Section 7: Meetings of the Board

7. Meetings of the Board.—(1) The Board shall meet at least twice in each financial year. (2) On the direction of the Chairperson, the OIC or any other officer designated in this regard by the Board, shall call a meeting of the Board. (3) The Chairperson, and in his absence, the Secretary of the division concerned, shall preside at a meeting of the Board. (4) The Secretary of the Board shall record and maintain minutes of the meetings of the Board. (5) The Members of the Board shall have reasonable notice of the date, time, and place of a meeting of the Board, and of each matter on which a decision has to be made: Provided that, in case of an urgent issue, the requirement of prior notice may be dispensed with by the Chairperson, or any other Member designated by the Chairperson in this regard. (6) The decision of the Board shall be taken through a majority vote of the attending Members, and in case of a tie, the Chairperson shall have a casting vote. (7) The quorum for a Board meeting shall be half of the total Members of the Board, the fraction being counted as one: Provided that no meeting of the Board can take place without the presence of the OIC and Director General. (8) No act or proceedings of the Board shall be questioned or invalidated merely on the ground of existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Board.

Effective date: 2023-08-07

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