{ "id": 16112, "slug": "the-chhattisgarh-goseva-ayog-act-2004-2004", "title": "The Chhattisgarh Goseva Ayog Act, 2004", "short_title": "The Chhattisgarh Goseva Ayog Act, 2004", "act_number": "No. 23 of 2004", "act_year": 2004, "act_type": "STATE", "location": "Chhattisgarh", "law_status": "unknown", "enactment_date": null, "description": "The Chhattisgarh Goseva Ayog Act, 2004", "preamble": "", "section_label": "Section", "sections": [ { "number": "1", "title": "1. Short title and commencement.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 0 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. Definitions.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) \"Ayog\" means the Chhattisgarh Goseva Ayog established under Section 3;\n(b) \"Agriculture Cattle\" means cows of all ages, calves of cows and of she buffaloes, bulls, bullocks, male and female buffaloes;\n(c) \"Chairperson\" means the Chairperson of the Ayog;\n(d) \"Institution\" means any charitable institution engaged in cattle welfare and established for the purpose of keeping, breeding, rearing and maintaining cattle or for the purpose of reception, protection, care, management and treatment of infirm, aged and diseased cattle and includes Gosadhan, Goshala, Pinjrapole, Gorakshan Sansthan and their Federation or Union registered under any enactment for the time being in force or otherwise;\n(e) \"Member\" means a member of the Ayog or its committee and includes the Chairperson.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 1 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. Constitution of Ayog.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 2 }, { "number": "1", "title": "1. Ex-officio members. -", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 3 }, { "number": "1", "title": "1. Ex-officio members.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) Agriculture Production Commissioner;\n(ii) Secretary, Rural Development Department;\n(iii) Director, Veterinary Services;\n(iv) Director, Agriculture;\n(v) Registrar, Co-operative Societies;\n(vi) Secretary/Additional Secretary, Agriculture (Veterinary);\n(vii) Director General of Police;\n(viii) An Officer to be nominated by Finance Department not below the rank of Deputy Secretary;\n(ix) An Officer of State Bank of India not below the rank of Asstt. General Manager;\n(x) Additional Director/Joint Director of Veterinary Services, who shall also be the Secretary of the Ayog;\n(xi) Five non-official members to be nominated by the State Government preferably from persons having interest in cattle welfare;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 4 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. The Ayog may invite officers or expert as special invitees as and when necessary.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 5 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. The State Government may constitute district and block level committees as may be prescribed under rules.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 6 }, { "number": "4", "title": "4. Members to be nominated by the State Government.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 7 }, { "number": "5", "title": "5. Disqualification.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) is not a citizen of India;\n(b) has not attained the age of twenty one years;\n(c) has been adjudged by a Competent Court to be of unsound mind;\n(d) has been sentenced by any Court to imprisonment for an offence involving moral turpitude;\n(e) has been dismissed from the service of the Government for misconduct and has been declared to be disqualified for employment in public service, and\n(f) is an undischarged insolvent.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 8 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. Terms and conditions of appointment of members of the Ayog.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) becomes an undischarged insolvent;\n(b) is convicted for an offence, which, involves moral turpitude;\n(c) is declared unsound mind by Competent Court;\n(d) remains without obtaining leave of absence from the Ayog, remains absent from three consecutive meetings; or\n(e) has, in the opinion of the State Government so abused the position of Chairperson or Members as to render that person to continue in office being detrimental to the interests of cattle or the public interest.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 9 }, { "number": "7", "title": "7. Casual vacancy.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 10 }, { "number": "8", "title": "8. Headquarter and meetings of the Ayog.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 11 }, { "number": "9", "title": "9. Vacancy not to invalidated proceedings.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 12 }, { "number": "10", "title": "10. Appointment of officers and others employees.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 13 }, { "number": "11", "title": "11. Registration of Institutions and audit of their accounts.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 14 }, { "number": "12", "title": "12. Functions of the Ayog.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) To ensure the protection afforded to cattle under any law for the time being in force including seizure and custody of the cattle being carried for slaughtering or likely to be slaughtered in contravention of any law in force and to initiate criminal action against accused persons;\n(b) To ensure-\n(i) Proper and timely implementation of the laws referred to in clause (a) and to propose remedial measures regarding the implementation of programmes of the State Government under Goshala Development Schemes;\n(c) to ensure active participation of the institutions in the development of indigenous breeds of cattle;\n(d) to promote health care of cattle;\n(e) to ensure care and management of cattle seized in violation of any enactment for the time being in force;\n(f) to ensure proper management and care of infirm and aged cattle maintained by any institution.\n(g) to supervise and inspect the institutions;\n(h) to promote cultivation of improved variety of fodder-seed production programmes and pasture development activities;\n(i) to co-ordinate with Agriculture Universities and other Research Institutions dealing with cattle and fodder development programmes and to ensure active participation of the institutions to adopt new scientific technology;\n(j) to suggest such measures which may be helpful in strengthening of the institutions which are economically weak;\n(k) to give financial assistance to the institutions;\n(l) to enquire into complaints in the functioning of any institution;\n(m) to perform such other functions as may be assigned by the State Government;\n(n) to appoint such Agricultural Cattle Welfare Officers who shall work for implementation of newly formed Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 2001, to take action including detention and search of agricultural cattle, detention and search of vehicles, seizure of agricultural cattle and to take cattle into custody and initiate prosecution;\n(o) to take custody of the agricultural cattle seized and to entrust them to the nearest Goshala, Gosadan or any Cattle Protection institution or to any person pending the disposal of the prosecution proceedings.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 15 }, { "number": "13", "title": "13. Funds of the Ayog.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 16 }, { "number": "14", "title": "14. Banker of the Ayog.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 17 }, { "number": "15", "title": "15. Power of the Ayog to call for records.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 18 }, { "number": "16", "title": "16. Accounts and audit.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 19 }, { "number": "17", "title": "17. Annual report.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 20 }, { "number": "18", "title": "18. Action on Ayog's report.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 21 }, { "number": "19", "title": "19. Power of the State Government to call for reports, returns, etc.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 22 }, { "number": "20", "title": "20. Directions of the State Government.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 23 }, { "number": "21", "title": "21. Members of the Ayog to be public servants.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 24 }, { "number": "22", "title": "22. Protection of action taken in good faith.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 25 }, { "number": "23", "title": "23. Power to make rules.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) terms and conditions of service of employees of the Ayog;\n(b) allowances which may be paid to members of the Ayog;\n(c) the manner in which the institutions shall be registered;\n(d) the manner in which and the authority which shall operate the funds of the Ayog;\n(e) the manner in which complaints shall be entertained by the Ayog and mode of enquiry;\n(f) the form and manner in which and the time within which the reports are to be submitted by the Ayog;\n(g) the fee on the payment of which the registration shall be made and the form in which registration certificate shall be issued;\n(h) to constitute district and block level committee;\n(i) any other matter not specifically covered under this section.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 26 } ], "metadata": { "Act ID": "cg012", "Act Number": "No. 23 of 2004", "Enactment Date": "", "Act Year": "2004", "Short Title": "The Chhattisgarh Goseva Ayog Act, 2004", "Type": "STATE", "Location": "Chhattisgarh" }, "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19" }