The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART—I Section—I
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 112]i NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1979/JYAISTHA 9, 1901
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592 THE GAZETTE OF lNDfA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—Stc. I]concessions on" the techniques of production used in indnsLry and make recommendations for reform in order to en^ournge the adoption of labour intensive methods and enlarge cppoi- tunities for employment. The Government have now deiided to appoint an expert committee for this purpose whfch will consist of :
Chairman :
Prof. V. M. Dandekar, Director, Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economic^, Pune.
Members:
1. Dr. A. Vaidyanathan,
RBr Fellow, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum.
2. Dr. Anand P. Gupta,
Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
3. Shri L. C. Jain, Chairman, All India Handicrafts Board.
4. Shri K. Narsimhan,
Special Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
2. A senior officer of the Department of Revenue trom toe direct taxes side will also be nominated to the Committee.
3. Dr. A. Bagchi, at present Director in the Fiscal Policy Section of the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance will be the Member-Secretary.
4. The Committee will have the following terms of refer- ence :
(i) To identify provisions in Central tax laws which have an influence on the employment of labour in the economy;
GD to examine the impact of these provisions on employ- ment and the techniques of production In industry, agriculture and other areas of economic activity;
(iii) to suggest appropriate changes in Central tfix laws so as to promote employment and adoption of labour- intensive methods of production having due regard to administrative feasibility and other objectives of public policy such as economic growth and self- reliance ; and
(iv) to mako recommendations regarding any other related MINISTRY OF FINANCE
matter.
(Department of Revenue)
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 30th May, 1979
Subject : Appointment of an Expert Committee to study the impact of Central tax laws on techniques of produc- tion and make recommendations for reform to en- large employment opportunities.
F. No. A-12026/26/79-Ad. I(Cen).-"Thc Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister in his Budget speech in the LoL Sabha on 28th February, 1979 had announced tho Gov- ernment's intention to appoint an expert committee of eco- nomists and tax administrators to study the impact of tax 5. The Committee will evolve its own procedures for its work. The Department of Revenue will provide !he Secre- tariat to the Committee.
6. The Committee will make its recommendations to the Government of India by 30th September, 1979.
ORDER
Ordered that a copy of the Resolution be communicated to all concerned.
Ordered also that the Resolution be published in the Gazette for general information.
N. K, PANDA, Jt. Secy.