State · Andhra Pradesh
Section 15 of THE ANDHRA PRADESH FARMERS' MANAGEMENT OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ACT, 1997
Filling up of Vacancies - (1) A vacancy arising in a farmers’ organization either due to disqualification under section 14 or death or resignation or by any reason shall be filled in the manner prescribed.
- (2)The term of office of a member or President or Vice President or Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the farmers’ organization, so filled up under sub-section (1), shall 3[be coterminous with the meaning of General Body].
- (3)The Commissioner may issue notification for filling up the casual vacancies in all the farmers’ organizations every six months, in the manner prescribed: Provided that no casual vacancy arising within the last six months period of the tenure of the post in farmers’ organizations, shall be filled 4[up].] CHAPTER - III OBJECTS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE FARMERS’ ORGANISATIONS
14PreviousSection 14 Provided that no such separation, increase, diminution, alteration and cancellation shall be effected unless a reasonable opportunity is given to the organisation likely to be effected.16NextSection 16 Objects - The objects of the farmers’ organisation shall be to promote and secure distribution of water among its users, adequate maintenance of the irrigation system, efficient and economical utilisation of water 5[to encourage modernization of agriculture] to optimise agricultural production, to protect the environment, and to ensure ecological balance by involving the farmers, inculcating a sense of ownership of the irrigation system in accordance with the water budget and the operational plan.