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Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959

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Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959
- 1. Short title
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Certain offices of profit not to disqualify
- 4. Temporary suspension of disqualification in certain cases
- 5. Repeals

The Parliament (Prevention Of Disqualification) Act, 1959

(10 OF 1959)

18/825

[4th April, 1959]
An Act to declare that certain offices of profit under the Government shall not disqualify the holders thereof for being chosen as, or for being, members of Parliament.
Be it enacted by Parliament in the Tenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY ▼

1. Short title .-This Act may be called The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959.

Object & Reasons▼

Statement of Objects and Reasons.-Article 102(1)(a) of the Constitution provides that a person shall be disqualified for being chosen as and for being, a Member of either House of Parliament if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State other than an office declared by Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder. In pursuance of this article, Parliament has passed three Acts, namely, the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1950, the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1951 and the Prevention of Disqualification (Parliament and Part C States Legislatures) Act, 1953.
The Act of 1951 exempted certain offices for specified periods which have expired and the Act is thus spent. The Act of 1950 and section 3 of the Act of 1953 exempted permanently the offices of-

(i) Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers,

(ii) Parliamentary Secretaries and Parliamentary Under Secretaries,

(iii) Deputy Chief Whips in Parliament,

(iv) Vice-Chancellors of Universities,

(v) Officers in the National Cadet Corps, and the Territorial Army, and

(vi) the Chairman and members of Advisory Committees set up by the Government when they are not entitled to any fee or remuneration other than compensatory allowance.

Section 4 of the Act of 1953 further exempted for a temporary period-

(i) the offices of Chairman and member of any Committee set up by the Government, whether under a statute or by executive order, and

(ii) the offices of Chairman, director, member and officer of any statutory body, where the power to make the appointment or the power to remove the person from the office is vested in the Government.

It was even then recognised that the last mentioned exemptions were very wide in scope and consequently their operation was limited to a short period which is due to expire on the 31st December, 1957.
This Bill seeks to repeal the three existing Acts and to replace them by a consolidated and permanent measure. It takes into account the recommendations made by the Joint Committee of Parliament under the Chairmanship of Pandit Thakurdas Bhargava which submitted its report in October, 1955. While most of the recommendations of this Committee have been given effect to in the Bill, it has not been found practicable “to have schedules enumerating in detail the different offices which do not incur disqualification, offices for which exemption has to be granted and offices which would disqualify members.” Clause 2 of the Bill lists ten different categories of offices the holding of which would not disqualify for membership of Parliament.
Amendment Act 54 of 1993-Statement of Objects and Reasons.-The Joint Committee on Offices of Profit (Tenth Lok Sabha) in their Second Report examined the composition, character, functions, etc., of the Planning Commission, the Minorities Commission (now the National Commission for Minorities), the National Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and the National Commission for women constituted by the Government of India and the emoluments and allowances payable to their Chairpersons, Vice-Chairpersons, Members, etc., with a view to consider whether the holders of offices of these Commissions would incur disqualification under article 102(1)(a) of the Constitution for being chosen as, or for being, a Member of Parliament. The Committee, in paragraph 22 of their aforesaid Report, recommended as under:-
“22. The Committee are of the view that though all the offices examined by the Committee in this Report carry salary and thereby could strictly speaking be considered as offices of profit, for speedy implementation of socio-economic development programmes of Government, it is essential to associate Members of Parliament with the working of these Commissions of national importance. They, therefore, recommend that the Government should amend the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 expeditiously so as to include these offices under the relevant Schedule to prevent the holders of these posts from incurring disqualification for being chosen as, or for being, a Member of Parliament”.
2. In view of the urgency felt by the Government and pending detailed examination of the Report, the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 was amended by the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Act, 1992 for exempting the holder of office of Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission from incurring disqualification. On re-examination of the matter, it was noticed that the amendment did not serve the purpose as the Schedule to the 1959 Act enumerates the names of such of the bodies in relation to which the holders of the offices are excluded from exemption from incurring disqualification. In order to rectify the position and to give effect to the intention of Parliament expeditiously in exempting the holder of office of Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission from incurring disqualification, the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Ordinance, 1993 was promulgated on the 19th July, 1993.
3. It is proposed to replace the said Ordinance and give effect to the other recommendations of the Joint Committee referred to above. It is also proposed to make certain incidental and consequential amendments including the change in the short title of Act 30 of 1954.
Amendment Act 31 of 2006-Statement of Objects and Reasons.-Article 102(1)(a) of the Constitution provides that a person shall be disqualified for being chosen as and for being a member of either House of Parliament if he holds an office of profit under the Government of India or Government of State other than an office declared by Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder. In pursuance of this, the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 was enacted by Parliament to exempt certain offices, holding of which will otherwise subject the holder of such office to disqualification.
2. Under the existing legal framework, the way to exempt the holder of an office which confers executive, judicial or legislative powers or which entitles the holder to draw any allowance other than compensatory allowance is to exempt such office by making a specific legislative provision to that effect. In addition to the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, several other Acts of Parliament such as, the Coffee Act, 1942, the Rubber Act, 1947 and the Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992, creating Authorities or Bodies in which Members of Parliament are represented, contain a specific provision to the effect that such offices will not disqualify the holder on the ground that he is holding an office of profit.
3. Any question as to disqualification are decided in the case of pre-election disputes by the Courts through the election petition and post-election disputes by the Election Commission under articles 102 and 192 of the Constitution. Recently, it has become necessary to revisit the issue of disqualification of Members of Parliament on the basis of holding an office of profit. This has been necessitated due to recent developments where approximately 40 or more Members from both Houses of Parliament are holding offices of Chairman or members of various statutory and non-statutory bodies and are facing disqualification proceedings on the ground that they are holding an office of profit. If this state of affairs is allowed to continue then there is bound to be large scale litigation and the likely vacation of seats in both the Houses of Parliament, which will necessitate the holding of bye-elections to fill up the resultant vacancies. This will be a wasteful expenditure and will enforce unnecessary financial burden upon the nation.
4. In view thereof, it is proposed to include certain offices in the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, so as to exempt the holders of such offices from incurring disqualification.
The Bill seeks to achieve the above objects.

2. Definitions .-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) “compensatory allowance” means any sum of money payable to the holder of an office by way of daily allowance (such allowance not exceeding the amount of daily allowance to which a Member of Parliament is entitled under [the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 (30 of 1954)]

, any conveyance allowance, house-rent allowance or travelling allowance for the purpose of enabling him to recoup any expenditure incurred by him in performing the functions of that office;

(b) “statutory body” means any corporation, committee, commission, council, board or other body of persons, whether incorporated or not, established by or under any law for the time being in force;

3. Certain offices of profit not to disqualify .-It is hereby declared that none of the following offices, in so far as it is an office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State, shall disqualify the holder thereof for being chosen as, or for being, a Member of Parliament, namely,-

(a) any office held by a Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister for the Union or for any State, whether ex officio or by name;

[(aa) the office of a Leader of the Opposition in Parliament;]

[(ab) the office of Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission;]

[(ac) the office of ][each leader and each deputy leader][of a recognised party and a recognised group in either House of Parliament;]

[(ad) the office of the Chairperson of the National Advisory Council constituted by the Government of India in the Cabinet Secretariat vide Order No. 631/2/1/2004-Cab., dated the 31st May, 2004;]

(b) the office of Chief Whip, Deputy Chief Whip or Whip in Parliament or of a Parliamentary Secretary;

[(ba) the office of Chairperson of-

(i) the National Commission for Minorities constituted under section 3 of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 (19 of 1992);]

[(ii) the National Commission for the Scheduled Castes constituted under clause (1) of article 338 of the Constitution;

(iia) the National Commission for the Scheduled Tribes constituted under clause (1) of article 338A of the Constitution;]

(iii) the National Commission for Women constituted under section 3 of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990 (20 of 1990);]

(c) the office of a member of any force raised or maintained under the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948, the Territorial Army Act, 1948, or the Reserve and Auxiliary Air Forces Act, 1952;

(d) the office of a member of a Home Guard constituted under any law for the time being in force in any State;

(e) the office of Sheriff in the city of Bombay, Calcutta or Madras;

(f) the office of Chairman or Member of the syndicate, senate, executive committee, council or Court of a University or any other body connected with a University;

(g) the office of a Member of any delegation or mission sent outside India by the Government for any special purpose;

(h) the office of Chairman or Member of a committee (whether consisting of one or more Members), set up temporarily for the purpose of advising the Government or any other authority in respect of any matter of public importance or for the purpose of making an inquiry into, or collecting statistics in respect of, any such matter, if the holder of such office is not entitled to any remuneration other than compensatory allowance;

[(i) the office of Chairman, Director or Member of any statutory or non-statutory body other than any such body as is referred to in clause (h), if the holder of such office is not entitled to any remuneration other than compensatory allowance, but excluding (i) the office of Chairman of any statutory or non-statutory body specified in Part I of the Schedule, and (ii) the office of Chairman or Secretary of any statutory or non-statutory body specified in Part II of the Schedule;]

(j) the office of village revenue officer whether called a lambardar, malguzar, patel, deshmukh or by any other name, whose duty is to collect land revenue and who is remunerated by a share of or commission on, the amount of land revenue collected by him, but who does not discharge any police functions;

[(k) the office of Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Secretary or Member (by whatever name called) in any statutory or non-statutory body specified in the Table;

(l) the office of Chairperson or Trustee (by whatever name called) of any Trust, whether public or private, not being a body specified in the Schedule;

(m) the office of Chairman, President, Vice-President or Principal Secretary or Secretary of the Governing Body of any society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or under any other law relating to registration of societies, not being a body specified in the Schedule.]

Explanation [1]. -For the purposes of this section, the office of [Chairman, Deputy Chairman or Secretary] shall include every office of that description by whatever name called.
[ Explanation 2.-In clause (aa), the expression “Leader of the Opposition” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977.]
[ Explanation 3.-In clause (ac), the expressions “recognised party” and “recognised group” shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998 (5 of 1998).]
4. Temporary suspension of disqualification in certain cases .-If a person being a Member of Parliament who immediately before the commencement of this Act held an office of profit declared by any law repealed by this Act not to disqualify the holder thereof for being such member, becomes so disqualified by reason of any of the provisions contained in this Act, such office shall not, if held by such person for any period not extending beyond a period of six months from the commencement of this Act disqualify him for being a member of Parliament.
5. Repeals .-The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1950, the Parliament Prevention of Disqualification Act, 1951, the Prevention of Disqualification Act, 1953, and any provision in any other enactment which is inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed.

THE SCHEDULE

[See section 3(i)]

PART I

BODIES UNDER THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

Air India International Corporation established under section 3 of the Air Corporations Act, 1953 (27 of 1953).
Air Transport Council constituted under section 30 of the Air Corporations Act, 1953 (27 of 1953).
Board of Directors of the Export Risks Insurance Corporation [***] Limited.
Board of Directors of the Heavy Electricals [***] Limited.
Board of Directors of the Hindustan Cables [***] Limited.
Board of Directors of the Hindustan Insecticides [***] Limited.
Board of Directors of the Hindustan Machine Tools [***] Limited.
Board of Directors of the Hindustan Shipyard Limited.
Board of Directions of the [Hindustan Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited].
Board of Directors of the National Coal Development Corporation (Private) Limited.
Board of Directors of the National [Industrial] Development Corporation [***] Limited.
Board of Directors of the National Instruments [***] Limited.
Board of Directors of the National Small Industries Corporation [***] Limited.
Board of Directors of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (Private) Limited.
Board of Directors of the Sindri Fertilizers and Chemicals [***] Limited.
Board of Directors of the State Trading Corporation of India [***] Limited.
Central Warehousing Corporation established under section 17 of the Agricultural Produce (Development and Warehousing) Corporations Act, 1956 (28 of 1956).
Coal Board established under section 4 of the Coal Mines (Conservation and Safety) Act, 1952 (12 of 1952).
Coal Mines Labour Housing Board constituted under section 6 of the Coal Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1947 (32 of 1947).
Commissioners for the Port of Calcutta.
Committee for the allotment of land in the township of Gandhidham.
Company Law Advisory Commission constituted under section 410 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956).
Cotton Textiles Fund Committee constituted under the Textile Funds Ordinance, 1944 (34 of 1944).
Dock Labour Board, Bombay, established under the Bombay Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Scheme, 1956, made under the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948).
Dock Labour Board, Calcutta, established under the Calcutta Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Scheme, 1956, made under the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948).
Dock Labour Board, Madras, established under the Madras Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Scheme, 1956, made under the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948).
Forward Markets Commission established under section 3 of the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 (74 of 1952).
Indian Airlines Corporation established under section 3 of the Air Corporations Act, 1953 (27 of 1953).
Industrial Finance Corporation of India established under section 3 of the Industrial Finance Corporation Act, 1948 (15 of 1948).
Licensing Committee constituted under rule 10 of the Registration and Licensing of Industrial Undertakings Rules, 1952, made under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
Mining Boards constituted under section 12 of the Mines Act, 1952 (35 of 1952).
National Co-operative Development and Warehousing Board established under section 3 of the Agricultural Produce (Development and Warehousing) Corporations Act, 1956 (28 of 1956).
Rehabilitation Finance Administration constituted under section 3 of the Rehabilitation Finance Administration Act, 1948 (12 of 1948).
Tariff Commission established under section 3 of the Tariff Commission Act, 1951 (50 of 1951).
Trustees of the Port of Bombay.
Trustees of the Port of Madras.
Trustees or Commissioners of any major port as defined in the Indian Ports Act, 1908 (15 of 1908), other than the Port of Calcutta, Bombay or Madras.

BODIES UNDER STATE GOVERNMENTS

Andhra Pradesh

Agricultural Improvement Fund Committee constituted under section 3 of the Hyderabad Agricultural Improvement Act, 1952.
Co-operative Agricultural and Marketing Development Fund Committee.
Livestock purchasing Committee.

Assam

Adhi Conciliation Boards constituted under section 2-A of the Assam Adhiars Protection and Regulation Act, 1948.
Assam Evacuee Property Management Committee constituted under section 12 of the Assam Evacuee Property Act, 1951.
Assam Text Book Committee.

Bihar

Mining Board for Coal Mines.
Text Book and Education Literature Committee.

Bombay (Maharashtra : Gujarat)

Allocation Committee (Allopathic) under the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme.
Allocation Committee (Ayurvedic) under the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme.
Board to conduct over-all supervision of the business and affairs of the Narsinggiriji Mills, Sholapur.
Bombay Housing Board constituted under section 3 of the Bombay Housing Board Act, 1948.
Bombay State Electricity Board constituted under section 5 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (54 of 1948).
Bombay State Electricity Consultative Council constituted under section 16 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (54 of 1948).
Medical Service Committee under the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme.
Pharmaceutical Committee under the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme.
Regional Transport Authority for Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Bombay, Nagpur, Poona, Rajkot and Thana constituted under section 44 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (4 of 1939).
Saurashtra Housing Board constituted under section 3 of the Saurashtra Housing Board Act, 1954.
State Transport Authority constituted under section 44 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (4 of 1939).
Vidarbha Housing Board constituted under section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Housing Act, 1950.

Karnataka (Mysore)

Board of Management, Mysore Iron and Steel Works, Bhadravathi.
Board of Management of Industrial Concerns.

Kerala

Board of Examiners appointed under rule 8 of the Travancore-Cochin Boiler Attendants Rules, 1954.
Panel of Assessors constituted under rule 63 of the Travancore-Cochin Boiler Attendants Rules, 1954.
Panel of Assessors constituted under the Travancore-Cochin Economiser Rules, 1956.

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh Housing Board constituted under section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Housing Board Act, 1950.
Mahakoshal Housing Board.

Orissa

Appeal Committee under the Board of Secondary Education.
Orissa Board of Communications and Transport.
Regional Transport Authority constituted under section 44 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (4 of 1939).
State Transport Authority constituted under section 44 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (4 of 1939).

Punjab

Punjab State National Workers (Relief and Rehabilitation) Board.

Rajasthan

City Improvement Trust, Kota, constituted under the City of Kota Improvement Act, 1946.
Excise Appellate Board, Ajmer.
Rajasthan State Electricity Board constituted under section 5 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (54 of 1948).
Urban Improvement Board, Jaipur.

[Tamil Nadu]

Committee to select Books for Study for S.S.L.C. Examination.
Landing and Shipping Fees Committees for Minor Ports.
Local Committee constituted under regulation 10-A of the Employees’ State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950.
Madras Board of Transport.
[Tamil Nadu] Electricity Board constituted under section 5 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (54 of 1948).
Madras State Electricity Consultative Council constituted under section 16 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (54 of 1948).
Port Conservancy Boards.
Port Trust Boards of Minor Ports.
State Board of Communications.
Text-Books Committee.

Uttar Pradesh

Government Cement Factory Board.
Local Committees for Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow and Saharanpur appointed under section 25 of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948).
Sub-committee to select books for Educational Expansion Department.
U.P. Sugar and Power Alcohol and Labour Housing Board constituted under section 10 of the U.P. Sugar and Power Alcohol Industries Labour Welfare and Development Fund Act, 1950.

West Bengal

Licensing Board constituted under the regulations made under rule 45 of the Indian Electricity Rules, 1956.
West Bengal Housing Board constituted under the West Bengal Development Corporation Act, 1954.

BODIES IN UNION TERRITORIES

Delhi Development Authority constituted under section 3 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957 (61 of 1957).
Delhi Electricity Power Control Board constituted under section 5 of the Bombay Electricity (Special Powers) Act, 1946, as applied to Delhi.
Delhi State Electricity Council constituted under section 16 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (54 of 1948).

PART II

BODIES UNDER THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

Advisory Committee for the Air-India International Corporation appointed under section 41 of the Air Corporations Act, 1953 (27 of 1953).
Advisory Committee for the Indian Airlines Corporation appointed under section 41 of the Air Corporations Act, 1953 (27 of 1953).
Central Silk Board constituted under section 4 of the Central Silk Board Act, 1948 (61 of 1948).
Coffee Board constituted under section 4 of the Coffee Act, 1942 (7 of 1942).
Coir Board constituted under section 4 of the Coir Industry Act, 1953 (45 of 1953).
Development Council for Acids and Fertilizers established under section 6 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
Development Council for Alkalis and Allied Industries established under section 6 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
Development Council for Bicycles established under section 6 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
Development Council for Drugs, Dyes and Intermediates established under section 6 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
Development Council for Food Processing Industries established under section 6 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
Development Council for Heavy Electrical Engineering Industries established under section 6 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
Development Council for Internal Combustion Engines and Power Driven Pumps established under section 6 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
Development Council for Light Electrical Engineering Industries established under section 6 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
Development Council for Machine Tools established under section 6 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
Development Council for Non-ferrous Metals including alloys established under section 6 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
Development Council for Oil-based and Plastic Industries established under section 6 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
Development Council for Sugar Industry established under section 6 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
Development Council for Textiles made of artificial silk including artificial silk yarn established under section 6 of the Industries Development and Regulation Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
Development Council for Textiles made of wool including woolen yarn, hosiery, carpets and druggest established under section 6 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
Durgah Committee, Ajmer, constituted under section 4 of the Durgah Khwaja Saheb Act, 1955 (36 of 1955).
Indian Central Arecanut Committee.
Indian Central Coconut Committee constituted under section 4 of the Indian Coconut Committee Act, 1944 (10 of 1944).
Indian Central Cotton Committee constituted under section 4 of the Indian Cotton Cess Act, 1923 (14 of 1923).
Indian Central Jute Committee.
Indian Central Oilseeds Committee constituted under section 4 of the Indian Oilseeds Committee Act, 1946 (9 of 1946).
Indian Central Sugarcane Committee.
Indian Central Tobacco Committee.
Indian Lac Cess Committee constituted under section 4 of the Indian Lac Cess Act, 1930 (24 of 1930).
Rubber Board constituted under section 4 of the Rubber Act, 1947 (24 of 1947).
Tea Board constituted under section 4 of the Tea Act, 1953 (29 of 1953).

BODIES UNDER STATE GOVERNMENTS

Andhra Pradesh

Market Committee constituted under section 4 of the Hyderabad Agricultural Market Act No. II of 1339 F.
Market Committee constituted under section 4A of the Madras Commercial Crops Markets Act, 1933.

Bihar

Bihar State Board of Religious Trusts.
Bihar Subai Majlis Awqaf.
Bodh Gaya Temple Advisory Committee constituted under section 15 of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949.
Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee constituted under section 3 of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949.

Kerala

Administration Committee for Coir Purchase Scheme.
Malabar Market Committee constituted under section 4-A of the Madras Commercial Crops Markets Act, 1933.
Tapioca Market Expansion Board.

[Tamil Nadu]

Area Committee for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments constituted under section 12 of the Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951.
Tamil Nadu State Wakf Board constituted under section 9 of the Wakf Act, 1954 (29 of 1954).

Punjab

State Marketing Board constituted under section 3 of the Patiala Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 2004.

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[TABLE

[See section 3(k)]

SI. No.	Name of body
(1)	(2)
1.	The Tripura Khadi and Village Industries Board, a body constituted under the Tripura Khadi and Village Industries Act, 1966.
2.	The Uttar Pradesh Development Council.
3.	The Irrigation and Flood Control Commission, Uttar Pradesh.
4.	The Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta.
5.	The West Bengal Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited.
6.	The West Bengal Small Industries Development Corporation Limited.
7.	The West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Limited.
8.	The Sriniketan Santiniketan Development Authority, a body constituted under the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979 (West Bengal Act No. 13 of 1979).
9.	The Haldia Development Authority, a body constituted under the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979 (West Bengal Act No. 13 of 1979).
10.	The West Bengal Minorities Development and Finance Corporation, a body constituted under the West Bengal Minorities Development and Finance Corporation Act, 1995.
11.	The Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners, constituted under the Hooghly River Bridge Act, 1969 (West Bengal Act No. 36 of 1969).
12.	The Board of Wakf, West Bengal, a body constituted under the Wakf Act, 1995 (43 of 1995).
13.	The State Fisheries Development Corporation Limited, West Bengal.
14.	The West Bengal State Haj Committee, constituted under the Haj Committee Act, 2002 (35 of 2002).
15.	The Asansol Durgapur Development Authority, West Bengal, a body constituted under the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979 (West Bengal Act No. 13 of 1979).
16.	The West Bengal Pharmaceutical and Phytochemical Development Corporation Limited.
17.	The West Bengal Handloom and Powerloom Development Corporation Limited.
18.	The West Bengal Khadi and Village Industry Board.
19.	The Society for Self-employment for Urban Youth, a society registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961 (West Bengal Act No. 26 of 1961).
20.	The Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams Board.
21.	The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, an authority constituted under section 4 of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985 (2 of 1986).
22.	The National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED).
23.	The Indian Farmer Fertilizers Co-operative Limited (IFFCO).
24.	The Krishak Bharati Co-operative Limited (KRIBHCO).
25.	The National Co-operative Consumers Federation of India Limited (NCCF).
26.	The Auroville Foundation established under sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Auroville Foundation Act, 1988 (54 of 1988).
27.	The National Commission of Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector.
28.	The Planning Board (Asiatic Society) established under sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Asiatic Society Act, 1984 (5 of 1984).
29.	The Delhi Rural Development Board.
30.	The Maulana Azad Education Foundation.
31.	The Indira Gandhi National Centre for The Arts.
32.	The Dr. Ambedkar Foundation.
33.	The Bihar State Board of Religious Trust, a body constituted under the Bihar Hindu Religious Trust Act, 1950 (Bihar Act No.1 of 1951).
34.	The Research and Information System for the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries.
35.	The Indian Institute of Psychometry.
36.	The Uttar Pradesh Film Development Council.
37.	The Uttar Pradesh Provincial Co-operative Federation.
38.	The Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Federation Limited.
39.	The National Co-operative Union of India.
40.	The Uttar Pradesh Krishi and Gram Vikas Bank.
41.	The Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Bank Limited.
42.	The Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
43.	The Board of Control-A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna.
44.	All India Council for Sports.
45.	The Howrah improvement Trust.
46.	The Dalit Sena, 12, Janpath, New Delhi.
47.	The Social Justice Trust, 12, Janpath, New Delhi.
48.	The Bahujan Foundation (Charitable Trust), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
49.	The Bahujan Prerna Charitable Trust, Delhi.
50.	The Central Wakf Council, established under sectioA-9 of the Wakf Act, 1995 (43 of 1995).
51.	The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML).
52.	The Jalianwala Bagh Memorial Trust.
53.	The Haj Committee of India constituted under section 3 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002 (35 of 2002).
54.	The Mallickghat Phoolbazar Parichalan Committee.
55.	The West Bengal Fisheries Corporation Limited.

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