REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India
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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
(Department of Agriculture and Cooperation)
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 13th February, 2001
Subject: National Committee on Disaster Management.
F. No. 2-1/2001-NDMT.—A severe Earthquake of the magnitude of 6.9 at Richter Scale occurred at 8.46 A.M. on 26th January, 2001 with epicenter at 20 K.M. North-East of Bhuj Its impact was felt in various parts of the country. Gujarat has been affected very severely, causing colossal loss of human lives and properties. At the All-Party meeting held on 3rd February, 2001 with the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Chair, it was proposed to set up a National Committee on Disaster Management. Accordingly, it has been decided by the Government of India to set up the said National Committee which will:—
1. Suggest short-term, medium-term and long-term steps for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction in the earthquake-affected areas of Gujarat
ii. Deliberate on the necessary institutional and legislative measures needed for an effective and long-term strategy to deal with major natural calamities in the future iii. Look into the parameters that should define a National Calamity.
2. The composition of the Committee will be as under: -
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister Chairman
Shri Sharad Pawar, Member of Parliament Vice-Chairman 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY
[PART I—SBC. 1] Ministers 1. Shri L.K. Advani Minister of Home Affairs 2. Shri George Femandes Minister of Defence 3. Shri Yashwant Sinha Minister of Finance 4. Shri K.C. Pant Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission 5. Shri Nitish Kumar Minister of Agriculture 6. Shri Kashiram Rana Minister of Textiles 7. Shri Jagmohan Minister of Urban Development 8. Shri Praraod Mahajan Minister of Parliamentary Affairs-Convenor 9. Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam Principal Scientific Advisor Gujarat
Shri Keshubhai Patel, Chief Minister, Gujarat
Representatives of the National Parties 1. Smt. Sonia Gandhi, President, Indian National Congress. 2. Shri Bangaru Laxman, President, Bharatiya Janata Party. 3. Shri Kanshi Ram, President, Bahujan Samaj Party 4. Shri Harkishan Singh Surjit. General Secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
5. Shri A.B. Bardhan, General Secretary, Communist Party of India Representatives of State Parties 1. Ms. J. Jayalalitha, General Secretary, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2. Ms. Mamta Banerjee, Chairperson, All India Trinamool Congress 3. Shri Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, President, Asom Gana Parishad, 4. Shri Naveen Patnaik, President, Biju Janata Dal. 5. Shri M. Karunanidhi, President, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6. Shri Om Prakash Chautala, Acting President, Indian National Lok Dal. 7. Dr. Farooq Abdullah, President, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. 8. Shri Sharad Yadav, President, Janata Dal (United) 9. Shri Vaiko, President, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 10. Shri Zoramthanga, President, Mizo National Front
11. Shri Syed Mohammedali Shihab Thangal, President, Muslim League Kerala State Committee
12. Shri G.K. Mani, President, Pattali Makkal Katchi 13. Shri Laloo Prasad Yadav, President, Rashtriya Janata Dal 14. Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, President, Samajwadi Party 15. Smt. Jaya Jaitly, President, Samata Party 16. Shri Prakash Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) 17. Shri Balasaheb Thakeray, President, Shiv Sena 18. Shri Pawan Chamling, President, Sikkim Democratic Front, 19. Shri G.K. Moopanar, President, Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) 20. Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu, President, Telugu Desam
3. The Cabinet Secretary will be the Member-Secretary of the National Committee. The National Committee will be serviced by the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, New Delhi.
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