law: The Un-organised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008.
  Chapter III National
  
  Social Security Board for Unorganised Workers
  5. National Social
  
  Security Board. -
  1.  
  
    The
  
  Central Government shall, by notification, constitute a National Board to be
  
  known as the National Social Security Board to exercise the powers conferred
  
  on, and to perform the functions assigned to, it under this Act.
  2.  
  
    The
  
  National Board shall consist of the following members, namely: -
  a.   Union Minister for
  
  Labour and Employment-Chairperson, ex officio;
  b.   the Director General
  
  (Labour Welfare)-Member-Secretary, ex officio; and(c) thirty-four members to be
  
  nominated by the Central Government, out of whom-
   
  
   i.  
  
    seven
  
  representing unorganised sector workers;
   
  
   ii.  
  
    seven
  
  representing employers of unorganised sector;
   
  
   iii.  
  
    seven
  
  representing eminent persons from civil society;
   
  
   iv.  
  
    two
  
  representing members from Lok Sabha and one from Rajya Sabha;
   
  
   v.  
  
    five
  
  representing Central Government Ministries and Departments concerned; and
   
  
   vi.  
  
    five
  
  representing State Governments.
  1.  
  
  
  2.  
  
  
  3.  
  
  
  
    The
  
  Chairperson and other members of the Board shall be from amongst persons of
  
  eminence in the fields of labour welfare, management, finance, law and
  
  administration.
  4.  
  
    The
  
  number of persons to be nominated as members from each of the categories
  
  specified in clause (c) of sub-section (2), the term of office and other
  
  conditions of service of members, the procedure to be followed in the discharge
  
  of their functions by, and the manner of filling vacancies among the members
  
  of, the National Board shall be such as may be prescribed: that
  
  adequate representation shall be given to persons belonging to the Scheduled
  
  Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Minorities and Women.
  5.  
  
    The
  
  term of the National Board shall be three years.
  6.  
  
    The
  
  National Board shall meet at least thrice a year, at such time and place and
  
  shall observe such rules of procedure relating to the transaction of business
  
  at its meetings, as may be prescribed.
  7.  
  
    The
  
  members may receive such allowances as may be prescribed for attending the
  
  meetings of the National Board.
  8.  
  
    The
  
  National Board shall perform the following functions, namely:-
  a.   recommend to the
  
  Central Government suitable schemes for different sections of unorganised
  
  workers;
  b.   advise the Central
  
  Government on such matters arising out of the administration of this Act as may
  
  be referred to it;
  c.   monitor such social welfare
  
  schemes for unorganised workers as are administered by the Central Government;
  d.   review the progress
  
  of registration and issue of identity cards to the unorganised workers;
  e.   review the record
  
  keeping functions performed at the State level;
  f.   review the expenditure
  
  from the funds under various schemes; and
  g.   undertake such other
  
  functions as are assigned to it by the Central Government from time to time.