Lok Sabha Question No. 1317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Commodity Boards
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1317 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## COMMODITY BOARDS

## 1317(H). SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- a) the  total  number  and  details  of  Commodity  Boards  under  the  Department  of Commerce along with their structure;
- b) the details of the boards wherein appointments of officers have been made; and
- c) the details of the boards wherein appointments of officers have not been made along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग राज् य मंत्री )णीमीी स मलमा नीीारमि((स्वींत्र प्रभार ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a): There are five Commodity Boards viz., Tea Board, Coffee Board, Rubber Board, Spices Board and Tobacco Board which are statutory autonomous bodies under the administrative control  of  the  Department  of  Commerce.  Each  of  the  Commodity  Board  is  headed  by  a Chairman  and  consists  of  a  specific  number  of  members  drawn  from  various  groups  of growers,  producers,  traders  including  exporters  &  dealers,  industry,  labour  and  consumer interests, the state governments of the region and the relevant stakeholders. Composition of the Commodity Boards is given at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): Appointment of officers in the Commodity Boards is an ongoing process and is made as and when vacancy arises. Present position regarding the officers appointed in various positions upto the level of Director is placed at Annexure-II.

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## Statement showing Composition of the Boards

| Members drawn from Groups                        | Tea Board   | Coffee Board   |   Rubber Board | Spices Board   | Tobacco Board   |
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
| Chairman                                         | 1           | 1              |              1 | 1              | 1               |
| Members of Parliament                            | 3           | 3              |              3 | 3              | 3               |
| State Governments                                | 6           | 6              |              3 | 3              | 2               |
| Central Government                               | N.A.        | N.A.           |              3 | 3              | 8               |
| Manufacturers, Exporters, dealers, traders, etc. | 4           | 4              |              2 | 10             | 4               |
| Small Growers                                    | N.A.        | 7              |              7 | 7              | 6               |
| Large Growers and owners of estates &gardens     | 8           | 3              |              3 | N.A.           | N.A             |
| Labour interests                                 | 5           | 4              |              4 | 1              | N.A.            |
| Others (consumers, Research Institutes, etc.)    | 4           | 5              |              3 | 4              | 2               |
| Total                                            | 31          | 33             |             29 | 32             | 26              |

N. A. - Not Applicable

## Annexure-I

Annexure-II

Statement  showing  present  position  regarding  the  officers  appointed  in  various  positions  of Commodity Boards under the Department of Commerce (upto the level of Director)

| Board         |   Sanctioned strength |   Present position |   Vacancy | Reasons, if post vacant                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|---------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Tea Board     |                    08 |                 03 |        05 | Appointment of officers is an ongoing process and is made as and when vacancy arises. Additional or temporary charge is given to officers, if need arises, to discharge the functions of the vacant positions. |
| Coffee Board  |                    04 |                 03 |        01 | Appointment of officers is an ongoing process and is made as and when vacancy arises. Additional or temporary charge is given to officers, if need arises, to discharge the functions of the vacant positions. |
| Rubber Board  |                    08 |                 05 |        03 | Appointment of officers is an ongoing process and is made as and when vacancy arises. Additional or temporary charge is given to officers, if need arises, to discharge the functions of the vacant positions. |
| Spices Board  |                    06 |                 05 |        01 | Appointment of officers is an ongoing process and is made as and when vacancy arises. Additional or temporary charge is given to officers, if need arises, to discharge the functions of the vacant positions. |
| Tobacco Board |                    02 |                  0 |        02 | Appointment of officers is an ongoing process and is made as and when vacancy arises. Additional or temporary charge is given to officers, if need arises, to discharge the functions of the vacant positions. |

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