section 11
Steering committee and executive committee of State Authority
The Compensatory Afforestation Act, 2016Environmental201633 sections
Statutory text
- (1) The governing body of the State Authority shall, in performance of its functions and powers under the Act, be assisted by the steering committee and the executive committee.
- (2) The steering committee of a Slate Authority shall consist of the following, namely:-(i) Chief Secretary-Chairperson, ex officio;(ii) Principal Secretaries of the Departments dealing with r-orcsls, Environment, Finance, Planning, Rural Development, Revenue, Agriculture, Tribal Development, l'anchayati Raj, Science and Technology-Members, ex officio;(iii) Principal Chier Conservator of r-orests (Head or forest forcc)- Member, ex officio;(iv) Chief Wildlife Warden-Member, ex officio;(v) Nodal Officer, the forest (Conservation) Act, 1980-Membcr, ex officio;(vi) Head of the concerned regional office of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change- Member, ex officio;(vii) Nodal Oflicer, Slate Forest Development Agency-Member, ex officio;(viii) an expert on tribal matters or a representative of tribal communities to be appointed by the State Government-Member;(ix) Chief Executive Officer, Stale Aulhority-Membcr-Sccrelary.
- (3) The executive commillee of a Stale Authority shall consist or the loll owing, namely:-(i) Principal Chief Conservator of forests (Head or forest force}- Chairperson, ex officio;(ii) Chief Wildlife Warden-Member, ex officio;(iii) an officer not below the rank of a Chief Conservator of Forests dealing with forest and wildlife related schemes-Member, ex officio;(iv) an olliccr not below the rank of a Chier Conservntor of Forests dealing with forestry research-Member, ex officio;(v) Nodal Ofticer, Stale Forest Development Agency- Member, ex officio;(vi) a representative each of the Departments dealing w ith Environment, Finance, Planning, Rural Development, Revenue, Agriculture, Tribal Development, Panchayati Raj, Science and Technology-Members, ex officio;(vii) Financial Controller or Financial Adviser, lo be nominated by the Finance Department-Member, ex officio;(viii) two eminent non- government organisations lo be appointed by the State Government-Members;(ix) two representatives of district level Panchayati Raj Institutions to be appointed by the Stale Government-Members;(x) an expert on tribal matters or a representative of tribal community to be appointed by the State Government-Member;(xi) Chief Executive Officer, Stale Authority-Member-Secretary.
- (4) The Stale Authority may appoint the following officers for a period not exceeding five years, to assist the steering committee and executive committee in performance of its functions under the Act, namely:-
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