This notification, issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on July 15, 2025, announces amendments to a prior notification regarding the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Specifically, it modifies the designated personnel within the CPCB. Shri Vir Vikram Yadav is now designated as the Chairman, and Shri Bharat Kumar Sharma is designated as the Member Secretary. The amendments are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 read with sub section 6 of section 5 of the Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1974. The original notification, S.O. 5799(E), was published on November 19, 2018, and previously amended via notification S.O. 3690(E) on October 20, 2020. The notification is referenced as F. No. Q15014212009CPW and is issued by Neelesh Kumar Sah, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1974: A key environmental law in India focused on preventing and controlling water pollution.
Central Government: The executive branch of the Indian government.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The Indian government ministry responsible for environmental protection and conservation.
New Delhi: The capital of India, where the notification was issued.
Central Pollution Control Board: An organization responsible for pollution control, mentioned in the context of appointments.
Shri Vir Vikram Yadav: Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board
Shri Bharat Kumar Sharma: Member Secretary, Central Pollution Control Board
Gazette of India: The official government publication where notifications and regulations are published.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3196] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, िुलाई 17, 2025/आषाढ़ 26, 1947
No. 3196] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2025/ASHADHA 26, 1947
पर्ाावरण, वन एव ंिलवार् ुपररवतना मत्रं ालर्
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 15 िुलाई, 2025
का.आ. 3266(अ).—केंद्रीर् सरकार, िल (प्रिषू ण जनवारण तथा ननंर्त्रण) अजधजनर्म, 1974 (1974 का 6)
की धारा 3 के साथ परित धारा 5 की उपधारा (6) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करत े हुए, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण,
भाग 2, खंड 3, उपखडं (ii) में संखर्ांक का.आ. 5799(अ) तारीख 29 नवंबर, 2018 द्वारा प्रकाजित भारत सरकार के
पर्ाावरण, वन एव ंिलवार्ु पररवतान मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना में जनम्नजलजखत और संिोधन करती ह,ै अथाात—
उि अजधसूचना में,—
(i) क्रम सं. 1 और उससे संबंजधत प्रजवजिर्ों के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत क्रम सं. और प्रजवजिर्ां रखी िाएंगी,
अथाात:—
“1. श्री वीर जवक्रम र्ािव, अध्र्क्ष, केंद्रीर् प्रिषू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोडा- अध्र्क्ष;”;
(ii) क्रम सं. 17 और उससे संबंजधत प्रजवजिर्ों के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत क्रम सं. और प्रजवजिर्ां रखी िाएंगी,
अथाात:—
“17. श्री भरत कुमार िमाा, सिस्ट्र्-सजचव, केंद्रीर् प्रिषू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोडा- सिस्ट्र्- सजचव”।
[फा. सं. क्र्ू-15014/21/2009- सीपीडब्लल्र्ू]
नीलेि कुमार साह, संर्ुि सजचव
4782 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
रिप्पण :—मलू अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र में का.आ. 5799(अ) तारीख 19 नवंबर 2018 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी
और तत्पश्चात अजधसूचना संखर्ांक का.आ. 3690(अ) तारीख 20 अिूबर, 2020 द्वारा संिोजधत की गई थी ।
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th July, 2025
S.O. 3266(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 read with sub- section (6) of section 5 of
the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,1974 (6 of 1974), the Central Government here by makes the
following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change published in the gazette of India, Extraordinary, part-II, section 3, sub-section (ii) vide number S.O.
5799(E), dated the 19th November, 2018, namely:—
!n the said notification, —
(i) for serial number 1 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be
substituted, namely:-
“1. Shri Vir Vikram Yadav, Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board,- Chairman;”;
(ii) for serial number 17 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be
substituted, namely:
“17. Shri Bharat Kumar Sharma, Member-Secretary, Central Pollution Control Board,- Member-
Secretary".
[F. No. Q-15014/21/2009-CPW]
NEELESH KUMAR SAH, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, vide S.O. 5799(E) dated the19th November, 2018
and subsequently amended vide notification no.S.O. 3690(E), dated 20th October, 2020.
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