Section 11

The Governing Board.

The Kalakshetra Foundation Act, 1993

  • Act 6 of 1994
  • Ministry of Culture
About this Act

An Act to declare Kalakshetra of Madras to be an institution of national importance to provide for the establishment and incorporation of a Foundation for its administration, to make provisions for further development of Kalakshetra in accordance with the aims and objects for which Kalakshetra was founded and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

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    The Governing Board shall consist of--
         (a) a Chairperson, who shall be a person of high eminence in public life, to be appointed by the Central Government;
         (b) not more than twelve Members to be nominated by the Central Government from amongst persons who--
             (i) have rendered valuable service to Kalakshetra;
             (ii) have been connected with, or have knowledge of art, culture, folk arts and crafts;
             (iii) are eminent artistes; and
             (iv) are patrons of art and culture;
         (c) two persons, possessing one or more of the qualifications referred to in sub-clauses (i) to (iv) of clause (b), to be nominated by the State Government;
         (d) two officers of the Central Government, not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary, to be nominated by that Government, to represent the Ministry of the Central Government dealing with culture, ex officio;
         (e) one officer of the State Government, not below the rank of Joint Secretary, to be nominated by that Government, to represent the Department of Education of that Government, ex officio; and
         (f) the Director, ex officio.

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