shall also satisfy itself from time to time with

respect to every member nomi nated by it that he has no such interest;

and any person who is or whom the Central Governemt or the State

Governemt, as the case may be, proposes to nominate and who has con-

sented to be a member shall, whenever requested by the Central Govern-

ment or the State Governament so to do, furnish to it such information

with regard to his financial or other interest in the library as that Govern-

ment considers necessary for the performance by it of its duties under

this sub-section.

(2) A nominated member who is, in any way, whether directly or indirectly,

concerned or interested in a contract or arrangement or proposed contrract or arrangement, entered into or to be entered into, by or on behalf of the Board shall, as soon as possible, after relevant circumstances have come to his knowledge, disclose the nature of his concern or interest at a meeting of the Board and the disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board and the member shall not take any part after such disclosure in the discussion. or vote, on the contract or arrangement; and if he does vote, his vote shall be void.

(Meetings of Board)

9- (1) The Board shall meet at such times and places and shall, subject to the

provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4), observe such rules or procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings (including the quorum at meetings) as may be provided by regulations made under this Act.

(2) The Chairman or, in his absence, the Vice-Chairman, if any, or in the

absence of both, any member chosen by the members present from amongst themselves, shall preside at a meeting of the Board.

(3) If an officer of Government who is nominated as a member of the Board

by virtue of his office is unable to attend any meeting of the Board, he may, with the previous approval of the Chairman, authorise in writing, any person to attend that meeting, but the person so authorised shall not be entitled to vote at that meeting.

(4) All questions at a meeting of the Board shall be decided by a majority of

the votes of the members present and voting and in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman or, in his absence, the Vice Chairman, if any, or, in the absence of both, the member presiding, shall have a second or casting vote.

(Temporary association or persons with Board for particular purposes)

10- (1) The Board may associate with itself in such manner and for such purpose

as may be provided by regulations made under this Act, any person whose assistance or advice it may desire to have with regard to the performance of any of its functions under this Act.

(2) A person associated with it by the Board under sub-section(1) for any

purpose shall have the right to take part in the discussions of the Board relating to that purpose, but shall not, by virtue of this section, be entitled to vote.

(Authentication of orders and other instruments of Board)

11- (1) All orders and decisions of the Board shall be authenticated by the signa-

ture of the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman, if any, or any other member authorised by the Board in this behalf, and all other instruments issued by the Board shall be authenticated by the signature of an officer of the Board authorised in like manner in this behalf.

(2) Orders, decisions or instruments authenticated in accordance with the

provisions of sub-section(1) shall be evidence of the matters recorded therein and shall be admissible in evidence notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, or in any other law for the time being in force.

(3) Any member, officer or other employee of the Board or any other person

interested in the library shall be entitled to be furnished, with in seven days after he has made a request in that behalf to the library, with a copy of the order, decision or instrument authenticated in the manner specified in sub-section (1), on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.

(Staff of Board)

12- (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the Board may, for the pur-

pose of enabling it efficiently to perform its functions under this Act, appoint such number of officers and other employees as it may think fit.

(2) The recruitment and conditions of service of such officers and employees

shall be such as may be provided by regulations made under this Act.

(Transfer of service of existing employees to Board)

13- Subject to the provisions of this Act, every person employed in the library

immediately before the date of establishment of the Board shall, on and from such date, become an employee of the Board with such designation as the Board may determine and shall hold his office or service therein by the same tenure, at the same remuneration and upon the same terms and conditions as he would have held the same on such date if the Board had not been established and shall continue to do so unless and until his employment in the Board is duly terminated or until such tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions are duly altered by the Board;

Provided that the tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions of service of any such person shall not be altered to his disadvantage without the previous approval of the Central Government.

(Location of library)

14- The library and the collections thereof shall continue to be located at Rampur.

CHAPTER III

PROPERTY, LIABILITIES AND FUCNTIONS OF BOARD

(Properties and libilities of Board)

15- (1) On the establishment of the Board-

(i) all properties, funds and dues which are vested in, or relisable by

the trustees of the library consituted by the deed of trust, in their

capacity as such, shall vest in and be realisable by, the Board; and

(ii) all liabilities in relation to the library, which are enforceable against

the said trustees, shall be enforceable only against the Board.

(2) All properties, which may after the establishment of the Board, be given,

bequeathed or otherwise transferred to the library or acquired by the Board, shall vest in the Board.

(Duties of Board)

16- (1) Subject to the provisions of the deed of trust, it shall be the general duty

of the Board to manage the library and to plan, promote, organise and implement programmes for the development of the library on modern scientific lines (including provision of adequate facilities for preservation and photo-duplication of rare manuscripts) and to perform such other functions as the Central Government may, from time to time, assign to the Board.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing pro

visions, the Board may take such steps as it thinks fit-

(a) to provide for instruction nad research in matters relating to libraries

and for the advancement of learning and dissemination of knowl-

edge in such matters;

(b) to protect, enlarge and improve the collections in the library;

for this purpose.

(d) to do all such other things as may be necessary for the discharge of

its functions under this Act.

(Powers of Board)

17- (1) Subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Central Govrnment may

think fit to impose, the Board may exercise all such power as may be

necessary or expedient for the purpose of carrying out its functions and

duties under this Act.

(2) Subject to such regulations as may be made by the Board in this behalf, the Board may, form time to time, purchase or otherwise acquire such manuscripts, books, articles or things as may, in the opinion of the Board, be worthy of preservation in the library.

CHAPTER IV

FINANCE, ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND REPORTS

(Grants by Central Government to Board)

18- For the purpose of enabling the Board to discharge its functions efficiently

under this Act, the Central Government may, after due appropriation made by-

Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the Board in each financial years such

sums of money as that Government considers necessary by way of grant, loan

or otherwise.

(Fund of Board)

19- (1) The Board shall maintain a Fund to which shall be credited-

(a) all moneys paid to it by the Central Government;

(b) such sums of money as the State Government may pay annually for

specified purposes;

(d) all moneys received by the Board way of Grant, gift, donation,

benefaction, bequest, subscription, contribution or transfer;

(e) all other money received by the Board in all other manner or from

any other source

(2) The Board may expend such sums as it thinks fit for performing its

functions under this Act and such sums shall be treated as expenditure

payable out of the Fund.

(3) A sum of money, not exceeding such sum as may be specified by regula-

tions made under this Act, shall be kept in current account with any nationalised bank, or any other scheduled or other bank approved by the Central Government in this behalf, but any moneys in excess of that sum shall be deposited in the Reserve Bank of India or with the agents of the Reserve Bank of India or invested in such manner as may be generally or specially approved by the Central Government.

Explanation - In this sub-section-

(5 of 1970)

(a) "nationalised bank" means a corresponding new bank as defined in

the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertaking)

Act, 1970;

(2 of 1934)

(b) "scheduled bank" means a bank included for the time being in the

Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act. 1934.

20- (1) The Board shall, by such date in each financial year as may be specified

by the Government, submit to it for approval a budget for the next financial year in the form specified by that Government showing therein the estimated receipts and expenditure, and the sums which would be required from the Central Government during that financial year.

(2) The budget for a financial year, as approved by the Central Government

for any financial year, shall be the budget of the library for that financial

year.

(3) If any sum granted by the Central Government to the library for any

financial remains wholly or partly unspent in that financial year, the unspent

sum may be carried forward to the next financial year and taken into

account in determining the sum to be provided for by the Central Gov-

ernment for that year.

(4) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (5), no sum shall be expended by

or on behalf of the Board, unless the expenditure is covered by provision in the budget approved by the Central Government.

(5) Subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Central Government

may think fit to impose, the Board may sanction any re-appropriation from one head of expenditure to another or from a provision made for one purpose to that for another purpose.

(Accounts and audit)

21- (1) The Board shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and

prepare an annual statement of accouts, including the balance-sheet from as may be specified, in accordance with such general directions as may be issued by the Central Government in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.

(2) The accounts of the Board shall be audited annually by the Comptroller

and Auditor-General of India or any officer authorised by him in this behalf, and any expenditure incurred by him in connection with such audit shall be payable by the Board to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.

(3) The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and any person author-

ised by him in connection with the audit of the accounts of the Board shall have the same rights, privileges and auhtority in connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor - General of India has in connection with the audit of Government accounts, and, in particular, shall have the right to demand the production of books, accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect the office of the Board, and the library.

(4) The accounts of the Board, as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-

General of India or any other person authorised by him in this behalf, together with the audit report thereon, shall be forwarded annually to the Central Government and that Government shall as soon as may be after the receipt thereof, cause the same to be laid before each House of Parliament.

(Returns and reports)

22- (1) The Board shall furnish to the Central Government, at such time and in

such form and in such manner as the Central Government may direct, such returns, statements and particulars as the Central Government may, from time to time, require.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section(1), the Board shall, as

soon as possible after the commencement of each financial year, submit to the Central Government, with in such time as may be specified by the Central Government, a report giving true and full account of the activities of the Board during the previous financial year and an account of activities likely to be undertaken during the current financial year.

CHAPTER V

MISCELLANEOUS

(Power of Central Government to issue directions to Board Delegation of powers and duties)

23- In the discharge of its functions under this Act, the Board shall be bound by

Such directions on questions of policy as the Central Government may give to it from time to time;

Provided that the Board shall be given an opportunity to express its

views before any direction is given to it under this sub-section.

24- The Board may, by general or special order in writing, direct that all or any of

the powers or duties, which may be exercised or discharged by it, shall, in such circumstances and under such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the order be exercised or discharged also by another member, officer or employee of the Board specified in this behalf in the order.

(Officers and employees of Board to be public servants)

25- Every officer or employee of the Board shall, when acting or purporting to act

in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or of any rule or regulation made thereunder be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.

(Protection of action taken under the Act)

26- No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall be against the Board or

any member, officer or other employee of the Board for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or of any rule or regulation made thereunder.

(Power of Central Government to make rules)

27- (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,

make rules to give effect to the provisions of this Act;

Provided that when the Board has been established, no such rules

shall be made without consulting the Board.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing

power such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters,

namely:-

(a) the term of office of, and the manner of filling casual vacancies

among the members nominated under clause (e), clause (f) or clause (h) of sub-section (i) of section 5;

(b) the travelling and other allowances payable to a member other than

the Chairman and to a person associated with the Board under

section 10;

to be followed in removing a member who is or becomes subject to

any disqualification.

(d) the conditions subject to which, and the mode in which, contracts

may be entered into by or on behalf of the Board;

(e) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed;

(3) Every rule made under this section 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 comrised 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 both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule 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.

(Power of Board to make regulations)

28- (1) The Board may, with the previous approval of the Central Government

and by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, with regard to the discharge of its functions under this Act.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing

power, subject regulations may provide for all or any of the following

matters, namely:-

(a) the conditions and restrictions subject to which manuscripts and

books in the library may be used;

(b) the manner in which, and the purpose for which, persons may be

associated with the Board;

followed in regard to the transaction of business at such meetings and the quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Board;

(d) the maintenance of minutes of meetings of the Board, and the trans

mission of copies thereof to the Central Government;

(e) the recruitment and conditions of service of officers and other

employees of the Board;

(f) the persons by whom, and the manner in which, payments, deposits

and investments may be made on behalf of the Board;

(g) the maximum amount that may be kept by the Board in a current

account;

(h) the maintenance of registers and accounts;

(i) the comilation of catalogues and inventories of the manuscripts, books

and other articles and things in the library;

(j) the steps to be taken for the preservation of the manuscripts, books

and other articles and things in the library;

(k) the general management of the library;

(l) the fees and other charges to be levied for the use of any manuscript

or book in the library;

(m) any other matter in respect of which provision is in the opinion of

the Board, necessary for the performance of its functions under this

Act.

(3) The Central Government may, after consulation with the Board, by noti

fication in the Official Gazette, amend, vary or rescind any regulation which it has approved and thereupon the regulation shall have effect as so amended or varied or be of no effect, as the case may be, but without prejudice to the exercise of the powers of the Board under sub-sections (1) and (2).

(4) Every regulation made under this section 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 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 regulation.

(Act to override other enactment and instruments)

29- The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything anything

inconsistent therewith contained in any law other than this Act for the time being in force or any instrument having effect by virtue of any enactment other than this Act.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE

NEW DELHI, THE 27th JUNE, 1975

NOTIFICATION

G.S.R. No. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Rampur Raza Library Act, 1975 (22 of 1975), the Central Government hereby establishes the Rampur Raza Library Board with effect from the Ist day of July, 1975.

No. F. 21-12/75-CAI(2)

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New Delhi.

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GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE

NEW DELHI, THE 27th JUNE, 1975.

NOTIFICATION

G.S.R. 357 E In exercise of the powers conferred by section 27 of the Rampur Raza Library Act, 1975 (22 of 1975), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-

1- Short title and commencement

(1) These rules may be called the Rampur Raza Library Rules, 1975.

(2) They shall come into force on the Ist. of July, 1975.

2- Definition

In these rules, "Act" means the Rampur Raza Library Act, 1975 (22 of 1975)

3- Terms of Office of members

The term of office of a nominated member shall be five year from the date on

which the nomination of such member is notified by the Central Government

in the Official Gazette.

4- Disqualifications for membership

A person shall not be eligible for nomination as a member if he is of unsound

mind and stands so declared by a competent court or is an undischarged

insolvent.

5- Cessation of membership

A nominated member shall cease to hold office as such-

(a) if he becomes of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent

court;

(b) if he becomes an undischarged insolvent;

meeting of the Board; or

(d) if he leaves the country with no intention of returning.

6- Travelling and daily allowances

(1) A member, other than the Chairman, performing journeys in connection

with any work relating to the Rampur Raza Library, shall be entitled to

such travelling and daily allowances as are specified in these rules.

(2) Every member who is an officer of Government shall be entitled to such

travelling and daily allowances as are admissible under the rules applica-

ble to him for journeys performed on official duty.

(3) Where any trevelling or daily allowance is paid to a member under sub-

rule (2). the Board shall make necessary arrangements for the reimburse

ment of the amount so paid to the authority employing such officer.

(4) A non-official member shall be entitled to travelling allowance, in

respect of his journeys to attend meetings of the Board from his usual place of residence to the place of meeting, at the highest rate admissible to the Central Governement servants of the First Grade;

Provided that where such member is a resident of the place of the meeting he shall be entitled only to the actual cost of conveyance charges, subject to a maximum of twenty rupees per day.

(5) (a) A non-official member shall be entitled to daily allowance at the

highest rate admissible to the Central Government servants of the

First Grade for the respective localities.

(b) In addition to the daily allowance for the days of the meeting, a non-

official member shall also be entitled to full daily allowance for the

day preceding and/ or the day following the meeting if-

(i) he arrives in the forenoon of the day preceding the day of the

meeting or on an earlier day, and/or

(ii) he departs at 12 noon or in the afternoon of the day following

the day of the meeting or on a later day;

Provided that he shall be entitled to only half daily allowance for the

day preceding and/or for the day following the meeting if,

(i) he arrives at 12 noon or in the afternoon of the day preceding

the day of the meeting, and/or

(ii) he departs in the forenoon of the day following the day of the

meeting.

(6) The travelling and daily allowances specified in this rule shall also be

admissible to persons associated with the Board under section 10 of the

Act;

7- Contracts

(1) All contracts entered into by or on behalf of the Board shall be authorised

by a resolution of the Board.

(2) Every contract entered into by the Board shall be in writing and shall be

executed on behalf of the Board by the Chairman or any member author-

ised by the Board in this behalf and shall contain the common seal of the

Board.

8- Custody of the common seal

The common seal of the Board shall be kept in safe custody with the Chair-

man, Vice-Chairman or any other member or officer of the Rampur Raza

Library, authorised by the Board in this behalf.

9- Budget, returns and other particulars of the Board

The Board shall submit to the Central Government copies of its budget,

returns, statements and other reports in such manner and on such dates as

specified below, namely-

(a) three copies of the budget for the succeeding financial year together with

a statement showing the sum which would be required from the Central

Government during that year and the revised estimates for the current

financial year, on or before the Ist day of August;

(b) quarterly statements for each quarter ending with March, June, September and December of each year showing the actual income and expenditure during the quarter, on or before the 10th day of the month following

the close of the quarter;

the Ist day of October of the year following the one to which it relates;

(d) fifty copies of the accounts as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-

General of India or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf, on

or before the Ist. day of October of the year following the one to which it

relates;

(e) twenty-five copies of journals, publications, periodicals and catalogues,

if any, published by the Board for distribution to libraries or for use by

despartments of Government within two months from the date of

publication;

(f) two copies of the agenda and the minutes of the meetings of the Board

as soon as they are approved.

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(H.S. Jassal)

Under Secretary to the Government of India