Central Advisory Board composition: twelve employers, twelve employees, nominated independents, rotational state reps, and gender and proportion limits. Rule 3 mandates the Central Advisory Board's composition: twelve employer and twelve employee representatives; independent members including the Minister in Charge as Chairperson, the Ministry Secretary, two MPs, four wage/labour professionals, one Industrial Tribunal presiding officer, and two State Advisory Board chairpersons; five State labour department principal secretaries on rotation; the Joint Secretary (Wage Division) as Member Secretary; and limits requiring independent members not to exceed one-third of total membership and one-third of members to be women.