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(1) The Council and its Governing Body shall consist the following members, namely:- (i) Honourable Minister of Education, Government of Arunachal Pradesh shall be ex-officio Chairman of the Council; Commissioner/Secretary (Education), Government of Arunachal Pradesh; (ii) The Arunachal Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette, May 20, 201 O 3 (iii) Commissioner (Finance), Government of Arunachal Pradesh or his authorised representative; (iv) Commissioner (Planning), Government of Arunachal Pradesh or his authorised representative; (v) Commissioner (IT), Government of Arunachal Pradesh or his authorised representative; (vi) Commissioner (Labour and Employment), Government of Arunachal Pradesh or his authorised representative; (vii) One representative dealing with Technical Education in the Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India; (viii) One representative from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Eastern Region, Kolkata; (ix) One representative from North Eastern Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, (Not below the rank of Professor/Associate Professor); (x) One representative of the Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, from the Engineering faculty; (xi) One representative from Indian Institute ofTechnology, Guwahati, (Not below the rank of Professor/Associate Professor); (xii) Two Principals, one each from Government Polytechnic and private Polytechnics (if any), nominated by the State Government; (xiii) Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh (ex-officio); (xiv) Chief Engineer, Rural Works Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh (ex-officio); (xv) Chief Engineer, Power Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh (ex-officio); (xvi) Director of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Arunachal Pradesh (ex-officio); (xvii) Director of School Education, Government of Arunachal Pradesh (ex-officio); (xviii) Director State Forest Research Institute, Government of Arunachal Pradesh (ex-officio); (xix) Director of Urban Development, Government of Arunachal Pradesh (ex-officio); (xx) Director, Department of Industries, Government of Arunachal Pradesh (ex-officio); (xxi) Director, AYUSH (ex-officio); (xxii) Director, Handloom and Handicrafts, Government of Arunachal Pradesh (ex-officio); (xxiii) Director, Board of Practical Training, Eastern Region, Kolkata (ex-officio); (xxiv) Director, National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research, Kolkata (ex-officio); (xxv) Two representatives from amongst the faculty members of the Polytechnics of the State; (xxvi) Secretary of the Council - ex- officio Member Secretary. (2) Term of a member, other than ex officio member, on the first constitution shall be of five years and thereafter three years. (3) The procedure to be followed by the members in discharge of their functions shall be such as may be prescribed. 4 The Arunachal Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette, May 20, 2010 Co-option of 5. experts. The Council may co-opt experts not exceeding four, from the I/Ts, Degree level engineering colleges, and from relevant fields of industries. However, such persons shall be expert in the subjects including the courses of study prescribed by the Council. Names of the co-opt persons and their term of office shall be notified in the Official Gazette. Meetings of the 6. ( 1) Council. Officers of the Council and power to authenticate orders and other documents and instruments of the Council. Powers, functions and duties of the Council. The Council shall meet at such time and place as desired by the Chairman of the Council as and when required. However, the Council shall meet at least once in an academic year. The Council shall observe such rules and procedures in regard to the transaction of business at its meeting (including the quorum of such meetings) as may be prescribed by regulations. (2) The Council shall also hold Annual General Meeting at the end of academic year. (3) In case of any emergency the Chairman may convene and conduct the Council meeting at a short notice. (4) The Chairman and in his absence any other member chosen by the members present at the meeting shall preside over the meeting. (5) All the questions which come up before the meeting of the Council shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and voting, and in the event of equality of votes, the Chairman, or in his absence the person presiding , shall have right of casting vote.