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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

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PART I—SEC. 11

MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM, CHEMICALS AND

FERTILIZERS

(Department of Petroleum)

RESOLUTION

New Delhi, the 7th March, 1981

No. 14016/ 1/77-PC.lII.—The availability of plastics materi-

als in the country has increased substantially recently and the

future plans of production are likely to make avail able, very

large quantities of plastics resins m the country. The use

of plastics in the world has increased rapidly and ha3 acquired

special significance in the conservation of material, energy

and has contributed greatly to increase production of agriculture

produce. The Government of India has been considering the

promotion and development of uses of plastics in agriculture

and irrigation as a major step in improving agricultural yields

and efficiencies, In order to promote and develop the use of

plastics materials hi agriculture and associated fields, the

Government has decided to constitute a National Committee

on the Use of Plastics in Agriculture; the Committee will

consist of:—

Dr. G. V. K. Rao,

former Member,

planning Commission.

Dr. N. S. Randhawa,

Dy. Director General,

Indian Council of Agricultural

Research,

New Delhi.

Shri S. & Sachdeva,

Adviser (Petrochemicals),

Department of Petroleum.

New Delhi.

Prof. A- C. Pandya,

Director, Central

Institute of Agricultural Engineering,

Addl.-A-Block, n Floor,

Guru Tegh Bahadur Complex,

T. T. Nagar, Bhopal (M.P.).

Dr. A. M. Michael,

Project Director,

Water Technology Centre,

Indian Agricultural Research Institute,

New Delhi.

Dr. K. Krishnamurthy,

Joint Commissioner,

Department of Food,

New Delhi.

,'hairman

Member

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7. Shri M. Bhatia,

Director (F &. FP),

Department of Food,

New Delhi.

8. Shri A. R. & Murthy,

Deputy Secretary,

Department of Irrigation,

New Delhi.

9. Shri K. Manjiab,

Director (.Irrigation),

Central Water Commission,

10. Dr. S. Varadarajan,

Chairman and Managing Director,

Indian Petrochemicals Corpn Ltd.,

Baroda.

11. Shri S. Narayanaswamy,

Chairman, Chemplast,

Madras,

12. Shri M. Parthasarathy,

Director, Polyen General

Industries Pvt. Ltd., Madras.

13. Shri I. P. Anand,

Shivalik Agro Poly Products Ltd,

New Delhi.

14. Shri Keshav Prasad,

Wavin India Limited,

Madras.

15. Shri M. Patwardhan,

National Organic Chemical*

Industries Limited,

Bombay.

Member

The Comittee will be assisted by Smt. Lalitha B. Singh,

Project Officer in Ministry of Petrolenm, Chemicals

and

Fertilizers, as Secretary of the Committee.

2. The terms of reference of the Committee would be as

follows:—

(i) To review the possibilities of use of plastics in agricul-

ture with special reference to—

(a) plant and crop protection,

(b) irrigation and optimum use of water;

(d) handling and storage of agriculture products ;

(e) any other related area.

(ii) To review the overall economics of application

plastics in different areas under Indian conditions ana

to suggest measures for increased use of plastics

consistent with the established practices which are

suitable in the Indian context;

(iii) Suggest in-depth studies on new products, new appli-

cations and on systems required for using plastics

materials in agricultural sector

(iv) Review the impact of the use of plastics in agriculture

on environment;

(v) Review the existing facilities fM the production

plastics products for use in agriculture including

technological back-up for the conversion industry,

availability of moulds and tools and to make recom-

mendations on strengthening the existing system

promote the production of these products in the rural

sector.

3. The term of the Committee will be Initially for

period of two years. The Committee shall meet as often as

necessary but at least once a quarter. The Committee will

submit its Report at the end of its term, but it should sub-

mit interim Reports as often as necessary.

4. The Secretarial assistance required for the Committee

will be provided by the Department of Petroleum.

5. The expenditure on TA/DA of the non-offlcial Members

will be met by the Government of India (Department

Petroleum). The TA/DA of the Government officials will be

met by the concerned administrative Ministeriea/Departments.

6. Government may make suitable changes in the constitu-

tion of the Committee, if required.

M. P. MOOT, It. Secy.

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