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(1) The Government shall constitute a Council to be called the Agriculture Advisory Council, who shall aid and advise the Pradhikaran in making policy decisions to ensure a better standard of living for farmers, to provide relief/compensation to farmers in cases of natural calamities and or taking effective steps for the welfare of farmers. (2) (a) The Council shall consist of the following members, namely:- (i) The Chief Secretary to Government, Haryana Chairperson (ii) Vice-Chancellor, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar Member (iii) Vice-Chancellor, Maharana Partap Horticultural University, Karnal Member (iv) Vice-Chancellor, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar Member (v) Vice-Chancellor, Haryana Vishwakarma Skill University, Gurugram Member (vi) Head of the Department, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Member- Secretary (vii) Head of the Department, Horticulture Member (viii) Head of the Department, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Member (ix) Head of the Department, Fisheries Member (x) Head of the Department, Industries and Commerce Member (xi) Head of the Department, Development and Panchayats Member (xii) Head of the Department, Rural Development Member (xiii) Head of the Department, Irrigation and Water Resources Member (xiv) Head of the Department, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Member (xv) Head of the Department, Co-operation Member (xvi) Head of the Department, New and Renewable Energy Member (xvii) Head of the Department, Forests and Wildlife Member (xviii) Head of the Department, Environment Member (xix) Chief Administrator, Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board Member HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), APR. 10, 2018 (CHTR 20, 1940 SAKA) 75 (xx) Chief Engineer- Command Area Development Authority Member (xxi) Chief Executive Officer – State Level Nodal Agency Member (xxii) Mission Director – Haryana State Horticulture Development Agency Member (xxiii) Mission Director – Haryana Skill Development Council Member (xxiv) Managing Director – Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Member (b) One representative each of National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, Sugarcane Research Institute-Karnal, Central Institute of Cotton Research, Sirsa, Central Ground Water Board (CGWB),Chandigarh and Regional Centre of Organic Farming, Panchkula and three eminent scientists in the field of agriculture and allied sector to be nominated by the Chairperson of the Council, as special invited members. (c) Such persons, not less than five and not more than ten, to be nominated by the Pradhikaran, amongst progressive farmers recognized with State/ National award in agriculture and allied sector including agriculture entrepreneur running agro-business and agro-industries in the State, in such manner and for such term, as may be prescribed as members. (3) The Chief Secretary to Government, Haryana shall preside over the meetings of the Council. The Head of the Department, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare shall be the Member-Secretary of the Council who shall forward the recommendations of the Council, along with an explanatory memorandum on the action taken or proposed to be taken thereon to the Chief Executive Officer of Pradhikaran for consideration/ decision of the Pradhikaran. (4) The procedure for conduct of meetings and transactions of business of the Council shall be such, as may be prescribed.