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Government of India
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
05-November-2014 14:25 IST
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            

Chairperson

Minister for External Affairs             

Member

Finance Minister                                

Member

Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change                               

Member

Minister for Water Resources, River  Development and Ganga Rejuvenation  

Member

Minister for Agriculture                                                        

Member

Minister for Urban Development                                           

Member

Minister for Science and Technology                                    

Member

MoS (Power, Coal and NRE)                                                

Member

Cabinet Secretary                                                                   

Member

Foreign Secretary

Member

Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change

Member

Dr. R. K. Pachauri, Chairperson, TERI                                 

Member

Dr. Nitin Desai           

Member

Shri ChandrasekarDasgupta  

Member

Shri Ajay Mathur, Chairperson, BEE

Member

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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