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This notification amends S.O. 135(E) dated 7th January, 2025, concerning the composition of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committees and an entry in a table, issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued Notification S.O.302.(E) on January 20, 2026, to amend the Government of India's notification S.O. 135 (E), dated January 7, 2025. This amendment is made in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), and in pursuance of notification S.O. 1533(E), dated September 14, 2006, from the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests. Specifically, in paragraph 1 of S.O. 135 (E), serial number (iii) and its entries are substituted with "Secretary or Special Secretary, Housing and Environment Department, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar -Member Secretary." Furthermore, in paragraph 4, under the headings 'State Level Expert Appraisal Committee-1', 'State Level Expert Appraisal Committee-2', and 'State Level Expert Appraisal Committee-3', serial number (vi) and its entries are substituted with "Special Secretary or Joint Secretary or Deputy Secretary, Housing and Environment Department or Member Secretary, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Government of Chhattisgarh, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar -Member Secretary." Lastly, in paragraph 5, under the table, against serial number 3 in column (3), the entry "Raipur" is inserted after "Sukma".

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-23012026-269540 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 274] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026/PAUSHA 30, 1947 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th January, 2026 S.O.302.(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) and in pursuance of the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub -section (ii), vide number S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006, the Central Government hereby makes amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 135 (E), dated the 7th January, 2025(herein after referred to as said notification), namely: 1. In the said notification, in paragraph 1, for serial number (iii) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely: (iii) Secretary or Special Secretary, Housing and Environment Department, -Member Secretary.", Nava Raipur Atal Nagar 2. In the said notification, in paragraph 4,- (i) under the heading, 'State Level Expert Appraisal Committee-1', for serial number (vi) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely: (vi) Special Secretary or Joint Secretary or Deputy Secretary, Housing and Environment Department or Member Secretary, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Government of Chhattisgarh, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar -Member Secretary.", (ii) under the heading, 'State Level Expert Appraisal Committee-2', for serial number (vi) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely: (vi) Special Secretary or Joint Secretary or Deputy Secretary, Housing and Environment Department or Member Secretary, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Government of Chhattisgarh, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar -Member Secretary.", (iii) under the heading, 'State Level Expert Appraisal Committee-3', for serial number (vi) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely: (vi) Special Secretary or Joint Secretary or Deputy Secretary, Housing and Environment Department or Member Secretary, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Government of Chhattisgarh, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar -Member Secretary.", 3. In the said notification, in paragraph 5, under the table, against the sl. No.3, in column (3), after entry "Sukma", the entry "Raipur” shall be inserted. [F.No. J-11013/41/2007-IA.II(I)] RAJAT AGARWAL, Jt. Secy. Note. The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 135 (E), dated the 07th January, 2025. 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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