REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART 1—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 174] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1970/ASVINA 23, 1892
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & CHEMICALS AND MINES & METALS
(Department of Mines and Metals)
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 12th October 1970
No. CI-13(II)/70-The Government of India have been considering for some time past the question of formulating a long term Fuel Policy, The Energy Survey Committee, in their 1965 Report, found that our energy resources are adequate, but not abundant. They recommended that it was desirable to keep under review the trends in energy consumption as circumstances change. The energy consump-- tion pattern indicates a growing dependence on liquid fuels although indigenous coal resources are available in abundance. It is considered necessary to evaluate all the available fuel resources in the country with a view to optimise utilisation of the same. Hence the Government have decided to set up a high level Fuel Policy Committee. The Committee will consist of the following: —
Chairman.
1. Shri R. Venkatataman, Member (Industry), Planning Commission.
Members.
2. Shri M. Dutta Chowdhury, Professor of Transport Economics, Delhi School
of Economics, Delhi.
3. Vice Chairman, Central Water & Power Commission, New Delhi-
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996 THE UAiETTB Oh 1NDJA 1;XI"RAORD1NARY [PARI J- tyc. 1]4. Dr, M. G. Krishna, Director, Indian Institute of Petroleum, Debradun. 5. Dr. A. Lahm, Director, Central Fuel Research Institute, Dhanbad. fi. Shri R. Lail, Managing Director, Bengal Coal Company Ltd., Calcutta. 7. Shri B. S. Negi, Member (Exploration), Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Dehradun.
8. Dr. Kirit Farikh, Director, Programme Analysis Group, Atomic Energy Commission, Bombay.
!). Dr. B. Ramamurti, (Statistician, lately of ECAFJSL
10. Shri K. Vaidyunathan, Additional Member (Mechanical), Railway Board, New Delhi.
11. Shri Kasiklal Wohra, President, Indian Colliery Owners Association, Dhan- Lad.
Shri T. L. Sankar, Deputy Secretary, Department of Mines and Metals, will act as the full time Secretary of the Committee.
2. The tern is ct reference of the Comnvtiee will be as follows: —
(a,) Undertake a survey of fuel resources and the regional pattern of then distribution;
(b) Study the current trends in exploitation and use oil fuels; (c) Estimate prospective demand by sectors (iii particular the transport industry, power generation industry and domestic1 fuel) and by re- gions;
(d) Study the efficiency In the use of fuel, and recommit!--
(i) the outline of a national futl policy for the next fifteen years; (ii) ;i pattern of consumption and measures, fiscal and otherwise, which would help the best use of available resources; and (iii) the measures and agencies, to promote thi" optimum efficient use of fuel.
3. The Committee will submit its report to the Government of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals and Mines and Metals (Department of Mines and Metals), Now Delhi, within a priod of one year.
Ordered that a copy of the Resolution be communicated to all concerned.
Ordered also that the ^Resolution be published in the Gazette of India Extra- nrdinary for general information.
N. SU BRAHMAN YAM, Secy.
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