The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1948
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND SUPPLY
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 10th August 1948
48.—In accordance with the announcement in paragraph 8 of of India Resolution on Industrial Policy, dated 6th April 1948, .. •. have decided to constitute a Cottage Industries Board
(1) The Minister for Industry and Supply—Chairman. (2) One representative each from the provinces of Assam, Bengal, Bihar,, Bombay, Central Provinces, East Punjab, Madras, Orissa and the United Provinces, and the following major States and Unions;
Bikaner, Cochin, Jaipur, Jammu and Kashmir, Jodhpur,
Madhya Bharat (Gwalior-Indore-Malwa Uuion), Matsya,
Mysore,
Patiala and East Punjab States, Rajasthan,
Saurashtra,
Travancore, Vindhya Pradesh.
(3) One representative each of the Ministries of Finance, Agriculture and Relief and Rehabilitation.
(4) Two representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Supply.
(5) One representative each of the All-India Spinners' Association, All- India Handloom Weavers' Congress, All-India Village Industries Association, Visi?a-Bharati, West Bengal, and Dayal Bagh, Agra.
134o THE GAZETTE OE INDIA EXTliAoiuUNAliY, AUGUST 10, 1948(7) The Director in charge of the Cottage Industries Directorate in the. Directorate General of Industry and Supply will be the Member- Secretary^
2, The Board will have the following functions:—
(i) To advise and assist Government on the organisation and develop- ment of cottage and small-scale industries.
(ii) To examine and advise how cottage mid small-scale industries can be co-ordinated with large-scale industries.
(^(jxuiiiuii' the schemes of the Provincial aud State Government lor liie promotion of cottage and su>ail-seaie industries and to Insist in co-ordinating them.
^iv} "ro advise the Government on the marketing of the products of cottage and small-scale industries in India and abroad.
The Board will appoint sub-committees for particular purposes. One such Committee will deal with handloom production. V ,:
8. Though representatives of the smaller States, and of Chief Commissioner's Provinces have not been included m the Board, the interests of the cottage and small-scale industries of these areas will also be given due attention %y the Board. The Governments of these areas will be kept intormed. '-of- the transactions of the Board and thev will be invited to depute their repreiiShtatiJs*''' to participate in its proceedings whenever this is considered desirable.
ORDER
OUDBIUSD that a cop\ of the above iieso ution be communicated to all Provincial Governments and Administrations, all Ministries o# erumdnt of India, the Indian Trade Commissioners, all Indian Embassies, T:fle* High Commissioner for India, London, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner in India, all Chambers of Commerce and Associations, the Director of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Calcutta, the High Commissioner for India in Pakistan, Karachi, the High Commissioner for Pakistan in India, New Delhi, and the Secretary, Indian Tariff Board.
ORDERED also that it be published in the Gazette of India,
S. A. VENKATA11AMAN, Secy,