The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Mo. 126] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1964/ASVINA 11, 1886
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
RESOLUTION
IRON ORE EXPORT (PROJECT) COMMITTEE
New Delhi, the 3rd October 19G4
No. 15/49/64-M&F.—In pursuance of the programme to develop exports of Iron Ore, the Government of India had appointed a Committee under the Chair- manship of Secretary, Ministry of Commerce who prepared a comprehensive coordinated project for development of mining, transport, port handling and export/sales of Iron Ore.
In order to implement this programme which is to be executed new under the overall charge of the Ministry of Commerce, a Central Committee has been set up.
2. Title.--The Committee will be called the Iron Ore Export (Project) Committee.
3. Constitution.—The constitution of the Committee will be as under:—
Chairman
Shri Govind Narain, Chairman, MMTC.
Members
Dr. Nagendra Singh, Director General, Shipping. Shri R. N. Vasu Deva, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel & Mines. Shri K. N. Srinivasan, Development Adviser (Ports), Ministry of Trans port.
Shri K. Narayanan, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Shri Jagjit Singh, Director (Transportation), Railway Board. Shri M. N. Berry, Director (Planning), Railway Board. Shri S N. Bilgrami, Chairman, NMDC.
Member-Secretary
1388 T HE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PAST I-SEC. lj FUNCTIONS(i) The Committee will coordinate all the activities of the Iron Ore Project relating to development of mining, rail, road and ports and will be responsible J'or implementing the long term export programme of Iron Ore, The Committee will make regular monthly reports to the Ministry of Commerce.
(ii) The Committee will also be assisted by necessary experts to implement this project and the Committee would be responsible for ensuring implemen- tation of this project lor which purpose it will have the authority to act on behalf of the Government of India.
(iii) The Committee would be competent to undertake in pursuance of its objectives, any necessary research in any relevant field or market studies or the study of any trends in the steel industry or iron ore programmes of the world.
(iv) The Committee will also enlist the cooperation and necessary active participation of the various State Governments concerned in the various Iron Ore Programmes,
(v) The Committee may, from time to time, appoint one or more Advisory Committees for the efficient discharge of its functions.
(vi) The Committee would be competent to create suitable posts of compe- tent experts, such as Mining Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Port Engineers, Market Research Officers, Costing and Finance Officers, etc. to assist the 'Project in its important task of examination, deliberations and supervision over imple- mentation of the various programmes.
ORDER Ordered that copy of the Resolution be published in the Gazette of India.
D. N. BANERJEE, Jt. Secy.