Resolution of the Central Geoscience Programming Board (CGPB)

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-30072026-274917 EXTRAORDINARY PART I-Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 212] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2026/SHRAVAN 2, 1948 FARIDA M. NAIK, Jt. Secy. MINISTRY OF MINES RESOLUTION New Delhi, the 24th July, 2026 F. No. M.I-4/1/2021-Mines I.--- In supersession of this Ministry's Resolution 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-4/1/2017-Mines-I dated 10.12.2018, No. M.I-4/1/2019-Mines I dated 17.05.2019 and No.M.I-4/1/2021-Mines I dated 18.08.2023 regarding reconstitution of the Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) and its twelve committees, it has been decided by the Central Government in the Ministry of Mines to adopt the following new Resolution, ordered with immediate effect – The Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) was established through the Government of India Resolution dated 27th July, 1966. The CGPB was constituted primarily to coordinate activities on geological mapping and mineral prospecting, exploration, and exploitation in the country, with the Geological Survey of India (GSI) as the nodal department and State Geology and Mining Departments and Central Government institutions as the participating members. Besides drawing up inter-se priorities among various schemes of geological investigations and exploration for minerals in different parts of the country, the Board was also assigned the task of making broad recommendations on policy and HR development, etc., in the Geoscience sector. Subsequently, to complement the activities of the CGPB, State Geological Programming Boards (SGPB) were constituted in the States to coordinate geoscience activities within the State and to interface with the CGPB and GSI. 2. In the CGPB meeting of 1970, it was decided to set up theme-based Committees under the Board to review the various ongoing programs of GSI and other central agencies as well as the State Government departments and assist in policy planning and program formulation based on the plan objectives of the Government. It was decided that the Committees shall make available their reports and recommendations for use in each CGPB meeting. Accordingly, 12 committees were constituted, which functioned till 2002 when it was reconstituted into seven theme-based committees, and later again reinstated to 12 committees in 2009. Now, with the advent of modern technology in geosciences and emerging scenario in the mineral sector, the committees shall be restructured to 11 Committees covering different aspects of geoscience. 3. There have been 65 meetings of the Board since 1966, and the CGPB has emerged as the crucial mechanism for coordinating the geological programmes of the country on an annual basis. 4. During the last 60 years, there has been an enormous increase in geoscientific knowledge, and new technologies have developed to explore and understand Earth systems better. The geoscientific underpinnings of many natural and man-made processes are being appreciated to a much greater extent, and as such, the scope of the coordinating mechanism of CGPB needs to be broadened to encompass- • Generation, management, and integration of baseline geoscience data. • Natural resource assessment including minerals, fossil energy, geothermal etc., with special emphasis on critical minerals. • Mineral characterization and beneficiation, promoting research and development on mineral beneficiation, processing and extraction techniques. • Multidisciplinary geoscience, including geotechnical studies, natural, biological and chemical geohazards, as well as fundamental geoscience. • Geoinformatics including data management, archiving, and dissemination, with particular emphasis on spatial data, geographical information systems and advanced interpretative tools utilizing AI/ML/DL. • Promoting innovation and infusion of global technological advancements (analytical and scientific). • Identification, preservation, protection and maintenance of geo-heritage sites and geo-relics of national importance, for geological studies, education, research and awareness purposes. • Issue relating to sustainable development including balanced and scientific use of natural resources. 5. The National Mineral Policy 2008, National Mineral Exploration Policy 2016, National Mineral Policy 2019 and subsequently the recent amendments in MMDR Act aims to enhance transparency, promote sustainable practices, encourage private sector participation in the Mining Sector; the need of exploration and development of critical and strategic minerals and adoption of technological advancement in mineral exploration added urgency to the necessity of revamping of the CGPB mechanism. 6. To encompass the other fields of geoscience, such as geophysics and geochemistry in addition to geology that plays a vital role in understanding the subsurface architecture and identifying new deep- seated/concealed mineral prospects, it has been decided to reconstitute and rechristen the Central Geological Programming Board as 'Central Geoscience Programming Board (CGPB). Moreover, to ensure broader participation and effective decision-making within the CGPB, it is felt necessary to expand stakeholder representation by including additional Central Government Ministries, Departments, Heads of Organizations, and Notified Private Exploration Agencies (NPEAs). 7. It is, therefore, ordered that with immediate effect, the Central Geoscience Programming Board shall be constituted as follows: (a) Secretary, Ministry of Mines (b) Director General, Geological Survey of India (c) Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines (d) Joint Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Mines (e) Representatives (not below the rank of Joint Secretary) from (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 Rejuvenation (vi) Ministry of Coal (vii) Ministry of Steel (viii) Ministry of Defence (ix) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (x) Ministry of Power (xi) Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (xii) Ministry of Home Affairs (xiii) Department of Science & Technology (xiv) Department of Space (xv) Department of Atomic Energy (f) Advisor (Minerals), NITI Aayog (g) Heads of Central Organizations from: (i) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) (ii) Central Water Commission (CWC) (iii) Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) (iv) Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited (MECL) (v) Coal India Limited (CIL) (vi) CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR) (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) (xvii) Survey of India (SOI) (xviii) Geological 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 Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) (xxiii) National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) (xiv) CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) (xv) Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) (xvi) National Mineral Exploration & Development Trust (NMEDT) (xvii) National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) (xviii) NMDC Limited (xxix) MOIL Limited (xxx) CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneshwar (xxxi) Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) (xxxii) IIT, Bombay (xxxiii) IIT, Kharagpur (h) Secretaries to the State Governments, Mining and Geology/Industry/Department (Directors, Mining & Geology would be Permanent Invitees) (i) Representatives of Industry, from organizations, namely: (i) Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) (ii) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) (iii) Tata Steel (iv) Rungta Mines (v) Geomysore Services India Pvt. Ltd. (vi) Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) (vii) Geovale Services Private Limited (viii) MMPL Private Limited (formerly Maheshwari Mining Pvt. Ltd.) (ix) Gemcokati Exploration Private Limited (x) Critical Mineral Trackers (xi) United Exploration India Private Limited (xii) Mining Tech Consultancy Services Limited, Adani Group (xiii) Geomarine Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (j) Addl. Director General, Regions; ADG, Geophysics, Mission MANTHAN & AMRIT, Bengaluru; Dy. DG & Head, M&CS, RSAS, GSITI, NEnR; Dy. DG, NCEGR, Mission MANTHAN, CHQ, Kolkata; All Dy.DGs, Mission AMRIT, NCR HQ; DDG, IT Infrastructure & Services CHQ, Kolkata; Dy. DG, International Affairs & Curatorial, CHQ, Kolkata, Geological Survey of India (GSI) (k) Addl. Director General/Dy. Director General, Policy Support System, Geological Survey of India (GSI) The Chairman may also nominate a special 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. 8. The Central Geoscience Programming Board shall meet once a year and shall be responsible to: (i) provide the general strategic direction of geoscience activity in relation to GSI and other stakeholders and advise the Ministry of Mines on policy issues in geosciences. (ii) effective program coordination among central agencies in the sector and promote multidisciplinary/multi-institutional approaches. (iii) enable better interaction between Central agencies and State-level organisations for coordinated planning and execution. (iv) enhancing coordination between Central, State and Private exploration agencies for better decision making, increased efficiency and improved public-private partnership. (v) help build training, human resource, and research capability within the sector, particularly at the State level, and coordinate the capability for optimum use. (vi) identify new areas and new technologies for geoscientific activities and advise on adoption strategies. (vii) advise on Geoscience partnership and collaborative approach between GSI, IBM and Central, State Level or other agencies, including research and academic institutions. (viii) actively promote the use of Information Technology /digital platform in geoscience for data sharing, project management, and transparent decision making; increasing use of NGDR for dissemination of geoscientific data to all the stakeholders; integration of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) for better mineral targeting. A detailed report of the status, with recommendations for the future, in respect of each of the items at Sl. No. (i) to (viii) shall be laid before the Board. The Annual Field Season Program of Geological Survey of India (GSI) will be placed for discussion in the CGPB meeting. Post the annual CGPB meeting, there shall be periodic follow-up reviews (twice, after every 4 months) on the actionable points of the meeting. 9. The Central Geoscience Programming Board (CGPB) shall be supported by 11 committees for the various sub-sectors as follows: i. I: Ferrous Minerals (Iron, Manganese and Chromite) ii. II: Precious Metals, Non-Ferrous Minerals and Industrial Minerals (Precious Metals- Gold, Diamond, Precious Stones; Non-Ferrous Minerals- Base metals (Copper, Lead, Zinc) and Bauxite; Industrial Minerals- Limestone, dolomite, quartz and quartzite, feldspar, mica, barite, refractories (kyanite, sillimanite, pyrophyllite), magnesite, clays, fire clays, wollastonite, vermiculite, zeolites, garnets, asbestos, ilmenite, fluorite, steatite, dimensional stone, silica sand, gypsum) iii. III: Critical and Strategic Minerals- Discoveries and Development (Beryl, Cadmium, Cobalt, Gallium, Glauconite, Graphite, Indium, Lithium, Molybdenum, Nickel, Niobium, Phosphate (without uranium), Platinum Group of Element bearing minerals, Potash, Rare Earth Elements, Rhenium, Selenium, Tantalum, Tellurium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Vanadium, Zirconium) iv. IV: Mineral Characterization and Beneficiation V. V: Energy Minerals and Resources (Coal, Lignite, Geothermal, Natural Hydrogen & Shale Gas, etc.) V1. VI: Off-shore Survey & Mineral Exploration vii. VII: Geoscience Survey & Mapping (Ground & Airborne) viii. VIII: Geology & Mineral Resources of North-Eastern Region ix. IX: Geohazards & Disaster Risk Management (Geotechnical Investigation, Natural Hazards, Climate Change, Environmental Geology, Polar studies, Subsurface Hydrology) X. X: Geoscience Research & Innovation and Geo-heritage xi. XI: Geo-data Repository, Digital Infrastructure and AI in Geosciences The composition and terms of reference of the CGPB Committees will be as given in Annexure A. The Committees shall submit recommendations to the Central Board in respect of the respective theme. State Geological Programming Board (SGPB) meetings are to be conducted at the State level by State DGMs/ DMGs every year, before holding CGPB (I-XI) meetings. Recommendations of the SGPB meetings will be considered in the CGPB (I-XI) meetings as well as the annual meeting of the Central Board. The accepted items will be included in the Annual Field Season Proposal to be brought to the meeting. 10. The committee shall continuously monitor programme activity and make recommendations to better implement, in particular, the following mandates emanating from the National Mineral Policy 2008, National Mineral Exploration Policy 2016, National Mineral Policy 2019 and the recent amendments in MMDR Act through the program mode: (a) "The Geological Survey of India (GSI), the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), and the State Directorates of Mining & Geology will be strengthened with manpower, equipment, and skill sets upgraded to the level of state-of-the-art.” {Para 2.2 of NMP 2008} (b) "To explore the country's entire geological potential, it shall be ensured that regional and detailed exploration is carried out systematically, scientifically and intensively over the entire geologically conducive mineral bearing area of the country, using state-of-the-art technologies, including seismic 2D/3D interpretative systems, in a time-bound manner." {Para 4.1 of NMP 2019} (c) "The Geological Survey of India is the principal agency for geological mapping and regional mineral resources assessment of the country. It shall be responsible for drawing up action-oriented plans towards these ends in close cooperation with all other agencies engaged in this task. Detailed exploration on land is done by the Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited, Directorates of Mining and Geology of the State Governments, various Central and State Public Sector Organisations as well as private agencies. In conducting exploration for minerals, special attention will be given by these government agencies to the development of critical and strategic minerals through systematic investigation of potential sources which are difficult to otherwise access." {Para 5.1 of NMP 2008, MMDR Amendment Act 2021, 2023} (d) "While the Government agencies will continue to perform the tasks assigned to them for survey and exploration, the private sector would be encouraged to take up exploration activities. Government agencies will expend public funds particularly in areas where private sector investments are not forthcoming due to reasons such as high uncertainties." {Para 4.2 of NMP 2019} (e) "Particular attention will be given to the prospecting and exploration of minerals in which the country has a poor resource-cum-reserve base despite having the geological potential for large resources. Special attention will be given towards exploration of energy critical minerals, fertilizer minerals, precious metals and stones, strategic minerals and other deep-seated minerals which are otherwise difficult to access and for which the country is mainly dependent on imports." {Para 4.3 of NMP 2019} (f) "In the offshore areas, it is necessary to ensure that India's exclusive economic zone is explored and exploited to the maximum possible extent. Cooperation between MoES and GSI needs to be further institutionalised so as to achieve this objective within a time-bound framework. Integrated systems for prospecting, exploration, extraction, mining and processing of these resources shall be expedited with the development/acquisition of necessary technologies." {Para 4.6 & Para 9.5 of NMP 2019} (g) “Attention will be given to beneficiation and agglomeration techniques to bring lower grades and finer size material into use. Research organisations, including the National Mineral Processing Laboratories of the Indian Bureau of Mines will be strengthened for development of processes for beneficiation and mineral and elemental analysis of ores and ore dressing products. There shall be cooperation between and coordination among all organisations in public and private sector engaged in this task. Research and development shall be oriented to ensure maximum economic recovery of the associated minerals and valuable metals including incentivization and promotion of state-of- the-art technology. Appropriate educational and training facilities may be established to promote research and development in ore dressing and beneficiation technologies" {Para 2.7 of NMP 2008 and Para 9.3 of NMP 2019}. (h) "Research will be directed towards raw materials required for production of materials of high purity for use in advanced technology applications such as semi-conductors, photo-voltaic, lasers, special sensors, high temperature new ceramics, hard and high temperature materials, superconductors, insulators, very thin films, glasses and liquid crystals and metal and mineral fibres." {Para 9.6 of NMP 2019} (i) "Coordination, synergy and convergence among the various institutions engaged in R&D in the mineral sector shall be strengthened to derive the maximum benefit. Interchange of scientists between institutions shall be encouraged to accelerate the pace of interaction. It shall also be ensured that the research findings are made available to users expeditiously. There shall be cooperation between and coordination among all organisations in the public and private sectors engaged in this task." {Para 9.7 of NMP 2019} (j) "A thrust will be given to extraction of mineral resources in which the country is well endowed so that the needs of domestic industry are fully met keeping in mind both present and future needs, while at the same time fulfilling the demand of external markets for such minerals, so as to enhance domestic economic and social well-being. Though primary minerals will remain the principal source for fulfilling demand, efforts shall be made to augment supply by developing processes for the recovery of metal through recycling.” {Para 6.1 of NMP 2019} (k) "Exploration and Mining are closely linked with forestry and environmental issues. A significant part of the nation's mineral resources/ reserves is in areas which are under forest cover. Clearances shall be streamlined with simpler, transparent, accountable, and time-bound procedures to facilitate exploration in order to conform to the statutory requirements, especially for geologically complex deposits." {Para 4.5 of NMP 2019} (l) The country will need more manpower in the form of geologists, geophysicists, chemists, mining engineers etc. A comprehensive review of the sector's manpower needs, particularly of GSI and IBM, will be assessed. The organizations will be geared to meeting these needs in medium and long term. {Para 7.6 of NMP 2008} (m) The Government will make available pre-competitive baseline geoscience data of the highest standards for open dissemination, free of charge. This data will be continuously updated and benchmarked with that of other jurisdictions. {Para 4.1 (i) of NMEP 2016} (n) Private sector participation in exploration will be encouraged within the existing legal framework. Government will work out suitable models for incentivizing private sector explorers from time to time. {Para 4.1 (vi) of NMEP 2016} (o) Government will collaborate with scientific and research bodies, universities and industry for the scientific and technological development necessary for exploration. {Para 4.1 (vii) of NMEP 2016} (p) State Governments have a key role to play in building up a steady stream of auctionable mineral prospects. They will have to take up mineral exploration reports prepared by the GSI or other agencies and build on them to complete G3 or G2 level of exploration. States also need to build up the exploration capabilities of their staff. The Central Government will have to provide suitable incentives to expedite this process. Capacity building of States will be supported by the NMET. {Para 15.1 of NMEP 2016} 11. There shall be a dedicated full-time secretariat for the Central Geoscience Programming Board and for each of the committees, which shall be serviced by the GSI. Director, CGPB Secretariat, NCR HQ, New Delhi and Director, PSS, GSI shall be present in the committee meetings of the Central Geoscience Programming Board for better coordination and implementation of the projects. 12. To facilitate coordinated planning, taking into account state level priorities for survey, mapping, exploration, and other geoscientific activities, and also to help factor in state level requirements for training, HR and technical capacity building into programmatic framework, each State government is encouraged for timely conduct of the State Geological Programming Board meetings. To better serve the geoscientific interest of the State Government, the meeting shall be conducted before the commencement of Committee Meetings of the Central Geoscience Programming Board to enable the Recommendations of the State Board to form the primary input for the Central Board and its Committees. The State Level Boards may include local representatives from GSI and other Central and State level Stakeholders and private agencies having an interest in the State Level geoscientific programme and may be mandated with activities at State Level similar in nature and scope as the Central Board. Annexure A COMPOSITION AND TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE COMMITTEES COMMITTEE I: Ferrous Minerals (Iron, Manganese and Chromite) Chairman: Addl. Director General, GSI, Eastern Region (ER), Kolkata Member Secretary: Director, Policy Support System, GSI, ER, Kolkata Key objective: To monitor, manage and prepare strategy for the exploration of Ferrous minerals (Iron, Manganese and Chromite) Members: 1. Ministry of Steel 2. Director (Tech.), Ministry of Mines 3. Director (Policy), Ministry of Mines 4. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 5. DMG, Govt. of Karnataka 6. DMG, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 7. DMG, Govt. of Goa 8. DGM, Govt. of Rajasthan 9. DGM, Govt. of Maharashtra 10. MRD, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh 11. DGM, Govt. of Chhattisgarh 12. DMG, Govt. of Jharkhand 13. DG, Govt. of Orissa 14. Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) 15. Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited (MECL) 16. Tata Steel 17. National Mineral Exploration & Development Trust (NMEDT) 18. Dy. DG, Ferrous, Precious & Other Minerals, Mission AMRIT, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi 19. Dy. DG, Ferrous & Base Metals, Mission AMRIT, GSI (ER, CR, SR, WR) 20. Dy. DG, Mission AMRIT, GSI (NER, NR) 21. Director, PSS-2, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; Director, GSI Training Institute and Director, CGPB Secretariat, NCR, HQ, GSI, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: i. NMDC Limited ii. Odisha Mining Corporation Limited (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. JSW Steel COMMITTEE II: Precious Metals, Non-Ferrous Minerals, and Industrial Minerals [Precious Metals- Gold, Diamond, Precious Stones; Non-Ferrous Minerals- Base metals (Copper, Lead, Zinc) and Bauxite; Industrial Minerals- Limestone, dolomite, quartz and quartzite, feldspar, mica, barite, refractories (kyanite, sillimanite, pyrophyllite), magnesite, clays, fire clays, wollastonite, vermiculite, zeolites, garnets, asbestos, ilmenite, fluorite, steatite, dimensional stone, silica sand, gypsum] Chairman: Addl. Director General, GSI, Southern Region (SR), Hyderabad Member Secretary: Director, Policy Support System, GSI, Southern Region (SR), Hyderabad Key objective: To identify, assess, and strategize the exploration of Precious Metals, Non-Ferrous Minerals, and Industrial Minerals and further develop, promote advanced mineral processing technologies and techniques. Members: 1. Director (Metal-I), Ministry of Mines 2. Director (Tech.), Ministry of Mines 3. Director (Mines-IV), Ministry of Mines 4. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) 5. DGM, Govt. of Odisha 6. DGM, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh 7. DGM, Govt. of Chhattisgarh 8. DGM, Govt. of Rajasthan 9. DGM, Govt. of Jharkhand 10. CGM, Govt. of Gujarat 11. DGM, Govt. of Karnataka 12. DGM, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir 13. CGM, Govt of Tamil Nadu 14. DMG, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 15. DMG, Govt. of Telangana 16. DGM, Govt. of Maharashtra 17. DGM, Arunachal Pradesh 18. DGM, Assam 19. DGM, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh 20. DMG, Govt. of Meghalaya 21. DGM, Govt. of Bihar 22. Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) 23. Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited (MECL) 24. Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) 25. National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) 26. Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) 27. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) 28. Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) 29. Geo Mysore Services (India) Ltd. 30. National Mineral Exploration & Development Trust (NMEDT) 31. Dy. DG, Ferrous, Precious & other minerals, Mission AMRIT, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi 32. Dy. DG, Precious & Other Minerals, Mission AMRIT, GSI (ER, CR, SR, WR) 33. Dy. DG, Mission AMRIT, GSI (NER, NR) 34. Director, PSS-2, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; Director, Training Institute, GSI and Director, CGPB Secretariat, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: i. Hutti Gold Mines Company Ltd. (HGML) ii. Rungta Mines Pvt 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- IMMT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha ix. MMPL Private Limited (formerly Maheshwari Mining Pvt. Ltd.) X. Geovale Services Pvt. Ltd. xi. GeoExpOre Pvt. Ltd. xii. Gemcokati Exploration Private Limited xiii. FCI Aravalli Gypsum and Minerals India Ltd. xiv. Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Limited (RSMML) xv. Ultratech Cement xvi. HINDALCO xvii. Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) xviii. Dalmia Bharat Limited (DBL) xix. Jharkhand Exploration and Mining Corporation (JEMCL) COMMITTEE III: Critical & Strategic Minerals - Discoveries and Development [Beryl, Cadmium, Cobalt, Gallium, Glauconite, Graphite, Indium, Lithium, Molybdenum, Nickel, Niobium, Phosphate (without uranium), Platinum Group of Element bearing minerals, Potash, Rare Earth Elements, Rhenium, Selenium, Tantalum, Tellurium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Vanadium and Zirconium] Chairman: Addl. Director General, GSI, Western Region (WR), Jaipur Member Secretary: Director, Policy Support System, GSI, Western Region (WR), Jaipur Key objective: To identify, assess, and strategize the exploration of critical and strategic minerals essential for industrial and strategic applications. Members: 1. Director (NCMM), Ministry of Mines 2. Director (Tech.), Ministry of Mines 3. Ministry of Coal 4. Department of Fertilizer (Director level) 5. DMG, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 6. DGM, Govt. of Rajasthan 7. DGM, Govt. of Maharashtra 8. CGM, Govt of Tamil Nadu 9. DGM, Govt. of Karnataka 10. DGM, Govt. of Odisha 11. DGM, Govt. of Jharkhand 12. DGM, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh 13. DGM, Govt. of Chhattisgarh 14. CGM, Govt. of Gujarat 15. DGM, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir 16. DMG, Govt. of Telangana 17. DGM, Arunachal Pradesh 18. DGM, Assam 19. DMM, West Bengal 20. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) 21. Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) 22. Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited (MECL) 23. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) 24. National Mineral Exploration & Development Trust (NMEDT) 25. Dy. DG, Critical Minerals, Mission AMRIT, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi 26. Dy. DG, Critical Minerals, Mission AMRIT, GSI (ER, CR, SR, WR) 27. Dy. DG, Mission AMRIT, GSI (NER, NR) 28. Director, PSS-2, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; Director, Training Institute, GSI and Director, CGPB Secretariat, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: i. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Hyderabad ii. Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) iii. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) iv. Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), New Delhi v. HINDALCO vi. CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneshwar vii. IREL (India) Limited, Kerala viii. Kerala Rare Earths and Minerals Ltd. ix. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) x. Natural Resources Division, Tata Steel xi. Geovale Services Pvt. Ltd. xii. Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) xiii. Critical Mineral Trackers xiv. Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEES (Committee I to III) OF THE CGPB Committee I: Ferrous Minerals; Committee II: Precious Metals, Non-Ferrous Minerals and Industrial Minerals; Committee III: Critical & Strategic Minerals - Discoveries and Development, were reconstituted with the following terms of reference: 1. To monitor, manage, and strategize the exploration by formulating annual plans as well as long- and short-term perspective plans on a national scale, using state-of-the-art technologies. 2. To promote and enhance exploration activities with the aim of transforming and elevating the mineral sector to greater heights. 3. To review the work carried out so far relating to the activity domain of the Committee including the evaluation of ongoing programs. 4. To coordinate the exploration work by Government, Public and Private Agencies as per the defined plan objectives and priorities. 5. To encourage and strengthen collaboration. 6. To prepare status papers and updating manual of end-user specifications at regular intervals keeping in view progressive advancement of knowledge and technology. 7. To prepare and update the database (including status map) of all regional and detailed exploration involving Central, State and private agencies. 8. To prioritize R&D work and scientific cooperation in the mineral sector related to utilization of low-grade ore, advanced mineral processing technologies and techniques, modernization of field/sampling equipment, mineral beneficiation technology as well as digitalization of mineral inventory. 9. To ensure uploading of the data in the National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) as per the Mineral Exploration 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 advise Government on human resource development and training of personnel in order to strengthen the manpower of Central and State organizations. The Committees shall have the power to co-opt other institutions as invitees as felt necessary for fruitful deliberation of the Committee. COMMITTEE IV: Mineral Characterization and Beneficiation Chairman: Director (Ore Dressing), Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), Nagpur, Maharashtra Member Secretary: Superintending Officer (Ore Dressing), IBM, Nagpur, Maharashtra Key objective: To promote research and development on mineral beneficiation, processing and extraction techniques to use lower grade ores and recovery from end-of-life products. Members: 1. Director (Tech.), Ministry of Mines 2. Director (Policy), Ministry of Mines 3. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) 4. National Mineral Exploration & Development Trust (NMEDT) 5. NMDC Limited 6. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) 7. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) 8. Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) 9. Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) 10. Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) 11. Indian Rare Earth Limited (IREL) 12. CSIR- IMMT, Bhubaneswar 13. CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), Jamshedpur 14. IIT (ISM), Dhanbad 15. DGM, Govt. of Odisha 16. DGM, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh 17. DGM, Govt. of Chhattisgarh 18. DGM, Govt. of Rajasthan 19. DGM, Govt. of Jharkhand 20. CGM, Govt. of Gujarat 21. DGM, Govt. of Karnataka 22. DGM, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir 23. CGM, Govt of Tamil Nadu 24. DMG, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 25. DMG, Govt. of Telangana 26. DGM, Govt. of Maharashtra 27. Nonferrous Materials Technology Development Centre (NFTDC), Hyderabad 28. Hutti Gold Mines Limited (HGML), Karnataka 29. Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Limited (APMDC) 30. Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Limited (RSMML), Rajasthan 31. Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC), Gujarat 32. Odisha Mining Corporation Limited (OMC) 33. Tamil Nadu Mineral Limited (TAMIN) 34. Kerala Minerals & Metals Limited (KMML) 35. Dy. DG, Mission AMRIT, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi 36. Dy. DG, Mission AMRIT, GSI (All Regions) 37. Dy. DG, NCEGR, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata 38. Director, PSS-2, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; Director, PSS-4, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; Director, Training Institute, GSI and Director, CGPB Secretariat, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi 39. MGMI Permanent Invitees: i. Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) ii. IIT, Kharagpur (Dept. of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering) iii. IIT, Bombay (Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science) iv. IIT, Hyderabad (Dept. of Material Science & Metallurgical Engineering) v. IISc, Bengaluru (Dept. of Materials Engineering) vi. National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai vii. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) viii. CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum ix. CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, Assam X. Tata Steel xi. JSW Steel xii. Vedanta Limited xiii. HINDALCO TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE-IV (MINERAL CHARACTERIZATION AND BENEFICIATION) OF THE CGPB 1. To formulate plans for detailed characterization and beneficiation studies of ores of different mineral commodities. 2. To identify technology and knowledge gap, and prepare action plan for critical minerals and development of technology for processing and extraction. 3. To formulate strategy on focused R&D at different stages of beneficiation, processing and ore dressing towards developing appropriate technologies at different levels. This includes prioritizing R&D activities in the thrust areas of the country's mineral sector and recommending the modernization and enhancement of characterization and processing facilities. 4. Review of R&D activities on various ores and critical minerals from primary and secondary sources. 5. To coordinate among stakeholders on beneficiation studies taken up by Government, Public and Private agencies in accordance with the objectives and priorities of the Government. 6. To facilitate mineral industry in beneficiation and processing of low-grade ores and recovery of associated minerals/critical metal values as by-products. 7. To prepare short-term and long-term perspective plans, base documents, manuals and guidelines for end-user specifications of industry and process flowsheets with metallurgical and material balance parameters of commercial plants keeping in view advancement of technology and global best practices. 8. To prepare and update the database of all beneficiation studies conducted by central, State and private agencies. 9. To advise government on mineral conservation and optimum utilization of minerals taking into consideration the future needs of the country through adoption of beneficiation, processing & extraction techniques in tune with global standards. The Committee shall have the power to co-opt other institutions as invitees as felt necessary for fruitful deliberation of the Committee. COMMITTEE V: Energy Minerals and Resources (Coal, Lignite, Geothermal, Natural Hydrogen, Shale Gas etc.) Chairman: Dy. Director General & Head, Natural Energy Resources (NEnR), Mission AMRIT, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata Member Secretary: Director, NEnR, Mission AMRIT, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata Key objective: To conduct survey, mapping, research on all non-renewable and renewable natural energy resources Members: 1. Director (Tech.), Ministry of Mines 2. Ministry of Coal 3. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy 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. CGM, 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 Assam 18. DMG, Govt. of Meghalaya 19. DGM, Govt. of Nagaland 20. DGM, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh 21. DGMR, Govt. of Mizoram 22. DGM, UT: Ladakh 23. Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) 24. CSIR-NGRI 25. NLC India Limited 26. Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited (MECL) 27. CMPDI Limited, Ranchi 28. The Singareni Collieries Company Limited 29. CSIR-CIMFR 30. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) 31. National Mineral Exploration & Development Trust (NMEDT) 32. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) 33. Chief Engineer, CHQ, GSI, Kolkata 34. Dy. DG, Chemistry, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata 35. Dy. DG, Ferrous, Precious & Other Minerals, Mission AMRIT, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi 36. Dy. DG, Precious & Other Minerals, Mission AMRIT, GSI (ER, CR, SR, WR) 37. Dy. DG, Mission AMRIT, GSI (NER, NR) 38. Directors of GSI associated with Energy Minerals & Resources (Coal, Lignite, Geothermal, Natural Hydrogen, Shale Gas etc.); Director, PSS-2, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; Director, Training Institute, GSI and Director, CGPB Secretariat, NCR HQ, GSI, 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 Institute of India (MGMI) vi. SAC, ISRO vii. Centre for Geothermal Energy Research (CGER), CSIR-NGRI viii. Adani Enterprises ix. Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) X. Reliance Industries xi. IIT (ISM), Dhanbad xii. IIT, Bombay TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE-V (ENERGY MINERALS AND RESOURCES) OF THE CGPB 1. To formulate annual plans as well as short- and long-term perspective plans for carrying out regional, detailed and promotional exploration of all non-renewable and renewable natural energy resources. 2. To review the work done so far relating to the activity domain of the Committee including the ongoing programs. 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 and updating manual of end-user specifications at regular intervals keeping in view progressive advancement of knowledge and technology. 6. To report any occurrences of rare earth and trace elements associated with coal. 7. To prepare and update the database (including status map) of all regional and detailed exploration involving Central, State and private agencies. 8. To formulate methodology and act as nodal agency for data sharing and dissemination. 9. 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. 10. To prioritize Research and Development work pertaining to alternate use of solid fossil fuel in green energy domain and to formulate methodology for exploration and research work for REE and RM in Gondwana sediments and in coal & lignite. 11. To facilitate research development and exploration work of Natural Hydrogen and Shale Gas on a national level. 12. To ensure uploading of the data in the National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) as per the Mineral Exploration 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. 13. To advise Government on human resource development and training of personnel in order to strengthen 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. CGPB COMMITTEE VI: Off-shore Survey & Mineral Exploration Chairman: Dy. Director General & HoD, GSI, Marine & Coastal Survey (M&CS), Mission MANTHAN, GSI, Mangaluru Member Secretary: Director, Policy Support System, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, M&CS, Mangaluru Key objective: Focus on marine mineral resources, including polymetallic nodules, hydrothermal sulfides, and cobalt-rich crusts leveraging the blue economy potential of the country. Members: 1. Director (Tech.), Ministry of Mines 2. Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) 3. Department of Science & Technology (DST) 4. Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) 5. Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) 6. DG, Govt. of Odisha 7. DMG, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 8. CGM, 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) 17. National Mineral Exploration & Development Trust (NMEDT) 18. Dy. DG, Baseline Mapping and Research, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata 19. Dy. DG, Critical Minerals, Mission AMRIT, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi 20. Dy. DG, M&CS, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, Vishakhapatnam 21. Dy. DG, Geophysics (Instrumentation), M&CS, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, Mangalore 22. Director, PSS-1, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; Director, Training Institute, GSI and Director, CGPB Secretariat, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: i. Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), Mumbai ii. Indian Navy (IN), New Delhi iii. Naval Physical Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), Cochin iv. National Hydrographic Office (NHO), Dehradun V. Space Application Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad vi. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad vii. National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai viii. Coastal Erosion Directorate, Central Water Commission, New Delhi ix. Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management (ICMAM), Chennai X. Geomarine Solutions xi. National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Chennai xii. National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram xiii. Indian Registrar of Shipping (IRS) TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE-VI (OFF-SHORE SURVEY & MINERAL EXPLORATION) OF THE CGPB 1. To formulate annual as well as short- and long-term perspective plans on a national scale, with a focus on off-shore survey and marine mineral investigation including polymetallic nodules, hydrothermal sulphides and cobalt-rich crusts leveraging the blue economy potential of the country. 2. To promote and enhance exploration and exploitation of non-living resources in the off-shore areas. 3. To review the work done so far relating to the activity domain of the committee including ongoing projects. 4. To provide concrete suggestions regarding the ongoing programs of GSI and other organizations in alignment with the plan objectives. 5. To recommend changes, if necessary, in priorities assigned to various items of work. The priorities and sharing of responsibilities between MoM and MoES have to be defined with respect to (i) systematic seabed mapping and regional offshore mineral exploration in Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) including Contiguous zone (CZ) and Territorial water (TW) and also allocated deep sea areas as per mineralization and (ii) systematic seabed mapping of the extended EEZ in future. 6. To propose reclassification of offshore data generated 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 organisations as well as in the public 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 and Offshore Areas Mineral (Development & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023. 8. To suggest collaborative programme between GSI and other member organisations and specialised institutions in India and abroad for development of knowledge in offshore survey and mineral exploration. 9. To advise on any matter of special significance relating to particular activity domain viz., coastal geoscience, geotechnical parameters, coastal environment assessment etc. as considered necessary by the Committee. The Committee shall have the power to co-opt other institutions as invitees as felt necessary for fruitful deliberation of the Committee. COMMITTEE VII: Geoscience Survey & Mapping [Ground & Airborne] Chairman: Dy. Director General & HoD, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, Remote Sensing and Aerial Survey (RSAS), Bengaluru Member Secretary: Director, Policy Support System, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, RSAS, Bengaluru Key objective: To oversee the development and implementation of advanced geological mapping techniques and technologies, viz. NAGMP, MT, DSRS, EM etc. in conjunction with other geoscience mapping techniques. Members: 1. Director (Tech.), Ministry of Mines 2. Ministry of Defence 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 Karnataka 9. DGM. Govt. of Chhattisgarh 10. DGM, Govt. of Maharashtra 11. CGM, Govt. of Gujarat 12. National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO 13. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) 14. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) 15. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) 16. Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) 17. National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) 18. Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited (MECL) 19. Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) 20. NMDC Limited 21. CMPDI Limited, Ranchi 22. Axiom Exploration Group Ltd. 23. Digital India Corporation (DIC) 24. National Mineral Exploration & Development Trust (NMEDT) 25. Dy. DG, Baseline Mapping and Research, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata 26. Dy. DG, Critical Minerals, Mission AMRIT, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi 27. Dy. DG, Ferrous, Precious & other minerals, Mission AMRIT, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi 28. Dy. DG, Baseline Mapping & Research, Mission MANTHAN, GSI (All Regions) 29. Dy. DG, Geophysics, Mission MANTHAN & AMRIT, GSI, Bengaluru 30. Director, PSS-1, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; Director, Training Institute, GSI and Director, CGPB Secretariat, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: i. Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ii. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun iii. Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan State (Remote Sensing Centres) iv. IIT, Kharagpur V. IIT, Bombay vi. IISc, Bengaluru vii. Sander Geophysics India Private Limited viii. IIC Technologies Private Limited TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE-VII (GEOSCIENCE SURVEY & MAPPING [GROUND & AIRBORNE]) OF THE CGPB 1. To conceptualize and formulate annual, short-term, and long-term plans for Geoscience Survey & Mapping on a national scale. The committee will propose, develop, monitor and review the following survey and mapping activities in the country: A. Geological Map Updation: Update and enhance geological maps at various scale by integrating geophysical datasets with thorough field checks. B. Multispectral and hyperspectral mapping C. Isotope geological mapping in terrain scale. D. Ground and Geophysical survey for 2D, 3D mapping using gravity, magnetic, MT, DSRS etc. E. Predictive Geological Mapping: Focus on soil-covered areas utilizing geophysical, geochemical, and well data to predict subsurface geological features. F. Aerogeophysical surveys utilizing cutting-edge technologies. G. Drone-Based Surveys and mapping in suitable terrain. 2. To prepare a comprehensive Concept Document or Base Document that details methodologies and strategies for the above survey and mapping activities. 3. To review the annual achievements and work done by various organizations within the committee's activity domain. Ensure consistency with the priorities of the country. 4. To develop frameworks for collaboration among organizations to ensure efficient sharing of data and information, maximizing resource utilization. 5. To promote the dissemination of geoscientific data and maps in the public domain, adhering to national guidelines. Propose measures to ease restriction on data sharing. 6. To provide recommendations and advise the Government on matters related to geoscience surveys and mapping as deemed necessary by the committee. The committee shall have the authority to co-opt other institutions or subject matter experts as invitees to ensure fruitful deliberations and informed decision-making. COMMITTEE VIII: Geology & Mineral Resources of North Eastern Region Chairman: Addl. Director General & HoD, GSI, North Eastern Region (NER), Shillong Member Secretary: Director, PSS, GSI, NER, Shillong Key objective: To harness the mineral potential of North Eastern Region and to monitor & co-ordinate all geosciences activity in NER Members: 1. Director (Tech.), Ministry of Mines 2. NITI Aayog, Govt. of India (Advisor-Minerals) 3. Ministry of Earth Sciences (MOES) 4. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) 5. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region 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 (AMD) 12. DGM, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh 13. DGM, Govt. of Assam 14. DCI, Govt. of Manipur 15. DMG, Govt. of Meghalaya 16. DGMR, Govt. of Mizoram 17. DGM, Govt. of Nagaland 18. DIC, Govt. of Tripura 19. DMMG, Govt. of Sikkim 20. Tata Steel 21. CMPDI Limited, Ranchi 22. National Mineral Exploration & Development Trust (NMEDT) 23. Dy. DG, Baseline Mapping and Research, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata 24. Dy. DG, Critical Minerals, Mission AMRIT, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi 25. Dy. DG, Ferrous, Precious and Other Minerals, Mission AMRIT, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi 26. Dy. DG & Head, NEnR, Mission AMRIT, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata 27. Dy. DG, NCEGR, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata 28. Dy. DG, Baseline Mapping & Research, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, NER, Shillong 29. Dy. DG, Mission AMRIT, GSI, NER, Shillong 30. Dy. DG, Geophysics, Mission MANTHAN & AMRIT, GSI, NER, Shillong 31. Dy. DG of State Units, GSI, NER; Director, PSS-2, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; Director, PSS-4, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; Director, Training Institute, GSI and Director, CGPB Secretariat, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: i. North Eastern Council (Advisor, Minerals) ii. Brahmaputra Board iii. Border Road Organisation iv. Oil India Limited (OIL) V. NHPC Limited vi. NTPC Limited vii. North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) V111. North East Institute of Science & Technology (formerly RRL), Jorhat ix. Representative from Geology Dept., Nagaland University X. Representative from Geology Dept., Manipur University xi. Representative from Geology Dept., Gauhati University xii. Representative from Geology Dept., Dibrugarh University xiii. Representative from Geology Dept., Tezpur University xiv. Representative from Geology Dept., Assam University, Silchar XV. Representative from Geology Dept., Sikkim University, Gangtok xvi. North Eastern Hill University, Shillong xvii. IIT, Guwahati xviii. Lafarge India Pvt. Ltd. xix. North Eastern Frontier Railway xx. National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) xxi. North Eastern Coal Limited (unit of CIL only) xxii. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) xxiii. Coal India Limited xxiv. Star Cement TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE-VIII (GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF NORTH EASTERN REGION) OF THE CGPB 1. To formulate annual as well as short-term & long-term plan for geological activities in NER. 2. The Committee to act as a common platform for all participants (Government, Public, Private, Universities, R&D institutions etc.) in the field of geosciences activity. 3. To promote and enhance geoscience activities including mineral exploration and exploitation for creating a more vibrant mineral sector in the region. 4. To monitor and co-ordinate all earth science related activity in NER by the different stake holders, both public and private, for mapping, exploration & exploitation of mineral resources. 5. To address all issues related to the fragile ecosystem of the Region in terms of both natural and anthropogenic hazards. 6. NER being the hydropower store house of the country with both public and private organisations engaged for its development, the Committee will act as a common platform to deliberate / resolve all issues particularly directed towards geological surprises and engineering solutions on water resource development. 7. To recommend changes, if necessary, in priorities assigned to various items of work. 8. To prepare status papers on various emergent issues, long / short term perspective plans. The Committee shall have the power to co-opt other institutions as invitees as felt necessary for fruitful deliberation of the Committee. COMMITTEE IX: Geohazards & Disaster Risk Management [Geotechnical Investigation, Natural Hazards, Climate Change, Environmental Geology, Polar studies, Subsurface Hydrology] Chairman: Addl. Director General & HoD, GSI, Northern Region (NR), Lucknow Member Secretary: Director, Policy Support System, GSI, NR, Lucknow Key objective: Identify, assess and mitigate geological hazards such as earthquakes, landslides, GLOF, engineering and subsidence Members: 1. Director (Tech.), Ministry of Mines 2. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) 3. Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) 4. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 5. National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO 6. DGM, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir 7. Geological Wing, Department of Industries, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh 8. Geology & Mining Unit, Govt. of Uttarakhand 9. DGMs/DMGs of North Eastern States 10. DGM, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh 11. DGM, Govt. of Haryana 12. DGM, Govt. of Punjab 13. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur 14. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) 15. Dy. DG, Geohazards, Landslides, EQ & EG, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata 16. Dy. DG, NCEGR, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata 17. Dy. DG, Baseline Mapping & Research, Mission MANTHAN, GSI (All Regions) 18. Dy. DG, Landslides, EG, EQ & Geo-environment, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, NER, Shillong 19. Dy. DG, Centre for Advanced Studies on Himalayan Geology, Mission MANTHAN Lucknow 20. Dy. DGs, GSI associated with Geotechnical Investigation, Natural Hazards, Climate Change, Environmental Geology, Polar studies, Subsurface Hydrology; Director, PSS-4, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; Director, Training Institute, GSI and Director, CGPB Secretariat, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: i. National Disaster Management Authority, New Delhi ii. National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee iii. Central Electricity Authority (CEA) iv. National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited V. National Water Development Agency (NWDA) V1. G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Almora vii. Central Pollution Control Board viii. Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), Chandigarh ix. Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar X. SDMA, Government of Jammu & Kashmir xi. SDMA, Government of Himachal Pradesh xii. SDMA, Government of Uttarakhand xiii. SDMA, Government of North-eastern States xiv. SDMA, Government of West Bengal XV. SDMA, Government of Tamil Nadu xvi. SDMA, Government of Kerala xvii. National Institute of Rock Mechanics (NIRM) xviii. National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) xix. Border Road Organisation (BRO) xx. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), New Delhi xxi. SDMA, Government of Uttar Pradesh xxii. Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) xxiii. Ground Water Department, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh xxiv. National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa XXV. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun xxvi. Indian Institute of Science and Research (IISER), Pune xxvii. Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Uttar Pradesh xxviii. Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (UJVN Ltd.) xxix. IMD, Mausam Bhawan, New Delhi xxx. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE-IX (GEOHAZARDS & DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT) OF THE CGPB 1. To identify, assess and mitigate geohazards such as earthquakes, landslides, GLOF, subsidence etc. 2. To formulate annual plan as well as short-term and long-term plan on a national scale. 3. To advise the Government from time to time on societal issues arising out of geohazards and to suggest probable preventive/mitigation measures including rehabilitation for disaster risk management. 4. 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. 5. To review the work done by different organizations and to assess their proposals for future work and to identify the gap areas for future course of action in the geosciences domain under the purview of the committee. 6. Promoting use of the state-of-the-art and research in the geo-environmental and geohazard domain for effective management of the earth system and its resources. 7. 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 geoscientific related events including geohazards. 8. To foster mutual interaction and collaboration among national organizations, with the aim of upgrading and modernizing the Forecasting Centre and Early Warning System, ensuring their effective implementation at the grassroots level to mitigate natural hazards. 9. To develop capacity building in all geohazards and disaster risk management. 10. To advise CGPB on any other urgent matter relating to the particular activity domain, as considered necessary by the Committee. 11. The Committee is empowered to convene meetings of smaller Groups on specialized subject matters with specific agenda. 12. To prepare SoPs on River erosion and dynamic studies, ground water contamination studies etc. The Committee shall have the power to co-opt other institutions as invitees as felt necessary for fruitful deliberation of the Committee. COMMITTEE X: Geoscience Research & Innovation and Geoheritage Chairman: Dy. Director General, NCEGR, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata Member Secretary: Director, NCEGR, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata Key objective: • To promote research and innovation in geoscience and related fields with special emphasis on critical mineral system research. • To provide for framing of the guidelines to identify, preserve, protect and maintain geo-heritage sites and geo-relics of national importance and suggest necessary modifications from time to time as per the procedures laid down by the Central Government. Members: 1. Director (Tech.), Ministry of Mines 2. Dept. of Science and Technology (DST) 3. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) 4. National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) 5. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun 6. Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) 7. Atomic Mineral Directorate of Exploration & Research (AMD) 8. Archaeological Survey of India 9. National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee 10. DGM, Govt. of Rajasthan 11. DMG, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 12. DGM, Govt. of Maharashtra 13. CGM, Govt. of Tamil Nadu 14. MRD, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh 15. DMG, Govt. of Karnataka 16. CGM, Gujarat 17. DGM, UT. Ladakh 18. Dy. DG, Baseline Mapping & Research, Mission MANTHAN GSI (All Regions) 19. Dy. DG, Centre for Advanced Studies on Himalayan Geology, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, Lucknow 20. Dy. DG, International Affairs & Curatorial Division, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; Director, PSS-4, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; Director, Training Institute, GSI; Director, Geoheritage Cell, NCR, HQ, New Delhi and Director, CGPB Secretariat, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: i. Representative of CSIR ii. Indian Meteorological Department, Delhi iii. Representative 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 Geology Dept., Dibrugarh University xii. Representative from Geology Dept., Gauhati University, Guwahati xiii. Representative from IITs, Kharagpur, Bombay, Roorkee, Guwahati, ISM-Dhanbad xiv. Representative from Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram XV. Representative from Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL, Hyderabad) xvi. Representative from National Centre of Experimental Mineralogy and Petrology, Allahabad xvii. Representative from Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow xviii. Representative of NEERI xix. Representative of CGWB xx. Representative of Zoological Survey of India xxi. Representative of Botanical Survey of India xxii. Representative from Geology Dept., Pondicherry University xxiii. Representative of National Institute of Oceanography xxiv. Representative from Dept. of Geology, Savitribai Phule University, Pune XXV. Representative from Earth Sciences IISER Kolkata xxvi. Representative from Geological Studies Unit Indian Statistical Institute xxvii. Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) xxviii. Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) xxix. Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited (MECL) xxx. SBI Caps TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE-X (GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH & INNOVATION AND GEOHERITAGE) OF THE CGPB Geoscience Research & Innovation: 1. To promote research and innovation in geoscience and related fields with special emphasis on critical mineral system research. 2. To encourage better understanding of geological process in the crust and lithosphere, evolution of earth, localization of minerals, etc. 3. To review the state of education in Geoscience 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 review policy relating to Geoscientific research and make recommendations for improving research infrastructure, funding etc; and ensure better mutual coordination between field practices and geoscience research. 5. To continuously review global technological advancements in instrumentation (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 facilities available 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, maximising utilization and conservation of existing natural resources. 8. Participation of different organisations 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 measures 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- and short-term activity domains and working plans of different organizations. 11. Collection, maintenance, preservation and documentation of earth science samples for curatorial, geological and chemical studies and for exhibition and display purposes. Geoheritage: 12. Preparation of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for identification and declaration, classification of Geoheritage and geotourism sites. 13. Re-assessment of the existing sites or a group of sites in terms of their development for geotourism / geopark. 14. To suggest measures for preservation and maintenance of geo-relics of national importance. 15. To promote and spread awareness among the public about Geoheritage and geotourism sites, encouraging appreciation and conservation. 16. To provide capacity building in identification, preservation, protection and maintenance of geoheritage sites. The Committee shall have the power to co-opt other institutions as invitees as felt necessary for fruitful deliberation of the Committee. COMMITTEE XI: Geo-data Repository, Digital Infrastructure and AI in Geosciences Chairman: Dy. Director General, IT Infrastructure & Services, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata Member Secretary: Director (TC), IT Infrastructure & Services, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata Key objective: To ensure efficient data collection, management, and sharing among stakeholders' inter- operable geological databases and promote digital transformation in geoscience research. To leverage the baseline geoscience data, machine learning, and Al for predictive mineral exploration and geological surveys. Members: 1. Director (Tech.), Ministry of Mines 2. NITI Aayog 3. Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) 4. Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited (MECL) 5. Ministry of Earth Sciences (MOES) 6. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) 7. Department of Science & Technology (DST) (dealing with geospatial policies and issues) 8. Department of Land Resources 9. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) 10. Directorate of Geology and Mining of all States and Union Territories 11. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) 12. Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) 13. Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG-N) 14. Survey of India (SOI) 15. National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) 16. National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) 17. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) 18. Dy. DG, Baseline Mapping and Research, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata 19. Dy. DG, Data Science, Analytics & Publications, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata 20. Dy. DG, Critical Minerals, Mission AMRIT, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi 21. Dy. DG, Ferrous, Precious & Other Minerals, Mission AMRIT, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi 22. Dy. DG, NCEGR, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata 23. Dy. DG & HOD, RSAS, Mission MANTHAN, GSI, Bengaluru 24. Director PSS-3, GSI, CHQ, Kolkata; Director, Training Institute, GSI and Director, CGPB Secretariat, NCR HQ, GSI, New Delhi Permanent Invitees: i. DDG (NIC) ii. Technical Director (NIC), Ministry of Mines iii. One representative of each State to be nominated by Secretary (Information Technology) of the State iv. National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) V. National Geospatial Programme (erstwhile NRDMS) V1. India Meteorological Department (IMD) vii. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) viii. Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC) ix. Karnataka State Remote Sensing Applications Centre (KSRSAC) TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMMITTEE-XI (GEO-DATA REPOSITORY, DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND AI IN GEOSCIENCES) OF THE CGPB 1. To ensure efficient data collection, management, and sharing among stakeholders' inter-operable geological databases and promote digital transformation in geoscience research. 2. To promote use of latest Information and Communication Technology in geosciences activity, develop Geo-data Repository with a strong spatial and attribute database. 3. 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. 4. To enhance the usability of National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) portal by constant upgradation and mandatory submission of exploration related geoscientific reports/ data by all the stakeholder organisations. 5. To develop Application Programming Interface (API) for sharing of data across all stakeholders. 6. To enhance Mineral Prospectivity Mapping using geostatistical methods, leveraging the baseline geoscience data, machine learning, and AI for predictive mineral exploration and geological surveys aimed at optimizing efforts of mineral exploration programs across the country. 7. To coordinate with Mining Tenement & Registry System developed by IBM. 8. To formulate policy and advice CGPB for providing access to quality and unique geospatial and non-spatial data. 9. To develop new methodologies for sophisticated management of data through the use of domain enriched software to produce 3D and modelling outputs. 10. To review the work done so far relating to the activity domain of the Committee, with reference to GSI portal. The Committee shall have the power to co-opt other institutions as invitees as felt necessary for fruitful deliberations of the Committee.