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Notification under sections 38A and 38B(1) of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 reconstituting the Central Zoo Authority and appointing its Chairperson and twelve members.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued S.O. 4057(E) dated 13th September, 2023, which, in exercise of powers under section 38A and sub-section (1) of section 38B of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972) and in supersession of notification S.O. 2152(E) dated 30th June, 2020, reconstitutes the Central Zoo Authority with the Minister in charge of Environment, Forest and Climate Change as Chairperson and the following as Members: the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; the Director General of Forests and Special Secretary, MoEFCC; the Additional Director General of Forests (Wild Life) and Director, Wild Life Preservation; the Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, MoEFCC; the Director, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun; the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata; the Vice President, Confederation of Indian Industry; Dr. Subeer S. Majumdar, Director General, Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar; Sh. Amitabh Agnihotri, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Director (Retd.), State Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur; and Dr. Ranjana Gupta, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden (Retd.), Guwahati, with Dr. Sanjay Kumar Shukla, Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi, as Member-Secretary; the term of office of the Chairperson and Members is three years from the date of publication, and the notification was issued under File No. 7-14/2023-CZA and signed by R. Raghu Prasad, Inspector General of Forests.

Full Text

5858 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. 3895] NEW DELHI, WEDN ESDAY , SEPTEMBER 13, 2023/ BHADRA 22, 1945 CG-DL-E-14092023-248722 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th September , 2023 S.O. 4057(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 38A and sub -section (1) of section 38B of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of E nvironment, Forest and Climate Change, number S.O. 2152(E), dated the 30th June, 2020, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central G overnment hereby constitutes the Central Zoo Authority and appoints the following members, namely: - 1. Minister, in charge of the Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi Chairperson; 2. Secretary to the Government of Indi a, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi Member; 3. Director General of Forests and Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi Member; 4. Additional Director General of Forests (Wild Life) and Director, Wild Life Preservation, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi Member; 5. Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi Member; 6. Director, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Member; 7. Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, West Bengal Member; 8. Vice President, Confederation of Indian Indust ry, New Delhi Member; 9. Dr. Subeer S. Majumdar, Director General, Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat Member; 10. Sh. Amitabh Agnihotri, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Director (Retd.), State Forest Research Institute , Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Member; 11. Dr. Ranjana Gupta, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden (Retd.), Guwahati, Assam Member; 12. Dr. Sanjay Kumar Shukla Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi Member–Secretary. 2. The term of office of the Chairperson and Members of the Central Zoo Authority shall be for a period of three years with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Gazette. [F. No. 7-14/2023 -CZA ] R. RAGHU PRASAD, Inspector General of Forests Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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