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State Advisory Board – (1) Every State Government shall, by notification, constitute a body to be known as the State Advisory Board to exercise the powers conferred on, and to perform the function assigned to it, under this Act. (2) the State Advisory Board shall consist of- (A) The Minister-in-charge of the Department in the State Government which nodally deals with disability matters, Chairperson, ex officio; (B) the Deputy Minister-in-charge of the Department in the State Government which nodally deals with disability matters, if any, Vice-Chairperson, ex officio; (C) Members, ex officio: (a) Secretaries to the State Government in-charge of the Departments nodally dealing with the following subjects : (i) Disability; (ii) School Education & Literacy, and Higher Education; (iii) Women and Child Development; (iv) Finance(Expenditure); (v) Personnel & Training; (vi) Health and Family Welfare; 20 which the State Government considers necessary, Member, ex officio; (e) Chairman Bureau of Public Enterprises (by whatever name called) Member, ex officio; (f) five persons, as far as practicable, being persons with disabilities, to represent non- governmental organizations or associations which are concerned with disabilities, to be nominated by the State Government, one from each area of disability, Members: Provided that while nominating persons under this clause, the State Government shall nominate at least one woman and one person belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes; (g) three Members of State Legislature, of whom two shall be elected by the Legislative Assembly and one by the Legislative Council, if any; (h) three persons to be nominated by that State Government to represent agriculture, industry or trade or any other interest, which in the opinion of State Government ought to be represented, Members, ex officio; (i) The Commissioner, Member, ex officio; (j) Secretary to the State Government dealing with the welfare of the handicapped, Member-Secretary, ex officio. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in (vii) Rural Development; (viii) Panchayati Raj; (ix) Industrial Policy and Promotion; (x) Labour (xi) Urban Development; (xii) Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation: (xiii) Science and Technology; (xiv) Public Enterprises (xv) Youth Affairs and Sports (xvi) Surface Transport (b) Secretary of any other Department, which the State Government considers necessary; (c) Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities. (D) Three Members of the State Legislature of whom two shall be elected by the Legislative Assembly and one by the Legislative Council, if any; (E) Members to be nominated by the State Government (a) Five persons who are either experts in the field of disability and rehabilitation represent interests, which in the opinion of the Government ought to be represented; (b) Five Members to be nominated by the State Government by rotation to represent the Districts in such manner as may be prescribed: Provided that no nomination under this sub-clause shall be made except on the recommendation of the District Administration concerned; (c) Nine persons as far as practicable, being persons with disabilities, to represent non-governmental organizations or associations which are concerned with disabilities, such that 21 this section, no State Co-ordination Committee shall be constituted for a Union territory and in relation to a Union territory, the Central Coordination Committee shall exercise the functions and perform the functions of a State Coordination Committee for the Union territory: Provided that in relation to a Union territory. The Central Coordination Committee may delegate all or any of its powers and functions under this sub-section to such person or body of persons as the Central Government may specify. there is one person associated with each of the disabilities specified in Clause (i) of Section 2: Provided that of the nine persons nominated under this clause, at least, three shall be women and at least one person each shall be from a Scheduled Caste and a Scheduled Tribe; (F) Principal Secretary/Secretary level officer in the Department in charge of the subject matter relating to the persons with disabilities, Member-Secretary, ex officio. (3) The office of the Member of the State Advisory Board shall not disqualify its holder for being chosen as or for being a Member of the Legislature of the State. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, no State Advisory Board shall be constituted for a Union Territory and in relation to a Union territory, the Central Advisory Board shall exercise the functions and perform the functions of a State Advisory Board for the Union Territory: Provided that in relation to a Union Territory, the Central Advisory Board may delegate all or any of its powers and functions under this sub-section to such person or body of persons as the Central Government may specify. 34