Publishing on e Gazette Notification in Part II Section 3 Sub section ii of the Gazette of India Extra Ordinary notifying the establishment of the Committee on Antarctic Governance and Environmental Protection

5050 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3357] NEW DELH I, MON DAY, AUGUST 7, 2023/ SHRAVANA 16, 1945 CG-DL-E-07082023-247893 CG-DL-E-07082023-247893 403804। MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 7th August , 2023 S.O. 3508(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1) of section 23 of the Indian Antarctic Act, 2022 (13 of 2022), the Central Government her eby establish a Committee on Antarctic Governance and Environmental Protection consisting of the following members, namely: - (1) Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences Chairperson ex-officio; (2) Additional Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs member, ex-officio; (3) Additional. Secretary, Ministry of Tourism member, ex-officio; (4) Joint Secretary (United Nations Economic and Social Division), Ministry of External Affairs member, ex-officio; (5) Joint Secretary(Marine Fisheries), Department of Fisher ies member, ex-officio; (6) Joint Secretary (Maritime Security, Indo -Pacific), National Security Council Secretariat member, ex-officio; (7) Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change member, ex-officio; (8) Director (Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences) and Scientist ‘G’, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Ministry of Defence. member, ex-officio; (9) Director, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Goa Ministry of Earth Sciences member, ex-officio; (10) Director (Maritime Administration/Shipping), Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways member, ex-officio; (11) Associate Director(National Remote Sensing Centre), Department of Space, member, ex-officio; (12) Dr. Rasik Ravindra, For mer Director, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Goa -403804. 608, Lalleshwari Apartment, Sector 21D, Faridabad -121002. expert member; (13) Dr. Bimal Patel, Vice Chancellor, Rashtriya Raksha University, Lavad - Dahegam, Gandhinagar -382305 expert member; (14) Dr. V .N. Sanjeevan, Former Director, Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Kochi. 16C, Vindhyas YMJ Road, Agi Teacher Lane, North Janata Road, Palarivattom, Ernakulam -682025 expert member; (15) Program Head, Polar Science Progr am, Ministry of Earth Sciences Member Secretary, ex-officio; 2. The expert members indicated against serial numbers (12), (13) and (14) shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of their assuming the charge of the office. 3. The expert m embers shall be entitled to receive six thousand rupees per day as daily allowance for attending the meetings of the Committee. 4. The expert members shall be entitled to such travelling allowance as is admissible to the Joint Secretary to the Government of India. [F. No. MOES/43 -Par/06/2023 ] D. SENTHIL PANDIYAN , Jt. Secy . . Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publica tions, Delhi -110054.