**Executive Summary**
This report details amendments issued by the Ministry of Jal Shakti on May 11, 2026, to the 1972 resolution governing the Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC). The amendments redefine key leadership roles, expand the Commission's functional scope to include scheme appraisals and digital monitoring, and clarify the administrative locations for its leadership. The resolution is to be communicated to specific state governments and Union Ministries for immediate information and publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Organizational Restructuring**
* **Role Redesignation:** The Chairman of the GFCC is now designated as "Chairman, Ganga Flood Control Commission cum Member (Floods)."
* **Planning Leadership:** The role of Member (Planning) is redesignated as "Member (Planning), Ganga Flood Control Commission cum Chief Engineer (Flood Appraisal)."
**Expanded Functional Mandates**
* **Scheme Appraisal:** The Commission is now responsible for the appraisal of flood management schemes, including those that are externally aided or received from the National Disaster Management Authority and the Brahmaputra Board.
* **Technical Collaboration:** Specialized Directorates of the Central Water Commission (CWC) will provide technical support for these appraisals as required.
* **Master Planning:** The Commission is tasked with preparing Master Plans for various river basins, excluding the North Eastern Region (which remains under the Brahmaputra Board).
* **Morphological Studies:** Mandate includes conducting river morphological and sedimentation studies to improve the planning of flood management works.
* **Digital Monitoring:** Development of a "Flood Management Information System" dashboard to map all executed and ongoing flood management and anti-erosion works, including data on affected populations and benefited areas.
**Headquarters and Operations**
* **Location:** The official headquarters of the Commission remains in Patna.
* **Administrative Attachment:** The Chairman and the Member (Planning) shall be attached to the Central Water Commission Headquarters in New Delhi.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC)**
* **Impact:** The Commission gains broader authority over scheme appraisals and digital data management. It also sees a formal integration of its leadership with the Central Water Commission in New Delhi.
* **Action Required:** Implement the new designations and initiate the preparation of the Flood Management Information System dashboard and river basin Master Plans.
**State Governments (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Himachal Pradesh)**
* **Impact:** These states fall under the jurisdiction of the Commission’s expanded planning and appraisal functions.
* **Action Required:** State governments are requested to publish this Resolution in their respective State Gazettes for public information.
**Central Water Commission (CWC)**
* **Impact:** The CWC is required to provide specialized technical support to the GFCC and host the Commission's Chairman and Member (Planning) at its New Delhi headquarters.
* **Action Required:** Coordinate with GFCC for technical appraisals and provide necessary administrative infrastructure for the attached members in New Delhi.
**Union Ministries and Agencies (Finance, Railways, Agriculture, Road Transport, Niti Aayog, PMO, CAG)**
* **Impact:** These entities are officially notified of the structural and functional changes within the GFCC for coordination and oversight purposes.
* **Action Required:** Acknowledge the updated resolution for future inter-departmental flood management coordination and budgetary planning.
Key Entities Referenced
Ganga Flood Control Commission: The primary body responsible for flood control in the Ganga basin, whose organizational structure, leadership roles, and headquarters are defined and amended by this resolution.
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The central ministry overseeing water resources and Ganga rejuvenation, serving as the issuing authority for this policy amendment.
Central Water Commission: A key technical organization providing specialized support for flood management scheme appraisals and housing the commission's leadership in New Delhi.
Flood Management Information System: A mandated digital dashboard initiative designed to map all flood management and anti-erosion works, including impacted populations and benefitted areas across states.
Brahmaputra Board: A statutory body whose jurisdiction over the North Eastern Region defines the scope and limitations of the Ganga Flood Control Commission’s master planning activities.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग I—खण्ड 1
PART I—Section 1
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 135] नई ददल्ली, सोमिार, मई 11, 2026/ििै ाख 21, 1948
No. 135] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026/VAISAKHA 21, 1948
िल िजत मत्रं ालय
(िल ससं ाधन, नदी जिकास और गगं ा सरं क्षण जिभाग)
सकं ल्प
नई ददल्ली, 11 मई, 2026
फा. स.ं ए-50013/354/2024-ई-III.— पूिविती ससंचाई एि ंजिद्युत मंत्रालय के ददनांक 18 अप्रैल, 1972 के संकल्प
संख्या एफसी-47(3)/72, जिसके द्वारा गगं ा बाढ़ जनयंत्रण आयोग का गठन दकया गया था (जिसे इसके उपरांत उक्त संकल्प
कहा गया ह)ै के क्रम म,ें केंद्र सरकार उक्त संकल्प म ेंएतद्वारा और संिोधन करती ह:ै-
2. उक्त संकल्प म,ें -
(i) अनुच्छेद 2 म,ें -
(क) खडं (i) को, जनम्नजलजखत खंड स े प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथातव ्ः-
"(i) अध्यक्ष, गगं ा बाढ़ जनयंत्रण आयोग सह सदस्ट्य (बाढ़)";
(ख) खडं (ii) को, जनम्नजलजखत खंड स े प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथातव ्ः-
"(ii) सदस्ट्य (योिना), गगं ा बाढ़ जनयंत्रण आयोग सह मुख्य अजभयंता (बाढ़ मल्ू यांकन)";
3349 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
(ii) अनुच्छेद 5 म,ें खडं (ix) के बाद, जनम्नजलजखत खंड िोडे िाएंगे, अथातव ्ः-
"(x) बाढ़ प्रबंधन योिनाओं का मूल्यांकन जिनम ेंबाहरी सहायता प्राप्त योिनाए ंतथा राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राजधकरण
और ब्रह्मपुत्र बोडव स े प्राप्त योिनाए ं िाजमल ह ैं अध्यक्ष, गगं ा बाढ़ जनयंत्रण आयोग सह सदस्ट्य (बाढ़) के अजधकार
क्षत्रे म ें होगा; और िहााँ भी आिश्यक हो, केंद्रीय िल आयोग के जििेषीकृत जनदेिालयों स े जिजिष्ट तकनीकी
सहायता प्राप्त की िाएगी।"
(xi) पूिोत्तर क्षत्रे को छोडकर (जिसकी देखरेख ितवमान म ेंब्रह्मपुत्र बोडव करता ह)ै जिजभन्न नदी बेजसनों के जलए मास्ट्टर
प्लान तैयार करना;
(xii) बाढ़ प्रबंधन कायों की बेहतर योिना बनाने के जलए नदी के आकृजत जिज्ञान और अिसादन संबंधी अध्ययन करना;
(xiii) "बाढ़ प्रबंधन सूचना प्रणाली" नामक डैिबोड व तैयार करना, जिसम ें सभी राज्यों म ें दकए गए बाढ़ प्रबंधन कायों
और कटाि-रोधी कायों (िो परू े हो चुके ह ैं और िो अभी प्रदक्रयाधीन ह)ैं के साथ-साथ उनसे लाभाजवित क्षेत्रों
और आबादी का जििरण दि व हो;
(iii) अनुच्छेद 7 को, जनम्नजलजखत अनुच्छेद स ेप्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथावत ्ः -
"7. आयोग का मुख्यालय पटना म ें होगा। तथाजप, अध्यक्ष, गगं ा बाढ़ जनयंत्रण आयोग सह सदस्ट्य (बाढ़) और सदस्ट्य
(योिना) सह मख्ु य अजभयंता (बाढ़ मूल्यांकन) केंद्रीय िल आयोग, मख्ु यालय, नई ददल्ली स े सबं द्ध रहगें े।"
कणव ससंह, संयु त सजचि
आदेि
आदेि ददया िाता ह ैदक संकल्प की एक प्रजत जबहार, उत्तर प्रदेि, उत्तराखंड, हररयाणा, मध्य प्रदिे , ददल्ली, झारखंड,
छत्तीसगढ़, पजिम बंगाल, रािस्ट्थान, जहमाचल प्रदेि की राज्य सरकारों और केंद्रीय जित्त मंत्रालय, रेल मंत्रालय, कृजष
मंत्रालय, सडक पररिहन और रािमागव मंत्रालय, नीजत आयोग, प्रधानमंत्री कायावलय, भारत के राष्ट्रपजत के सजचि और भारत
के जनयंत्रक एि ं महालेखा परीक्षक को सूचना हते ु भेिी िाए।
यह भी आदेि ददया िाता ह ै दक संकल्प को भारत के रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित दकया िाए और जबहार, उत्तर प्रदिे ,
उत्तराखंड, हररयाणा, मध्य प्रदिे , ददल्ली, झारखंड, छत्तीसगढ़, पजिम बगं ाल, रािस्ट्थान और जहमाचल प्रदेि की राज्य
सरकारों स े अनुरोध दकया िाए दक िे इस े सिवसाधारण की िानकारी के जलए राज्य के रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित करें।
कणव ससंह, संयु त सजचि
रटप्पणी- संकल्प संख्या एफसी-47(3)/72, ददनांक 18 अप्रलै , 1972 को भारत के रािपत्र, भाग 1, खंड 1 म ेंप्रकाजित दकया
गया था और अंजतम बार संकल्प संख्या 47/7/84 एफसी, ददनाकं 15 िलु ाई, 1988 द्वारा संिोजधत दकया गया था।[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
(Department of Water resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation)
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 11th May, 2026
F. No. A-50013/354/2024-E-III.— In continuation of the erstwhile Ministry of Irrigation and Power's
Resolution No. FC-47(3)/72, dated the 18th April, 1972 constituting the Ganga Flood Control Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the said resolution), the Central Government hereby makes the further amendments in the said resolution,-
2. In the said resolution, -
(i) in paragraph 2, -
(a) for clause (i), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: -
"(i) Chairman, Ganga Flood Control Commission cum Member (Floods)";
(b) for clause (ii), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: -
"(ii) Member (Planning), Ganga Flood Control Commission cum Chief Engineer (Flood Appraisal)";
(ii) in paragraph 5, after clause (ix), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely: -
"(x) appraisal of flood management schemes including externally aided and those received from National Disaster
Management Authority and Brahmaputra Board will be under domain of Chairman, Ganga Flood Control
Commission cum Member (Floods) with specific technical support from specialised Directorate's of Central Water
Commission wherever required;
(xi) preparation of Master Plans for various river basins except North Eastern Region (currently looked after by
Brahmaputra Board);
(xii) carrying out the river morphological studies and sedimentation studies for better planning of flood management
works:
(xiii) Preparation of dashboard "Flood Management Information System" to map all flood management works, anti-
erosion works (executed as well as ongoing) along with benefitted area and population across all States.";
(iii) for paragraph 7, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely: -
"7. The Headquarters of the Commission will be at Patna. However, Chairman, Ganga Flood Control Commission
cum Member (Floods) and Member (Planning) cum Chief Engineer (Flood Appraisal) shall be attached to the
Central Water Commission, Head Quarter, New Delhi."
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ORDER
ORDERED that a copy of the Resolution be communicated to the State Governments of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh
and to the Union Ministries of Finance, Railways, Agriculture, Road Transport and Highways, Niti Aayog, Prime
Minister's Office, Secretary to the President of India and Comptroller and Auditor General of India for information.
ORDERED also that the Resolution be published in the Gazette of India and State Governments of Bihar, Uttar
Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Rajasthan and
Himachal Pradesh be requested to publish it in the State Gazette for general information.
KARAN SINGH, Jt. Secy.
Note. The Resolution No. FC-47(3)/72, dated the 18th April, 1972 was published in the Gazette of India, Part 1, Section
1, and last amended vide resolution No. 47/7/84 FC, dated the 15th July, 1988.
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