Section 3
Constitution Of National Seeds Board

3. Constitution of National Seeds Board :
3.1 There shall be constituted a National Seeds Board to formulate and implement policies relating to the Seeds and to give necessary advice to Government of Nepal on the matters pertaining to the Seeds.
8 3.2 The following chairperson and members shall comprise of the Board:
3.2.1 Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and co-operative. -Chairperson
3.2.2 Director General, Department of Agricultural – Member
3.2.3 Executive Director, Nepal Agricultural Research council – Member
3.2.4 General Manager, Agricultural Inputs Organization LTD. – Member
3.2.5 General Manager, Agricultural Development Bank – Member
3.2.6 General Manager, National Seeds Organization LTD. – Member

3.2.7 Three Scientist includes woman related with agriculture, veterinary
and forest science, nominated by Government of Nepal. – Member
3.2.8 Seeds Expert (At least Assistant professor), Agriculture and
Vetenary Science Study Institute, Tribhuvan University. – Member
3.2.9 Two Seeds Entrepreneurs includes woman nominated by Government of Nepal – Member
3.2.10 Two Seeds producer and farmer includes woman nominated by Government of Nepal – Member
3.2.11 C hief, Seeds Quality Control Centre -Member- Secretary
9 3.3 The tenure of the Member nominated by Government of Nepal
pursuant to Sub-sections 3.2.7, 3.2.9 and 3.2.10 shall be Two
years.
3.4 Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-section 3.3,
Government of Nepal may remove any member nominated
pursuant to Sub-sections
10 3.2.7, 3.2.9 and 3.2.10 prior to the
expiry of his/her term of office.
3.5 Government of Nepal may, by publishing a notification in the
Nepal Gazette, make necessary addition or subtraction or
alteration in the membership of the Board, if it deems necessary.
3.6 The Board may, if it deems necessary, invite any native or
foreign expert or adviser to take part in a meeting of the Board as
an observer.