Section 2. Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) Board means the Meghalaya Khadi and Village Industries Board, established under Section 3; (b) Chairman means Chairman of the Board; (c) Government means the State Government of Meghalaya; (d) Khadi and Village Industries Commission means the Khadi and Village Industries Commission established under Section 4 of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 61 of 1956); (e) Khadi means any cloth woven on handlooms in India from cotton, silk or woollen yarn handspun in India or from mixture of any two or all of such yarns and includes readymade garments made out of such cloth; (f) Members means the member of the Board. (g) Prescribed means prescribed by rules made under this act; (h) Regulations means the regulations made by the Board under this Act; (i) Village Industries means- (a) all or any of the Industries specified in the Schedule to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956, and includes any other industry deemed to be specified in the said Schedule by reason of a notification issued by the Central Government under Section 3 of the said Act, and (b) any other industry specified in this behalf by the Government by notification in the official gazette in consultation with the Khadi and Village Industries Commission and Board.