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NHB Memorandum of Association

NHB Memorandum of Association

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NHB's MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

1. The name of the Society shall be "National Horticulture Board."

2. Registered Office of the Society shall be situated in Gurugram.

3. IN this memorandum and rules, unless the context otherwise require.

"Society" means the National Horticulture Board.
"Fund" means and includes any Reserve Fund, Sinking Fund, Insurance Fund, Provident Fund or any other Fund created, established, maintained and operated by the Society for any purpose permissible by the Memorandum or the Rules made hereunder.
"Central Government" means Government of India.
"Rule" means rules framed hereunder.
Horticulture Industry manes and include promotion and development of Horticulture, and Production, Post Harvest Handling, Processing and Marketing, Grading, Packing and Quality Control of Horticultural products and any other aspect relating of relatable thereto.

4. The Objective of the Society are:-

To encourage, promote and develop the Horticulture Industry.
To stimulate and support the growth of the diverse activities of the Horticulture Industry.
To advance the economic and social-well being of the farmers or growers in need of such advancement.
To assist the establishment and maintenance of growers and farmers societies and other similar institutions as part of the development of Horticulture Industry.
To coordinate the activities of different departments and organisations at the Central and the State level engaged in activities pertaining to Horticulture Industry.
To assist in the establishment and growth of infrastructure for the development of post-harvest technology and development of intelligence and information system.
To institute & implement the Horticulture Development Programme or Projects in the interest of the development and progress of the Horticulture Industry.
To encourage the participation of small and marginal farmers and growers in Horticulture Development Programmes so that they become beneficiaries of the growth of the Horticulture Industry.
To provide technological and other assistance in organisation of consultancy services, preparation, monitoring and evaluation of Projects, relating to the Horticulture Industry, including but not limited to, transfer of improved technology for production, processing, quality control and marketing and matters allied or incidental thereto.
To promote integrated development of the Horticulture Industry with particular reference to potato, onion, tomato, cauliflower, cabbage, ginger, turmeric, apple, pineapple, mango, grape and the citrus fruits and other Horticulture crops on priority basis.
To take appropriate measures for assisting farmers and growers to get incentive prices but having due regard to the interest of consumers.
To organize Udyan Pandit Competitions, fruit shows, award prizes and incentives to fruit & vegetable growers, farmers and manufactures of Horticultural & other allied products.
To assist, encourage, promote coordinate and finance horticultural, technological, industrial or economic research on horticulture and its products and setting up the required ancillary facilities.;
To organise programmes for training of personnel engaged in horticulture development including training of Extension Staff, securities, promissory bills of exchange of other institutions and securities whether negotiable or transferable or not.
To co-operate with Food & Agricultural Organisation and other international agencies and organisations for the purpose of exchange of technical know-how and financial assistance.
To prepare feasibility studies on marketing, processing plants, cold storage, transportation system for raw and processed perishable horticultural products and other related fields and undertake designing, planning and setting up of project on these basis.
To undertake publicity and dissemination of improved methods of horticultural technology.
To assist and advise in the matters of transportation or perishable horticultural products to consumers.
To establish and maintain liaison with the Railways, Minister of Shipping and Transport and other concerned departments and organisations, as considered appropriate.
To import equipments and expertise as and when required for the development of horticulture industry.
To accept, grant, gifts, donations, subscriptions and contributions from any source whatever, including but not limited to, the Central Government for the furtherance of the objects of the Society.
To create, establish, maintain and operate funds with the money and securities received from the Central Government, any State Govt., banking and financial institutions, voluntary international organisations and agencies by way of grant, donation, in addition to other money, income and securities earned and acquired by the Society in any other manner for promotion of the objects of the Society.
To utilise a part or whole or such funds towards the capital and recurring expenditure of the Society.
To make investment or deal with the funds in any other way the Society may find it necessary for the purpose of its objects.
To acquire by way of purchase or gift or to take on lease or hire or otherwise any movable or immovable property.
To sell, assign, mortgage, lease, exchange transfer, or otherwise deal with all or any property, movable or immovable, of the Society as it may consider necessary.
To own, develop, renovate expand or alter any building movable or immovable property in the possession of the Society in the way as necessary and take action for proper maintenance of any such property.
To borrow or raise funds from any source with securities or without securities or otherwise, however in such manner as the Society shall deem fit.
To draw, accept, make, endorse, discount, execute, sign, issue or otherwise deal with Cheque, hundies, drafts, certificates, receipts, Govt. securities, promissory notes, bills of exchange of other institutions and securities whether negotiable or transferable or not.
To create administrative, technical, ministerial and other posts under the Society and to make appointments thereto to accordance with rules of the Society.
To employ requisites staff and establish and maintain provident fund and other benefit of such staff.
To make rules and bye-laws for the conduct of the affairs of the Society, and add, amended or vary the same from time to time, but subject always to the approval of the Central Government.
To constitute such committee or committees with or without representatives of other countries and international organisations as the Society may deem fit for all or any of its objects.
To adopt and undertake any other duties which the Society may consider necessary or advisable in order to carry out any of the objects of the Society.
To do any other things which are incidental or corollary to the objects of the Society.

Notwithstanding any thing contained in this Memorandum or the rules, the Central Government shall have power to review or cause to be reviewed the work and progress of the Society and to issue, in the interests of the Society, such directions as may be necessary for achievement and furtherance of the objects of the Society.
Income and property of the Society howsoever derived or received by the Society shall be applied towards the promotion of the objects of the Society, subject nevertheless in respect of the expenditure of grants made by the Central Government to such limitation as may be imposed by the Government. No part of Society income or property shall be paid directly or indirectly by way of or applied, to directly or indirectly dividends, bonus, profits, or other payments to any person claims through them save and except the payment in good faith of remuneration for services rendered by any such member or by any other person or of traveling, halting or similar charges with the sanction of the Society.
If at any time, the Society is dissolved or otherwise ceases to exist, all such moneys, funds any properties movable or immovable, as are vested in or due to one Society, shall wholly ensure and accrue to, and be utilized (if considered necessary) by the Central Government in such manner and for such purpose as, in its sole judgement, may deem appropriate. No other person, including, but not limited to, members, employees or office bearers of the Society shall have any right, title or interest therein.
The names, addresses, occupations and designations of the first members of the Managing Committee of the Society to whom the management of the affairs of the Society is entrusted, are, as required by Section 2 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860, set cut hereunder.

S. No.	Name and Address	Designation
1.	Shri S.P. Mukerji, Secretary (A&C) Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi	Chairman
2.	Shri K.C.S. Acharya, Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare , New Delhi	Member
3.	Shri Harbans Singh, Agriculture Commissioner/Horticulture Commissioner Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi	Member
4.	Dr. D.P. Gautam, Director General indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi	Member
5.	Shri M.Y. Priolkar, Financial Adviser, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi.	Member
6.	Shri Rao Abhay Singh, Indian Horticulture Development Council, Tehsil Rewari, District Mahindergarh (Haryana)
7.	Shri R.V. Gupta, Managing Director National Cooperative Development Corporation, New Delhi.	Member

The Managing Committee shall remaining office for three years.
We, the undersigned are desirous of forming a Society namely the National Horticulture Board under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, as applicable to the State of Haryana in pursuance of this Memorandum of Association:

S. No.	Name and Address	Designation
1.	Shri S.P. Mukerji, Secretary (A&C) Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi	Chairman	Sd/- (S.P. Mukerji)
2.	Shri K.C.S. Acharya, Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi	Member	Sd/- (K.C.S. Acharya)
3.	Shri Harbans Singh, Agriculture Commissioner/Horticulture Commissioner Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi	Member	Sd/- (Harbans Singh)
4.	Dr. D.P. Gautam, Director General indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi	Member	Sd/- (D.P. Gautam)
5.	Shri M.Y. Priolkar, Financial Adviser, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi.	Member	Sd/- (M.Y. Priolkar)
6.	Shri Rao Abhay Singh, Indian Horticulture Development Council, Tehsil Rewari, District Mahindergarh (Haryana)		Sd/- (Rao Abhay Singh)
7.	Shri R.V. Gupta, Managing Director National Cooperative Development Corporation, New Delhi.	Member	Sd/- (R.V. Gupta)
			Witness
			Sd/- (J.M. Hallan) Desk Officer Deptt. of Agri. & Coop. Krishi Bhavan New Delhi