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Constitution of a Co-operative Advisory Council.- (1) There shall be Council to be called Puducherry Co-operative Advisory Council consisting of the following members, namely.- 124 (i) Minister in-charge of the department dealing with co-operative societies in the Union territory of Puducherry … CHAIRMAN (ii) President of the apex societies … MEMBER (iii) Six members to be nominated by the Government out of which one shall be a woman … MEMBER (iv) Three members to be nominated by the Government from the Puducherry Legislative Assembly … MEMBER (v) The Secretary to Government in the Department dealing with co-operative societies … MEMBER (vi) The Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Puducherry … MEMBER (vii) The Director of Agriculture, Puducherry … MEMBER (viii) The Director of Industries, Puducherry … MEMBER (ix) The Director of Fisheries, Puducherry … MEMBER (x) The Director of Animal Husbandry, Puducherry … MEMBER (2) Such officer as the Government may appoint in this behalf shall act as the Secretary to the Council. (3) The functions of the council so constituted shall be as follows, namely.- (a) to advise the Government on all general questions relating to co-operative movements; (b) to review the co-operative movement and to suggest ways of co-ordinating the activities of co-operative societies; (c) to suggest ways and means to remove the difficulties experienced by the co-operatives societies; (d) to make recommendations to the Government in regard to any matter relating to the administration of co-operative societies; (e) to report to the Government on such matters as may be referred to it by the Government for its opinion. (4) The Government may, by general or special order, provide for – (a) the calling of the meetings of the Council and the procedure at meetings; (b) the duties of the Secretary to Council; (c) the sub-committees of the Council; (d) the term of office of nominated members of the Council and traveling allowance and daily allowance admissible to the members of the Council. 125