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a compact Body known as the Central Advisory Council on

Trade consisting of roprettntativcs from different organisa-

tions, and individuals with business standing and expertise

in the field of commerce should be

constituted Accord-

ingly, a Central Advisory Council on Trade wag constituted

with effect from 15th February, 1978. Consequent upon the

expiry of the term of the Council, a new Central Advisory

Council on Trade has been reconstituted with, effect from

13th March, 1981.

2. The terms of reference, constitution, etc, of the Central

Advisory Council on Trade will be as under :—

Terms of Referenca

The Central Advisory Council on Trade will advise the

Government on matters relating to:

(i) Export and import policy and programmes;

(ii) the operation of import and export trade controls;

(iii) organisation and development of commercial services;

and

(iv) organisation and expansion of export production.

Coortftuttoa

3. The Central Advisory Council will consist of 29 mem-

bers as shown in the Schedule annexed. It will be presided

over by the Minister of Commerce as Chairman and, in his

absence, by the Minister of State for Commerce and Vice

Chairman. The members of the Council will hold office for

a period of two years with effect from 13th March, 1981.

4. The Council will have powers to co-opt additional mem-

bers. The Chairman of the Council may also invite to the

meetings of the Council, such other persons as may be coa-

sidered necessary from tun to time.

5. The Headquarters of the Council will be in New Delhi,

but it may meet at any other place in India.

6. The Council will ordinarily meet twice a year,

7. The Chief Controller of Imports & Export* will be the

Member-Secretary of the Council.

ORDER

Ordered that a copy of the Resolution be communicated

to the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Members of the Council,

the Private Secretary and Military Secretary to the President,

the Prime Minister's Office, the Planning Commission, all

Ministries of the Govrnment of India and all the State Gov-

ernments in India.

Ordered also that the Resolution be published in the Gazette

of India for general information.

SCHEDULE

Membws of the Centra) Aftfeory Council oa Trade

Category I ;

1. Minister of Commerce

Chairman

2. Minister of State for Commerce

Vice-Chairman

3. Member-Secretary, Planning Commission (Dr. Man

Mohan Singh)

Category II—Members of Parliament :

1. Shri Kamal N*tn, Lot Sabha

2. Shri Chintamani Panigrihi. Lot Sabha

3. One Member of Rajya Sabha

(This name will be notified later)

Category III—Government Financial Institutions :

1. Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Bombay.

2. Chairman, Industrial Development Bank of India,

Bombay.

Category IV—Trade and Commerce Organisations :

1. President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Com-

merce and Industry, New Delhi.

2. President, Associated-Chambers of Commerce

and

Industry of India, New Delhi.

3. President, Indian Jute Mills Association, Calcutta.

4. President, Federation of Indian Export Organisation,

New Delhi.

5. President, Federation of Associations of Small Indus-

tries of India, New Delhi.

6. Chairman, Indian Cotton Mills Federation, Bombay.

7. President, Association of Indian Engineering Indus-

tries, Calcutta.

8. Chairman, Consultative

Committee of

Plantation

Associations, Calcutta.

9. President, Indian Drugs Manufacturers Association,

Bombay.

10. President, All India Shipper's Council, New Delhi.

11. Chairman, Handloom

Export Promotion

Council,

Madras.

12. Chairman, Engineering Export Promotion Council,

Calcutta.

Category, V—Labour and other interests :

1. Shri Anand Gopal Mukheriee, Indian National Trade

Union Congress, New Demi.

2. Shri Parma Nand T. Patel,

72-Belava»ta. Peddar

Road, Bombay.

3. Dr. Y. K. Mag, Director, Sardar Patel Institote of

Economics, Ahmedabad.

4. Dr. V. Kurien, Chairman, National Dairy Develop-

ment Board, Anand.

5. Shri Mftthuradas H. Mehta, 101, Indra Bhuvan, Wal-

keshwar Road, Bombay.

6. Shri B. Nehru, Managing Director, Tata Exports,

Bombay.

Category VI—Official :

1. Secretary, Department of Commerce.

2. Secretary, Department of Textiles.

3. Chief Controller of Imports and Exports—(Member-

Secretary).

(Member-Secretary)

C. VENKATARAMAN, Addl. Secy.

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