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The Central Government amends the erstwhile Ministry of Irrigation and Power's Resolution No. FC-47(2)/72, dated 18th April, 1972, which constituted the Ganga Flood Control Board.

Detailed Summary

The Central Government, through the Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation), issued a Resolution (F. No. A-50013/354/2024-E-III) on 11th May, 2026, making further amendments to the erstwhile Ministry of Irrigation and Power's Resolution No. FC-47(2)/72, dated 18th April, 1972, which originally constituted the Ganga Flood Control Board. The amendments include: (i) the substitution of 'Chairman, Ganga Flood Control Commission' with 'Chairman, Ganga Flood Control Commission cum Member (Floods)' against serial number 20 in paragraph 2 of the said resolution, and (ii) the insertion of a new paragraph 2.1 after paragraph 2, which mandates the Ganga Flood Control Board to meet at such intervals as necessary for effective discharge of its functions, with a proviso that it shall meet at least once in every calendar year. Copies of this Resolution are ordered to be communicated to the State Governments of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and to the Union Ministries of Finance, Railways, Agriculture, Road Transport and Highways, Niti Aayog, Prime Minister's Office, Secretary to the President of India, and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The Resolution is also to be published in the Gazette of India and relevant State Gazettes. The original Resolution No. FC-47(2)/72, dated 18th April, 1972, was last amended on 10th December, 2024, under resolution No. A-50013/354/2024-E-III.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-13052026-272514 EXTRAORDINARY PART I-Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 134] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026/VAISAKHA 21, 1948 MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI (Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation) RESOLUTION New Delhi, the 11th May, 2026 F. No. A-50013/354/2024-E-III.— In continuation of the erstwhile Ministry of Irrigation and Power's Resolution No. FC-47(2)/72, dated the 18th April, 1972 constituting the Ganga Flood Control Board (hereinafter referred to as the said resolution), the Central Government hereby makes the further amendments in the said resolution, namely: - 2. In the said resolution, (i) in paragraph 2, against serial number 20, for the words "Chairman, Ganga Flood Control Commission", the words "Chairman, Ganga Flood Control Commission cum Member (Floods)" shall be substituted; (ii) after paragraph 2, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely: "2.1 The Ganga Flood Control Board shall meet at such intervals as may be necessary for the effective discharge and execution of its mandatory functions: provided that the Board shall meet at least once in every calendar year.". KARAN SINGH, Jt. Secy. ORDER ORDERED that a copy of the Resolution be communicated to the State Governments of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and to the Union Ministries of Finance, Railways, Agriculture, Road Transport and Highways, Niti Aayog, Prime Minister's Office, Secretary to the President of India and Comptroller and Auditor General of India for information. ORDERED also that the Resolution be published in the Gazette on India and State Governments of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh be requested to publish it in the State Gazette for general information. KARAN SINGH, Jt. Secy. Note. The Resolution No. FC-47(2)/72, dated the 18th April, 1972 was published in the Gazette of India, Part 1, Section 1, and last amended vide resolution No. A-50013/354/2024-E-III, dated the 10th December, 2024. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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