Smriti Irani tables bill to elect two new members for National Jute Board

New Delhi, Nov 25 (KNN) Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani has moved a Bill in the Parliament for adding two new Lok Sabha members into the existing National Jute Board.

While tabling the Bill, the Minister on Friday said the speaker may direct, two members from amongst themselves to serve as members of the National Jute Board.

"That in pursuance of clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 3 of the National Jute Board Act, 2008, the members of this House do proceed to elect, in such manner as the Speaker may direct, two members from amongst themselves to serve as members of the National Jute Board, subject to the other provisions of the said Act and the rules made thereunder," she said.

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, MP from Berhampore asked the speaker to increase the number from two to four since Bengal, Odisha and Assam are all under jute belt and let people from there represent.     

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