The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1949.
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
RESOLUTION
New Delhi the 18th July, I949)
No F.I 65/49 Est ( l ) .— In order to increase to d production in the country, a Special Emergency Branch under the control of a Commissioner of Food Production should be set up a the Ministry of Agriculture
'2 This Special Emergency Branch will take over the functions of the present sections of the Ministry of Agriculture which are concerned with increase in food production It will administer the expert and other staff attached to those sections
3 The Commissioner of Food Production will deal directly with the Monster of Agriculture
4 For implementing the Ministry programme of increasing food production, the Commissioner will have the special powers to take final decisions in con- sultation with the Financial Adviser attached to the Ministry of Agriculture, and where necessary with other Ministries of the Government of India
5 The powers and functions of the Food Production Commissioner will be —
(a) to initiate all measures necessary any for co-ordinating and revising the food plans of Provinces and States from time to time in the light of actual achievement
(b) to sanction grants and loans for food production schemes p ut up by Provinces and States,
(c) to make available to Provinces and States all controlled materials and other resources of production,
(d) to secure the necessary priority of movement of materials for timely implementation of provincial and State plans
\m TIIL (JAZKTTIL or I N LK LXTHAOUDLNALY, J T JA 2a, 194913. The Conmuaaiouer ol 1'ood I n d u c t i on will have a block giunt placed m ins disposal lor givmg hiibbjd\ to die Province*) tmd Buiteh foi unproved "f heititis oJ pioduction.
7. '1 he ("'oiinnishioiHT ol J-'ood 1'ioductiou will Jiavt? Jull uuiUol o\ei ih.6 oTiill wot'Jung under him.
8. Tlu1 ('/Uiniiiidioiit'i of ]-'ood I'roduction will deal directly with siinilar Kxei'Uti^f HLt-uji hi the Provinces mad States for uurryiny; out tbo jirogrnmiiie 'ii iiic.iunt'd looil production. Htt may uUu, wiienevev nt'ocBBm,;, tuidresa the I'ro\inciul und Ktutt'-(lo\biiiiiiienta direct.
0. '1 l ie C o i n r r j i t , 6 i o n et oi J ' ' u od I ' r o d u o t i ou w i ll bn H b s i u t t id by a i ' o od P r o- d u c t i on - B o u id c o i u j j o h cd HS u i i d e i ' : - . —•
(.(Miiiuj.iM.ouer of .Food Pioductioii (Chuirpitto), Duecloi ol Intensive Cultivation., I'iit'ctoi uj Lund lic'clninutidii, Dneotoi ot lu'igaiion,
A rej)rrsciituti\p of the Ministry of Transport,
A reprcseiitutJve oi the AIirusti\ of Industry and Hop))ly, EooJiniiuc and Btutislicul Advisei to the Mnusti'\ of Agriculture, Finunciul Advisei attached to the Ministry ol! Agncultuie; mid Secretary to the Boat'd.
Tho Board njny invite to the Hoard meetings, whenever necessity, experts uut'li aw J)irt-L'loiM ot Agrit'iiltnre, of Fiuheries and Heads oi Institutes ot Ui^anlaatiom concniied -\\itti iiiHtteru reltiting to l'Y>od Production.
JO, J'he Hoind will meet UK ottrn as nccessun .uid at lea.st oncu a week.
OjM>uii:ii ihnl 11 c(i|i>' of ilie .l'fM)lution be coimnuuicuiul to all 1'iovincsiul (lovemmenl.s, Local AdmiiiiMrMtioiui, Ktrttc "Unions, Khttuy, All MinistriftB *ind Di'pnitmeiit* of (lie ("joveruiaent ol ludiu, Cabinet Secretariat, frime MiniHU'r'a Heorotannt Iudi;in Tiade Commisnionthb, All Tndian Embassies, High Com- missioner toi India in London, Director of Commercial Intelligence und Statistics, Calcutta, High Commissioner In In dm in Pakistan.
(.1 wKiu c. tij rhat it be published in the Gezetie of India
K. L. P%NJABI, Secy.