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Substituted for the words "Chairman" vide H.P. Act. No. 16 of 1981, effective from 25th August, 1981 validated by H. P. Act No. 13 of 1984, effective from 25th August, 1981 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH EX-SERVICEMEN CORPORATION ACT, 1979 5 excluding the Assam Rifles, Defence Security Corps, General Reserve Engineering Force, Lok Sahayak Sena and Territorial Army) for a continuous period of not less than six months after attestation and has been released, otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, and in the case of a deceased or incapacitated ex-servicemen includes his wife, children, father, mother, minor brother, widowed daughter and widowed sister, wholly dependent upon such ex-servicemen immediately before his death or incapacitation; (g) "Ex-servicemen Organisation" means a firm registered under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 1932), an association registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), or a Co-operative Society registered under the Himachal Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1968 (3 of 1969) all the partners or members whereof, as the case may be, are ex-servicemen; (h) "Government" means Government of the State of Himachal Pradesh; 1[ X X X X X X X]; (j) "margin money" means the money required as the share of the beneficiary for granting financial assistance by the financial/banking institutions and other organisations; (k) "marketing" means all activities relating to the transport, grading, polling, marketing and sale of agricultural or industrial produce, whether in the primary form or in semi- processed form; (l) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (m) "processing" means all activities relating to the processing of agricultural produce so as to make it marketable or fit for consumption and includes purchase and storage of raw materials, purchase of equipment, purchase, installation and running of machinery required for processing and storage of finished produce; (n) "small scale-industry" means a cottage and small-scale industry and includes industry engaged in fabrication, repairs and maintenance of agricultural machinery and equipment, in which capital investment does not exceed five lacs of rupees; and (o) "supply and storage" means supply and storage of agricultural