Resolution of the CGPB

EXTRAORDINARY PART I—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 204] NEW DELHI, TUES DAY, AUGUST 22, 2023/SHRAVANA 31, 194 5 CG-DL-E-23082023-248242 CG-DL-E-23082023-248242 MINISTRY OF MINES RESOLUTION New Delhi, the 18th August, 2023 F. No. M. I-4/1/2021 -Mines I. —In continuation of this Ministry’s Re solution No. 4(2)97 -M.I dated 12.03.2009 (hereinafter referred to as the principal resolution) and its subsequent resolutions amending the principal resolution vide resolution No 4(2)/97 -M-I dated 08.06.2009, No.4(6)/2013 -M.I dated 07.05.2013, No.M.I -4/I/2 017- Mines -I dated 10.12.2018 and No. M.I -4/1/2019 -Mines I dated 17.05.2019 regarding reconstitution of the Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) and its twelve committees, the following has been decided by the Central Government in the Ministry of Mi nes, namely :— (i) In the principal re solution, for Para 7 , the following shall be substituted , namely : — “7. It is, therefore, ordered that with immediate effect, the Central Geological Programming Board shall be constituted as follows: — (a) Secretary , Ministry of Mines - Chairman (b) Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines - Member (c) Director General, Geological Survey of India - Member (d) Joint Secretary (Policy) - Member (e) Representatives (not below rank of Joint Secretary) from - Members ( 12) (i) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (ii) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (iii) Ministry of Earth Sciences (iv) Ministry of Civil Aviation (v) Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenatio n (vi) Ministry of Coal (vii) Ministry of Steel (viii) Ministry of Defence (ix) Department of Science & Technology (x) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (xi) Department of Space (xii) Department of Atomic Energy (f) Advisor (Minerals), NITI Aayog - Member (g) Heads of Central Organizations from: - Members (30) (i) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) (ii) Central Water Commission (CWC) (iii) Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) (iv) Mineral Exploration & Con sultancy Limited (MECL) (v) Coal India Limited (CIL) and its associates (vi) CSIR -Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (vii) Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDI) (viii) The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) (ix) NLC India Limited (x) IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (xi) National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) (xii) Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) (xiii) Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) (xiv) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) (xv) The Keshava Deva Malaviya Institute of Petroleum Exploration (KDMIPE) (xvi) Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD ER) (xvii) Survey of India (SOI) (xviii) Geol ogical Society of India (xix) The Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India (MGMI India) (xx) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) (xxi) CSIR -National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) (xxii) National Rem ote Sensing Centre (NRSC) (xxiii) National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) (xxiv) CSIR -National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR -NIO) (xxv) Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC), Nagpur, Maharash tra (xxvi) National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) (xxvii) National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) (xxviii) NMDC Limited (xxix) MOIL Limited (xxx) KIOCL Limited (h) Secretaries to the State Governments , Mining and Geolog y/Industry /Department - (Directors, Mining & Geology would be Permanent Invitees) - Members (i) Representatives of Industry , from organizations, namely: - Members (06) (i) Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) (ii) Confederation of Ind ian Industry (CII) (iii) Tata Steel (iv) Rungta Mines (v) Geomysore Services India Pvt. Ltd. (vi) Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) (j) Addl. Director General/Dy. Director General, G eological Survey of India (GSI) in charge of Regions, Map & Publication, Information Technology & Training Institute - Members (k) Addl. Director General/Dy. Director General, P olicy Support System -Planning & Monitoring , Geological Survey of India (GSI) - Member Secretary The Chairman may nominate a sp ecial representative of any other organization related to geoscience as a Special Invitee to a meeting of the Board or as a Permanent Invitee to all meetings of the Board .” (ii) In the principal resolution, for the Annexure A, the following Annexure shall be substituted, namely: — “Annexure A COMPOSITION AND TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE COMMITTEES Committee I. Ferrous Minerals (Iron, Manganese, Chromite, etc) Convenor: Addl. Director General/ Dy. Director General, G eological Survey of India (GSI) , Eastern Reg ion (ER), Kolkata Member Secretary: Director, P olicy Support System , Geological Survey of India (GSI) , Eastern Region (ER) , Kolkata Members: 1. Ministry of Steel (Director -Tech Level) 2. Ministry of Mines, Director (Policy) 3. Ministry of Environment, Fo rest and Climate Change (Director Level) 4. DMG, Govt. of Karnataka 5. DMG, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 6. DMG, Govt. of Goa 7. DGM, Govt. of Rajasthan 8. DGM, Govt. of Maharashtra 9. MRD, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh 10. DGM, Govt. of Chhattisgarh 11. DMG , Govt. of Jharkhand 12. DG, Govt. of Orissa 13. Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) 14. Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited (MECL) 15. Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO ) 16. Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI ) 17. National Mineral Explora tion Trust ( NMET ) 18. National Mission Head-II, GSI 19. Regional Mission Head-II, GSI (E astern Region & Southern Region ) 20. Dy. DG of State Units; Directors of GSI associated with the items of Ferrous Group investigations; Director, PSS -P&M -2, GSI, CHQ , Kolkata; and Director, CGPB Secretariat, DGCO, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: - i. NMDC Limited ii. Orissa Mining Corporation Ltd. (OMC) iii. Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL) iv. Manganese Ore (India) Ltd. (MOIL) v. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) vi. United Exploration India Pvt. Ltd. vii. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. viii. JSW Steel Committee II. Precious Metals & Minerals (Gold, Platinum Group of Elements, Diamond & Precious Stones) Convener: Addl. Director General/ Dy. Director General, Geological Surv ey of India (GSI) , Southern Region (SR), Hyderabad Member Secretary: Director, Policy Support System , Geological Survey of India (GSI) , Southern Region(SR) , Hyderabad Members: 1. Director (Mines IV), Ministry of Mines 2. Representative of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) 3. DMG, Govt. of Karnataka 4. DMG, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 5. DGM, Govt. of Tamil Nadu 6. DGM, Govt. of Maharashtra 7. MRD, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh 8. DMG, Govt. of Jharkhand 9. DG, Govt. of Odisha 10. DGM, Govt. of Chhattisgarh 11. DGM, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh 12. DMG, Govt. of Rajasthan 13. Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI ) 14. Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited (MECL) 15. Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM ) 16. National Geophys ical Research Institute (NGRI) 17. Geo Mysore Services (India) Ltd. 18. National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET ) 19. National Mission Head-II, GSI 20. Regional Mission Head-II, GSI (E astern Region & Central Region ) 21. Dy.DG of State Units; Directors of GSI associated with the items of Precious Metals & Minerals Group investigations; Director, PSS -P&M -2, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; and Director, CGPB Secretariat, DGCO, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: - i. Hutti Gold Mines Company Lt d. (HGML) ii. Rungta Mines P vt. Ltd. iii. Deccan Gold Mining Ltd. iv. Ramgad Mining and Minerals Pvt. Ltd. v. NMDC Limited vi. Aditya Birla Group (Essel Mining) vii. IIT (ISM) Dhanbad viii. CSIR -Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT), Bhubaneswar, Odisha. ix. Maheshwari Mining Pvt. Ltd (MMPL) x. Geovale Services Pvt. Ltd. xi. Gemcokati Exploration Private Limited. Committee III. Non-Ferrous and Strategic Minerals (Basemetal, Tin, Tungsten, Bauxite) Convener: Addl. Director General/ Dy. Director General, Geological Survey of India (GSI) , Western Region (WR), Jaipur Member Secretary: Director, Policy Support System , Geological Survey of India (GSI) , Western Region (WR) , Jaipur Members: 1. Ministry of Mines, D irector (Metal -I) 2. DMG, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 3. DMG, Govt. of Rajasthan 4. DGM, Govt. of Maharashtra 5. DGM, Govt. of Tamil Nadu 6. DMG, Govt. of Karnataka 7. DG, Govt. of Orissa 8. DGM, Govt. of Jharkhand 9. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMDER) 10. Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM ) 11. Mineral Expl oration & Consultancy Limited (MECL ) 12. Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC ), Nagpur, Maharashtra 13. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI ) 14. National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET ) 15. National Mission Head-II, GSI 16. Regional Mission Head-II, GSI (W estern Region & Central Region ) 17. Dy.DG of State Units; Directors of GSI associated with the items of Strategic and Non -ferrous investigations; Director, PSS-P&M -2,GSI,CHQ, Kolkata; and Director, CGPB Sec retariat, DGCO, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: - i. Defence Research and Development Org anisation (DRDO, Hyderabad) ii. Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) iii. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) iv. Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL, New Delh i) v. HINDALCO vi. IMMT, Bhubaneshwar vii. IREL (India) Limited , Kerala viii. Kerala Rare Earths and Minerals Ltd. ix. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) x. Geo Mysore Services India Pvt. Ltd. xi. Geovale Services xii. Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) xiii. Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) xiv. Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) Committee IV: Industrial and Fertilizer Minerals Convener: Addl. Director General/ Dy. Director General, Geological Survey of India (GSI) , Central Region (CR), Nagpur Member Secr etary: Director, Policy Support System , Geological Survey of India (GSI) , Central Region ( CR), Nagpur Members: 1. Director (Tech.), Ministry of Mines 2. Director, Ministry of Fertilizer 3. Director, Department of Industry 4. DGM, Govt. of Rajasthan 5. DGM, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh 6. CGM, Govt. of Gujarat 7. MRD, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh 8. DMG, Govt. of Meghalaya 9. DGM, Govt. of Maharashtra 10. DGM, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir 11. DMG, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 12. DMG, Govt. of Karnataka 13. DG, Gov t. of Odisha 14. Geological Wing, Dept. of Industries, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh 15. DGM, Govt. of Chhattisgarh 16. DGM, Govt. of Assam 17. DMG, Govt. of Telangana 18. DGM, Uttar Pradesh 19. DGM, Rajasthan 20. DGM, Bihar 21. Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM ) 22. Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited ( MECL ) 23. National Mineral Exploration Trust ( NMET ) 24. National Mission Head -II, GSI 25. Regional Mission Head -II, GSI (S outhern Region & North Eastern Region ) 26. Dy.DG of State Units (Rajasthan or Madhya P radesh); Directors of GSI associated with the items of Industrial and Fertilizer Mineral Group investigations; Director, PSS -P&M -2,GSI,CHQ, Kolkata; and Director, CGPB Secretariat, DGCO, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: - i. Representative of Cement Industry (ACC Limited) ii. FCI Aravalli Gypsum and Minerals India Ltd. iii. Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals limited (RSMML) iv. Ultratech Cement Committee V: Energy Minerals & Resources (Coal, Lignite & Geothermal) Convener: Dy. Director General & HoD, Natural Energy Resources (NEnR), M -IIB, Geological Survey of India (GSI) , Kolkata Member Secretary: Director, NEnR, M -IIB, Geological Survey of India (GSI) , Kolkata Members: 1. Ministry of Coal (Director -Technical level) 2. Ministry of Mines (Director -Technical) 3. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (Director -Technical level) 4. NITI Aayog (Advisor/Joint Advisor: Power & Energy) 5. DGM, Govt. of Maharashtra 6. CGM, Govt. of Gujarat 7. DGM, Govt. of Rajasthan 8. DGM, Govt. of Chhattisgarh 9. DMG, Govt. of Jharkhand 10. DMM, Govt. of West Bengal 11. DG, Govt. of Odisha 12. MRD, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh 13. DGM, Govt. of Tamil Nadu 14. DMG, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 15. DGM, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh 16. DMG, Govt. of Telangana 17. DGM, Govt. of As sam 18. DMG, Govt. of Meghalaya 19. DGM, Govt. of Nagaland 20. DGM, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh 21. DGMR, Govt. of Mizoram 22. DG, Hydrocarbons 23. CSIR -NGRI 24. NLC India Limited 25. Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited ( MECL ) 26. CIL (CMPDIL , Ranchi) 27. The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) 28. CSIR -CIMFR 29. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI ) 30. National Mineral Exploration Trust ( NMET ) 31. Chief Engineer, CHQ , GSI 32. Dy. DG, P olicy Support System Planning & Monitor ing, GSI 33. Dy. DG., Central Chemical Lab, CHQ, GSI 34. National Mission Head -II, GSI 35. Regional Mission Head -II, GSI (N orth Eastern Region & Eastern Region ) 36. Directors of GSI associated with Energy Minerals & Resources (Coal, Lignite & Thermal); Director, PSS - P&M -2, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; and Director, CGPB Secretariat, DGCO, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: - i. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) ii. Tata Steel iii. NTPC Limited iv. CSIR -NML, Jamshedpur v. The Mining, Geological & Metallurgical Instit ute of India (MGMI) vi. Adani Enterprises vii. Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEES OF THE CGPB FOR MINERALS (COMMITTEE -I TO COMMITTEE -V) Committee -I: Ferrous Minerals, Committee -II: Precious Metals & Minerals, Committee -III: Non Ferrous and Strategic Minerals, Committee -IV: Industrial and Fertilizer Minerals and Committee -V: Energy Minerals and Resources Commit tees of the CGPB were reconstituted with the following terms of reference: - 1. To formulate annual and five year plan s for regional, detailed and promotional exploration on a national scale. 2. To review the work done so far relating to the activity domain of the Committee including the ongoing programs along with the utilization of the budget of promotional exploration sch emes sponsored by different Ministries of Government of India. 3. To coordinate the exploration work by Government, Public and Private agencies as per the defined plan objectives and priorities. 4. To facilitate and promote partnership between Central and State organizations and Public -Private partnership in exploration. 5. To prepare status papers, long/short term perspective plans, updating manual of end -users specifications keeping in view progressive advancement of knowledge and technology. 6. To prepare and upd ate the database (including status map) of all regional and detailed exploration involving Central, State and private agencies. 7. To formulate methodology and act as a nodal agency for data sharing and dissemination. 8. To advise government on conservation and optimum utilization of minerals taking into consideration the future needs of the country through adoption of scientific mining, ore dressing and beneficiation technology in tune with global standards. 9. To ensure uploading of the data in the National Geosc ience Data Repository (NGDR) as per the Mineral Explorati on Reporting Template (MERT) by the CL/ML/ EL holders and other agencies engaged in mineral exploration, as per rule, and monitor its availability in public domain after lock -in period through an identified system. 10. To prioritize Research and Development work in the mineral sector related to exploration techniques, modernization of field/sampling equipments and beneficiation. 11. To advise Government on human resource development and training of personne l in order to s trengthen the manpower of Central and State organizations. The Committee shall have the power to co -opt other institutions as invitees as felt necessary for fruitful deliberation of the Committee. Committee VI: Marine Geology & Exploration and Coastal G eoscience Convener: Dy. Director General & HoD, Geological Survey of India (GSI) , Marine & Coastal Survey Division (MCSD), Mangaluru Member Secretary: Director, P olicy Support System(PSS) , Geological Survey of India (GSI), Marine & Coastal Survey Division (MCSD) , Mangaluru Members: 1. Ministry of Mines, New Delhi (Director Tech Level) 2. Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi (Director Tech Level) 3. Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi (Director Tech Level) 4. Indian Bureau o f Mines (IBM), Nagpur 5. Directorate General of Hydrocarbon, New Delhi 6. DG, Govt. of Odisha 7. DMG, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 8. DGM, Govt. of Tamil Nadu 9. DMG, Govt. of Kerala 10. DMG, Govt. of Karnataka 11. DGM, Govt. of Maharashtra 12. DMG, Govt. of Goa 13. CGM, Govt. of Gujarat 14. National Centre of Polar & Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa 15. National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa 16. Atomic Mineral Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD ER), Hyderabad 17. National Mission Head -IA, GSI 18. National Mission Head -II, GSI 19. Dy. DG of State Units; Directors of GSI associated with the investigations on Marine Geology & Exploration and Coastal Geoscience; Director, PSS-P&M -1, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; and Director, CGPB Secretariat, DGCO, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: - i. Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), Mumbai ii. Indian Navy (IN), New Delhi iii. National Physical Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), Cochin iv. National Hydrographic Office (NHO), Dehradun v. Space Application Centre (SAC), Ah medabad vi. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad vii. National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai viii. Coastal Erosion Directorate, Cen tral Water Commission, New Delhi ix. Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management (ICMAM), Chennai x. Geomarine solutions TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE VI (MARINE) OF THE CGPB 1. To formulate annual and five year plans on a national scale. 2. To review the work done so far relating to the activity domain of the committee including ongoin g projects. 3. To make concrete suggestions on the various on -going programmes of GSI and other organizations with reference to the Plan objectives; 4. To recommend changes, if necessary, in priorities assigned to various items of work. The priorities and sharin g of respon sibilities between MoM and MoES have to be defined with respect to (a) systematic seabed mapping and regional offshore mineral exploration in Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and also allocated deep sea areas as per mineralization and (b) systemati c seabed ma pping of the Extended EEZ in future. 5. To update the classification of the coastal morphology and digitization of the data with a view to use these data for planning remedial measures for coastal disasters. 6. To propose reclassification of offshore data gene rated by various organizations for data dissemination to various user agencies keeping in view the strategic and classified nature of the offshore data and to work out the modalities of exchanging the same amongst member organizations as well as i n the pub lic domain. 7. To prepare status papers, long/short term perspective plans and creating end users specifications in view of the new developments in NMP 2019. 8. To suggest collaborative programme between GSI and other member organizations and specializ ed institutions in India and abroad for development of knowledge in marine geosciences. 9. To advise on any matter of special significant relating to particular activity domain viz., coastal geoscience, geotechnical parameters, environmental assessment etc. as con sidered necessary by the Committee. 10. The Committee shall have the power to co -opt other institutions as invitees as felt necessary for fruitful deliberation of the Committee. Committee VII: Airborne Survey & Remote Sensing Convener: Dy. Director Gen eral & HoD, Geological Survey of India (GSI) , Remote Sensing and Aerial Survey (RSAS), Bengaluru Member Secretary: Dy. Director General & HoD, Geological Survey of India (GSI) , Remote Sensing and Aerial Survey (RSAS), Bengaluru Members: 1. Ministry of Mine s, New Delhi (Director Tech Level) 2. Ministry of Defence (Director Tech Level) 3. Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) 4. DGM Govt. of Madhya Pradesh 5. DG, Govt. of Odisha 6. DMG, Govt. of Rajasthan 7. DMG, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 8. DMG, Govt. of Karnata ka 9. DGM, Govt. of Chhattisgarh 10. DGM, Govt. of Maharashtra 11. CGM, Govt. of Gujarat 12. National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC) 13. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) 14. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration & Research (AMDER) 15. Cent ral Ground Water Board (CGWB) 16. DG, Hydrocarbons (DGH), New Delhi 17. National Geophysics Research Institute (NGRI) 18. All Regional Remote Sensing Service Centres (RRSC -ISRO) 19. Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) 20. Hutti Gold Mines Company Limited (HGML) 21. Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited (MECL) 22. Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) 23. M/s Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd., Telangana 24. National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) 25. Kudremukh Iron Ore Co. Ltd., Bengaluru 26. CMPDI, Ranchi 27. Axiom Exploration Group Ltd. 28. National Mission Head -IB, GSI 29. National Mission Head -II, GSI 30. Regional Mission Head -I, GSI (W estern Region & Southern Region ) 31. Dy. DG of State Units; Directors of GSI associated with the investigations on Airborne Survey & Remote Sensing; Director (PGRS);Director, PSS -P&M -1, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; and Director, CGPB Secretariat, DGCO, New Delhi Permanent Inv itees: - i. Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ii. Geological Society of India iii. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun iv. Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan State (Remote Sensing Centres) v. Project Coordinator, ASRS Group (AMD) vi. McPhar India vii. Sanders Geophysics India Private Limited TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE VII (AIRBORNE SURVEY & REMOTE SENSING) OF THE CGPB 1. To formulate annual and five year plans on a national scale. 2. To review the work done by various organizations so far relating to the activity domain of the committee. 3. To make concrete suggestions on the v arious ongoing programmes of GSI and other organizations with reference to the Plan objectives. 4. To develop mutual interaction and collaboration am ongst the different organizations with a view to share databases and developing applications for making least use of the information for geoscientific purposes. 5. To promote dissemination of aerogeophysical data and maps in the public domain and find out ways to remove restrictions in sharing aerogeophysical data or suggest suitable measures necessary from time to time. 6. To review and monitor technological developments in airborne and heliborne remote sensing and suggest new and cutting -edge technology for adoption for survey and mapping, including hyperspectral and gravity mapping. 7. To review the prevalent rules/ re strictions of acquisition, processing, utilization, archiving and publication of data accrued through Exploration License (EL). 8. To advise the Government on any related matter as the Committee considers necessary. The Committee shall have the power to co -opt other institutions as invitees as felt necessary for fruitful deliberation of the Committee. Committee VIII: Geology & Mineral Resources of North Eastern Region (NER) Convener: Addl. Director General/ Dy. Director General, Geological Survey of India (G SI), North Eastern Region (NER) , Shillong Member Secretary: Director, P olicy Support System (PSS) , Geological Survey of India (GSI) , North Eastern Region (NER), Shillong Members: 1. Director (Technical), Ministry of Mines 2. Advisor (Technical Programming Planning Co-ordination), Ministry of Mines 3. Representative of NITI Aayog, Govt. of India (Advisor -Mines) 4. Representative of MoES, Govt. of India 5. Representative of MoEFCC, Govt. of India 6. Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) 7. Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited (MECL) 8. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) 9. Central Water Commission (CWC) 10. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) 11. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMDER) 12. DGM, Government of Arunachal Pradesh 13. DGM, Government of Assam 14. DCI, Government of Manipur 15. DMG, Government of Meghalaya 16. DGMR, Government of Mizoram 17. DGM, Government of Nagaland 18. DIC, Government of Tripura 19. DMMG, Government of Sikkim 20. Tata Iron & Steel Ltd, Ta tanagar 21. Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd (CMPDIL) 22. Dy. Director General, GSI Training Institute, Hyderabad 23. Dy. DG, GSI, NEnR, M -IIB, GSI, Kolkata 24. National Mission Head -II, GSI 25. Regional Mission Head -II, GSI, NER 26. Dy. DG of State Units; Directors of GSI associated with the investigations on Geology & Mineral Resources of NER; Director, PSS -P&M -2, GSI,CHQ, Kolkata; and Director, CGPB Secretariat, DGCO, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: - i. Representative of DONER, Gov t. of India (Director level) ii. NEC (Advisor, Minerals) iii. Brahmaputra Board iv. Border Road Organisation v. Oil India Limited (OIL) vi. NHPC Limited vii. NTPC Limited viii. North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO ) ix. North East Institute of Science & Te chnology (formerly RRL), Jorhat x. Representative from Geology Dept., Nagaland University xi. Representative from Geology Dept., Manipur University xii. Representative from Geology Dept., Guwahati University xiii. Representative from Geology Dept., Dibrugarh Univers ity xiv. Representative from Geology Dept., Tezpur University xv. Representative from Geology Dept., Assam University, Silchar xvi. Representative from Geology Dept. Sikkim University, Gangtok xvii. Northeastern Hill University, Shillong xviii. IIT, Guwahati xix. Lafarge Indi a Pvt. Ltd. xx. North Eastern Frontier Railway xxi. National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL ) xxii. North Eastern Coal Limited (unit of CIL only) xxiii. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) xxiv. Coal India Limited xxv. Star Cement TERMS O F REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE VII I (NORTH EASTERN REGION ) OF THE CGPB 1. To formulate annual and five year plans on a regional scale. 2. The Committee to act as a common platform for all participants (Govt., public, private, universities, R&D institutions etc.) in t he field of Geoscience activity. 3. To monitor and coordinate all earth science related activity in the NER by the different stakeholders, both public and private, for mapping, exploration & exploitation of mineral resources. 4. To address all issues related to the fragile ecosystem of the Re gion in terms of both natural and anthropogenic hazards. 5. NER being the hydropower store house of the country with both public and private organizations engaged for its development, the Committee will act as a common platform to deliberate/ resolve all iss ues particularly directed towards geological surprises and engineering solutions on water resource development. 6. To recommend changes, if necessary, in priorities assigned to various items of work. 7. To prepare status papers on various emergent issues, long / short term perspective plans. 8. The Committee shall have power to co -opt other institutions as invitees as felt necessary for fruitful deliberation of the Committee. Committee IX: Geoscientific Investigations (Geotechnical inve stigation, Natural Haza rds, Climate Change, Environmental Geology, Shallow subsurface Geology & Subsurface Hydrology) Convener: Addl. Director General/ Dy. Director General, Geological Survey of India (GSI) , Northern Region (NR), Lucknow Member Secretary: Director, P olicy Support System (PSS) , Geological Survey of India (GSI) , Northern Region ( NR), Lucknow Members: 1. Ministry of Mines, (Director Technical) 2. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 3. Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi 4. National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO 5. DGM, Government of Jammu & Kashmir 6. Geological Wing, Department of Industries, Government of Himachal Pradesh 7. Geology & Mining Unit, Government of Uttarakhand 8. DGMs of North Eastern States 9. Natio nal Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur 10. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) 11. National Mission Head -IV, GSI 12. Regional Mission Head -IV, GSI (N orthen Region , Southern Region ) 13. Dy.DGs and Directors of GSI associated with Geoscie ntific Investigations (Geotechnical investigation, Natural Hazards, Climate Change, Environmental Geology, Shallow Subsurface Geology & Subsurface Hydrology);Director,PSS -P&M -4, GSI,CHQ, Kolkata; and Director, C GPB Secretariat, DGCO, New Delhi Permane nt Invitees: - i. National Disaster Management Authority, New Delhi ii. National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee iii. Central Electricity Authority (CEA) iv. National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) v. NWDA vi. G.B.Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Almora vii. Central Pollution Control Board viii. Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), Chandigarh ix. Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur x. Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar xi. SDM/RC, Government of Jammu & Kashmir xii. SDM /RC, Government of Himachal Pradesh xiii. SDM/RC, Government of Uttarakhand xiv. SDM/RC, Government of Northeastern States xv. National Institute of Rock Mechanics (NIRM) xvi. National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE IX (GEOSCI ENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS) OF THE CGPB 1. To formulate annual and five year plans on a national scale. 2. To advise the Government from time to time on societal issues arising out of natural hazards and to suggest probable preventive/mitigation measures including r ehabilitation. 3. To monitor and collect data systematically (where possible on a spatial basis) on a large number of parameters relating not only to landslides and earthquakes , but also other public -health and public good issues having a geospatial dimension like Arsenic, Fluorine pollution, etc. 4. To review the work done by different organizations including Standing Committee on Geosciences (SC -G) under Planning Committee -Space Applications Management System (PC -SAMS), PM Committee on Climate Change, etc. and to assess their proposals for future work and to identify the gap areas for future course of action in the geoscientific domains under the purview of the Committee. 5. Promot ing use of the state -of-the-art research in the geo -environmental and natural hazard domains for effective management of the earth system and its resources. 6. To enable integration of relevant data sets including spatial data in order to help develop a GIS application for planning, management, prevention, etc. in respect of various geoscient ific related events including natural hazards. 7. To advise CGPB on any other urgent matter relating to the particular activity domain, as considered necessary by the Commi ttee. 8. The Committee is empowered to convene meetings on smaller groups on specialized s ubject matter with specific agenda. 9. The Committee may co -opt other institutions as invitees as and when necessary for fruitful deliberations. Committee X: Fundamental and Multidisciplinary Geoscience Convener: Addl./Dy. Director General & N ational Mission Head-IV, Geological Survey of India ( GSI), Kolkata Member Secretary: Director, M -IV, National Centre of Excellence in Geoscience Research (NCEGR) , Geological Survey of India ( GSI), Kolkata Members: 1. Director (Technical), Ministry of Mines, New Delhi 2. Representative from Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India 3. Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Dehradun 4. National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad 5. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun 6. Representative of Indian Bureau of Mines 7. Representative of Atomic Mineral Directorate of Exploration and Research 8. Regional Mission Head-IV, GS I (Northern Region , Eastern Region , Southern Region ) 9. DDGs and Directors of GSI connected with Mission –IV Laboratories, programmes on Fundamental Geoscience; Dy. Director General, Training Institute; Director, PSS -P&M -4, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; and Director, CGPB Secretariat, DGCO, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: - i. Representative of CSIR ii. Indian Meteorological Department, Delhi iii. Repres entative from Geology Dept., Punjab University iv. Representative from Geology Dept., Calcutta University v. Representative from Geology Dept., Anna University vi. Representative from Geology Dept., Jadavpur University vii. Representative from Geology Dept., Delhi University viii. Representative from Geology Dept., M.S. Baroda University ix. Representative from Geology Dept., Mysore University x. Representative from Geology Dept., Osmania University xi. Representative from IIT’s (Kharagpur, Mumbai, Roorkee) xii. Representative from Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram xiii. Representativ e from Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL, Hyderabad) xiv. Representative from NCEMP, Allahabad xv. Representative from Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeo sciences , Lucknow xvi. Representative of Indian School of Mines and Applied Geology xvii. Representative of NEERI xviii. Representative of CGWB xix. Representative of Zoological Survey of India xx. Representative of Botanical Survey of India xxi. Representative from Geology Dept., Pondicherry Univ ersity xxii. Representative of National Institute of Oceanography xxiii. Representative from Dept. of Geology, Savitribai Phule University, Pune xxiv. Representative from Earth Sciences IISER Kolkata xxv. Representative from Geological Studies Unit Indian Statistical Inst itute xxvi. Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) xxvii. Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARD DC) xxviii. Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited (MECL ) TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE -X (FUNDAMENTAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY GEOSCIENCE) OF THE CGPB 1. To promote and prioritize research in the field of fundamental and applied Geoscience (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Geomatics). 2. To encourage better understanding of geological process in the crust and lithosphere, evolution of earth, localizatio n of minerals, etc. 3. To review the state of education in Geosciences and make recommendations to improve the quality of geoscientific education particularly at higher levels in order to improve the pool of geoscience talent. 4. To revie w policy relating to Geo scientific resear ch and make recommendations for improving research infrastructure, funding etc; and ensure better mutual coordination between field practices and fundamental research. 5. To continuously review global technological advancements in instrumenta tion (analytical and scientific) and methodologies and recommend state -of-the-art techniques to be adopted, in order to modernize the laboratories, to bring these at par with international standards. 6. To facilitate and coordinate sharing of laboratory faci lities availabl e with different organizations for optimum use. 7. To promote R&D work for evolving new and efficient techniques in the mineral exploration and mining, for locating new mineral resources , value addition, maximizing utilization and conservation of existing na tural resources. 8. Participation of different organizations in preparation of Standard Reference Material. 9. To help improve the geoscientific knowledge within the States and Central institutions by training or other knowledge acquisition measure s for the existing personnel both in field and laboratory techniques and to suggest knowledge sets of personnel for the future. 10. To focus on the long -term and short -term activity domains and working plans of different organizations. 11. Collection, maintenance, preserv ation and documentation of earth science samples for curatorial, geological and chemical studies and for exhibition and display purposes. Committee XI: Geoinformatics & Data Management Convener: Addl./Dy. Director General & N ational Mission Head-III, Geological Survey of India ( GSI), Kolkata Member Secretary: Director (TC), Mission -III, Geological Survey of India ( GSI), Kolkata Members: 1. Director (Technical), Ministry of Mines 2. Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) 3. Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited ( MECL ) 4. Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) 5. Department of Science and Technology ( DST ) (dealing with geospatial policies and issues) 6. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMDER) 7. Directorate of Geology and Mining of all States and Union Territories 8. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation ( ONGC ) 9. Survey of India ( SOI) 10. National Remote Sensing Centre ( NRSC ) 11. National Geophysical Research Institute ( NGRI ) 12. Central Ground Water Board ( CGWB ) 13. DDGs in -charge of N ational Geoscience Data Repository(NGDR) and Online Core Business Integration System ( OCBIS ) 14. DDGs and Directors of GSI associated with programmes on Geoinformatics and data management, NGDR; Director PSS-P&M -3, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; and Director, CG PB Secretariat, DGCO, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: - i. DDG (NIC) dealing with GIS ii. Technical Director (NIC) Ministry of Mines iii. AMD (NIC) iv. One representative of each State to be nominated by Secretary (Information Technology) of the State v. Nationa l Spatial Data Infrastructure ( NSDI ) vi. National Geospatial Programme Division (erstwhile NRDMS) vii. India Meteorological Department (IMD ) viii. National Disaster Management Authority ( NDMA ) ix. Ministry of Home Affairs ( MHA ) x. Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Ap plications and Geoinformatics (BISAG -N) xi. Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC) TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE XI (GEOINFORMATICS) OF THE CGPB 1. To promote use of information technology in geoscientific activity, develop Geoinformatics w ith a strong spatial and attribute database. 2. To facilitate coordination among geoscientific agencies to develop common standards and sharable databases under the NSDI architecture and in line with the directives of Geospatial Data Promotion and Development Committee (GDPDC) from time to time ; and encourage wide and easy dissemination of geoscientific information through internet -based technologies. 3. To review the National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) and take advice from stakeholders for improving NGDR. 4. To coordinate with Mining Tenement & Registry System developed by IBM. 5. To formulate policy and advice CGPB for providing ac cess to quality and unique geospatial and non -spatial data. 6. To develop new methodologies for sophisticated management of data thro ugh the use of domain enriched software to produce 3D and modelling out puts. 7. To review the work done so far relating to the activity domain of the Committee, with reference to GSI portal. 8. The Committee shall have power to co -opt other institutions as invi tees as felt necessary for fruitful deliberations of the Committee. Committee XII: Geoscience for Sustainable Development Convener: Joint Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Mines Member Secretary: Director (Tech.), Ministry of Mines Members: 1. Advisor (TPPC) , Ministry of Mines 2. Representative of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, MoEFCC 3. Representative of the Department of Science & Technology 4. Representative of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 5. Representative of Ministry of Ag riculture and Farmers’ W elfare 6. Representative of Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) 7. Representative of Department of Land Resources 8. Representative of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs 9. Representative of Ministry of Water Resources, Rive r Development and Ganga Rejuvenation 10. Representative of Ministry of Earth Sciences 11. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) 12. Indian Bureau of Mines (IB M) 13. Central Ground Water Board ( CGWB ) 14. State Agencies dealing w ith GIS/Spatial data application (to be nominated by respective State Governments) Permanent Invitees: - i. 10 NGOs of all India character having track record of dealing with issues relating to sustainable development to be nominated in consultation wi th the Ministries/Departments at S. No. 2 to 10 above. ii. Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi iii. ICAR -NBSS&LUP iv. National Spatial Data Infrastructure ( NSDI ) v. National Geospatial Programme Division (erstwhile NRDMS) vi. School of Environment Sciences , JNU vii. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun viii. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad ix. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI ) x. Representatives from CSIR TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE OF THE CGPB FOR XII (GEOSCIENC E FOR SUSTAINALE DEVELOPMENT) 1. To facilitate integration of geoscience into policy making for environmental issues and to transmit the concepts to potential interest groups including policy makers, non -governmental e nvironmental agencies and general public . 2. Help develop a framework and methodology for promoting sustainable development strategies (including optimum land use) through best use of geoscientific data gathered in the course of survey and exploration by GSI and other geoscientific organizations in the country. 3. Assist nodal agencies concerned by developing new areas for geoscientific data collection, particularly spatial data such as geomorphology to help them analyse ecosystem functions and make informed plan ning decisions. 4. The Committee may co -opt other institutions as invitees. ” SANJAY LOHIYA , Addl. Secy. 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.