Government reconstitutes the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change
The Government has decided to
re-constitute the Prime Minister`s Council on Climate Changeto coordinate National
Action for Assessment, Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change.
The
composition of the reconstituted Prime Minister`s Council on Climate Change, as
approved by Prime Minister, is as follows:
|
Prime
Minister
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Chairperson
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Minister
for External Affairs
|
Member
|
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Finance
Minister
|
Member
|
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Minister
for Environment, Forests and Climate Change
|
Member
|
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Minister
for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
|
Member
|
|
Minister
for Agriculture
|
Member
|
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Minister
for Urban Development
|
Member
|
|
Minister
for Science and Technology
|
Member
|
|
MoS
(Power, Coal and NRE)
|
Member
|
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Cabinet
Secretary
|
Member
|
|
Foreign
Secretary
|
Member
|
|
Secretary,
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
|
Member
|
|
Dr.
R. K. Pachauri, Chairperson, TERI
|
Member
|
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Dr.
Nitin Desai
|
Member
|
|
Shri
ChandrasekarDasgupta
|
Member
|
|
Shri
Ajay Mathur, Chairperson, BEE
|
Member
|
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Shri
J.M. Mauskar
|
Member
|
|
Principal
Secretary to PM
|
Member
convenor
|
The
Committee would focus on the following tasks:
·
Evolve
a coordinated response to issues relating to climate change at the national
level;
·
Provide
oversight for formulation of action plans in the area of assessment, adaptation
and mitigation of climate change;
·
Periodically
monitor key policy decisions.
The
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change will assist PMO in
facilitating the work of this Committee.
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