REGISTERED No. D-(D)-72
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 132] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1975/ASADHA 16, 1897
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MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND CIVIL SUPPLIES
(Department of Industrial Development)
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 1th July 1975
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT IN CEMENT INDUSTRY
No. 5-9/74-Cem.—In para 7 of their Resolution No. 1-10/74-Cem. dated the 1st August, 1974 on cement prices, the Government of India accepted the recom- mendation of the Tariff Commission that an element of 50 paise per tonne includ- ed in the ex-works price of cement should be required to be deposited by each producer in a separate "Research Account" with the Central Government to be utilised for assisting the Cement Research Institute of India and other research organisations for undertaking 'Research and Development' work 111 the interest of cement industry as a whole. All the cement manufacturers were accordingly directed to contribute to the 'Cement Research Account' an amount of 50 paise per tonne with effect from the 2nd August, 1974. the date from which the ex-works price of the existing units was re-fixed on the basis of the recommendations of the Tariff Commission Government of India have also since issued instructions that the above 'Research Account' should be opened and operated by the Director. Cement Research Institute of India on behalf of the Department of Industrial Development and that the Cement Research Institute may continue to utilise funds out of this 'Research Account' to the extent of 10 pulse per tonne as heretofore.
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860 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1]2. It has now been decided that the utilisation of the balance of 40 palse per tonne accruing in the above 'Research Account' should be directed by a Committee of Direction, and that this Committee should examine and approve specific projects and programmes sponsored by the Cement Research Instituto of India or other approved research organisations for undertaking 'research and development' work in the interest of cement industry as a whole and sanction such funds as may be necessary for the purpose out of the accruals in the 'Cement Research Account'. Government of India in the Ministry of Industry and Civil Supplies have accord- ingly decided to constitute the following Committee for this purpose:
Chairman
1. Secretary, Deptt. of Industrial Development.
Members
2. Secretary, Deptt. of Science & Technology or his nominee.
8. Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research or his nominee.
4. Chairman, Cement Research Institute of India. 5. President, Cement Manufacturers' Association, Bombay. 6. A person from the Cement Industry to be nominated by the Government of India.
7. Joint Secretary in the Deptt, of Industrial Development dealing with cement industry.
Member-Secretary
8. Director, Cement Research Institute of India.
The Committee will lay down its own procedures,
3. The transactions in the "Research. Account" ahali be subject to same pro- cedures, ae to accounting and audit, as applicable to the "Cement Research Insti- tute. The Committee of Direction shall submit to the Government, after the close of each, financial year, a report on the working of the research and development programmes, along with a certified statement of accounts.
ORDER
Ordered that a copy of the Resolution be communicated to all concerned and that it be oublished in t^e Gazette of India.
D. K. SAXENA, Jt. Secy.
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