Section 4(4) in Agricultural And Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985
(4)The Authority shall consist of the following members, namely:-(a)a Chairman, to be appointed by the Central Government;(b)the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India, ex officio;(c)one member to be appointed by the Central Government to represent the Planning Commission;(d)three members of Parliament of whom two shall be elected by the House of the People and one by the council of States;(e)eight members to be appointed by the Central Government to represent, respectively, the Ministries of the Central Government dealing with-(i)agriculture and rural development;(ii)commerce;(iii)finance(iv)industry;(v)food;(vi)civil supplies;(vii)civil aviation;(viii)shipping and transport;(f)five members to be appointed by the Central Government by rotation in the alphabetical order to represent the States and the Union territories:Provided that an appointment under this clause shall be made on the recommendation of the Government of the State, or as the case may be, the Union territory concerned;(g)seven members to be appointed by the Central Government to represent,-(i)the Indian Council of Agricultural Research;(ii)the National Horticulture Board;(iii)the National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation;(iv)the Central Food Technological Research Institute;(v)the Indian Institute of Packaging;(vi)the Spices Export Promotion Council; and(vii)the Cashewnut Export Promotion Council;(h)twelve members to be appointed by the Central Government to represent,-(i)fruit and vegetable products industries;(ii)meat, poultry and dairy products industries;(iii)[ other Scheduled products or Special products industries;] [Substituted by the Act No. 20 of 2009](iv)packaging industry:Provided that the number of members appointed to represent any of the groups of industries specified in sub-clauses (i) to (iii) or the industry specified in sub-clause (iv) shall in no case be less than two;(v)two members to be appointed by the Central Government from amongst specialists and scientists in the field of agriculture, economics and marketing of Scheduled products.
