Date: 2026-05-08Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Bilingual ePublication of resolution for inclusion of representatives from Sikkim and West Bengal by reconstitution of the High Powered Review Board of the Brahmaputra Board in Extra Ordinary eGazette of India in Part I Section 1
Issued by Ministry of Jal Shakti
· Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
**Executive Summary**
This document, issued by the Ministry of Jal Shakti on May 8, 2026, formalizes the reconstitution of the High Powered Review Board to oversee the Brahmaputra Board. Superseding previous notifications from 1982 and 1992, the resolution establishes the board’s composition, headquarters in Guwahati, and administrative mandate. Key action items include the requirement for state governments to publish this resolution in their respective gazettes.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Framework and Purpose**
* The resolution is issued in pursuance of the notification dated October 1, 1992.
* It officially supersedes the Ministry of Irrigation resolution No. 2(17)/80-FC dated March 19, 1982.
* The primary purpose is to reconstitute the High Powered Review Board to ensure the efficient functioning of the Brahmaputra Board.
**Board Composition**
* **Chairman:** Union Minister for Jal Shakti.
* **State Representation:** Chief Ministers (or authorized Cabinet Ministers) of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, West Bengal, and Sikkim.
* **Union Representation:** Ministers or Ministers of State for Finance, Jal Shakti, Power, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, and Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
* **Administrative Members:** Secretary (Department of Water Resources, RD & GR) and Chairman (Central Water Commission).
* **Member-Secretary:** Chairman of the Brahmaputra Board.
* **Permanent Invitee:** Member (RM), Central Water Commission.
**Operational Mandate**
* The Board is responsible for laying down policies and overseeing the work of the Brahmaputra Board.
* The Board is authorized to frame its own "Rules of Business."
* The headquarters of the Board is established in Guwahati.
* Secretariat assistance will be provided by the Chairman of the Brahmaputra Board, Guwahati.
**Impact Analysis**
**Brahmaputra Board**
**Impact**
The entity will now operate under the direct oversight and policy guidance of the reconstituted High Powered Review Board to improve operational efficiency.
**Action Required**
The Chairman of the Brahmaputra Board must serve as the Member-Secretary and ensure the provision of secretariat assistance to the Review Board.
**State Governments (Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, West Bengal, and Sikkim)**
**Impact**
These states are granted high-level representation on the Board, allowing for direct involvement in policy-making regarding regional water resources.
**Action Required**
State governments are requested to publish the resolution in their respective State Gazettes for general information. Chief Ministers or their authorized ministers must prepare for participation in Board meetings.
**Central Ministries and Statutory Bodies (Finance, Power, Agriculture, Ports, NITI Aayog, CAG)**
**Impact**
Key federal stakeholders are integrated into the Board’s structure to ensure inter-ministerial coordination.
**Action Required**
Nominated Union Ministers and officials must engage in the Board’s policy-setting functions. The resolution must be communicated to the President’s Secretariat, PMO, CAG, and NITI Aayog for official record.
Key Entities Referenced
High Powered Review Board: The reconstituted body responsible for laying down policies and overseeing the efficient functioning of the Brahmaputra Board.
Brahmaputra Board: A statutory body whose operations are overseen by the High Powered Review Board and which provides secretarial assistance to it.
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The primary ministry issuing the resolution, with its Union Minister serving as the Chairman of the High Powered Review Board.
Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim, and West Bengal: The specific states whose Chief Ministers or authorized representatives comprise the membership of the High Powered Review Board.
Central Water Commission: The technical regulatory body whose Chairman and Member (RM) serve as key members and invitees to the Board.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग I—खण्ड 1
PART I—Section 1
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 128] नई ददल्ली, िुक्रिार, मई 8 , 2026/ ििै ाख 18, 1948 24, 1947
No. 128] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026/ VAISAKHA 18, 1948 ss24, 1947
िल िजि मत्रं ालय
(िल ससं ाधन, नदी जिकास और गगं ा सरं क्षण जिभाग)
सकं ल्प
नई ददल्ली, 8 मई, 2026
स.ं ए-50013/48/2025-ई-III.--- पूिविती िल संसाधन मंत्रालय के ददनांक 01.10.1992 के सं. 23/8/92-ईआर
द्वारा भारत सरकार के रािपत्र के भाग-I, खंड-1 म ें प्रकाजित संकल्प की अजधसूचना के अनुसरण म ें एि ं भारत सरकार के
रािपत्र के भाग-I, खंड-1 म ें प्रकाजित पूिविती ससंचाई मंत्रालय के ददनांक 19.03.1982 के संकल्प स.ं 2(17)/80-एफसी
के अजधसूचना का अजधक्रमण करत े हुए, भारत सरकार जनम्नजलजखत सदस्ट्यों के साथ उच्चाजधकार प्राप्त समीक्षा बोड व का
पुनगवठन करती ह:ै
अध्यक्ष :
i. केंद्रीय िल िजि मंत्री
सदस्ट्य:
ii. असम के मुख्यमंत्री या उनके द्वारा जिजधित प्राजधकृत कोई केंद्रीय मंत्री
iii. मजणपुर के मुख्यमंत्री या उनके द्वारा जिजधित प्राजधकृत कोई केंद्रीय मंत्री
3266 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
iv. मेघालय के मुख्यमंत्री या उनके द्वारा जिजधित प्राजधकृत कोई केंद्रीय मंत्री
v. नागालडैं के मुख्यमंत्री या उनके द्वारा जिजधित प्राजधकृत कोई केंद्रीय मंत्री;
vi. जत्रपुरा के मुख्यमंत्री या उनके द्वारा जिजधित प्राजधकृत कोई केंद्रीय मंत्री
vii. अरुणाचल प्रदेि के मुख्यमंत्री या उनके द्वारा जिजधित प्राजधकृत कोई केंद्रीय मंत्री
viii. जमिोरम के मुख्यमंत्री या उनके द्वारा जिजधित प्राजधकृत कोई केंद्रीय मंत्री;
ix. पजिम बंगाल के मुख्यमंत्री या उनके द्वारा जिजधित प्राजधकृत कोई केंद्रीय मंत्री
x. जसदिम के मुख्यमंत्री या उनके द्वारा जिजधित प्राजधकृत कोई केंद्रीय मंत्री
xi. जित्त मंत्रालय के केंद्रीय मंत्री/राज्य मंत्री
xii. िल िजि मंत्रालय के केंद्रीय राज्य मंत्री
xiii. भारत सरकार के जिद्युत मंत्रालय के केंद्रीय मंत्री/राज्य मंत्री
xiv. कृजि और दकसान कल्याण मंत्रालय के केंद्रीय मंत्री/राज्य मंत्री
xv. पत्तन, पोत पररिहन और िलमागव मंत्रालय के केंद्रीय मंत्री/राज्य मंत्री
xvi. सजचि, िल संसाधन, नदी जिकास और गगं ा पनु िीिन जिभाग, िल िजि मंत्रालय
xvii. अध्यक्ष, केंद्रीय िल आयोग, िल संसाधन, नदी जिकास और गगं ा पुनिीिन जिभाग
सदस्ट्य-सजचि:
xviii. अध्यक्ष, ब्रह्मपुत्र बोड व
सदस्ट्य (आरएम), केंद्रीय िल आयोग, बोड वकी बैठक म ेंस्ट्थायी आमंजत्रत सदस्ट्य होंगे।
बोडव, अपनी नीजतयां जनधावररत करेगा और ब्रह्मपुत्र बोड वके कुिल कायवकरण के जलए उसके कायों की देखरेख करेगा।
बोडव अपना स्ट्ियं का कायव-जनयम बनाएगा। बोडव का मुख्यालय गुिाहाटी में होगा।
बोडव को सजचिालयी सहायता, ब्रह्मपुत्र बोडव, गुिाहाटी के अध्यक्ष द्वारा प्रदान की िाएगी।
कणव ससंह, संयिु सजचि
आदेि
आदेि ददया िाता ह ै दक इस संकल्प की एक प्रजत संबंजधत राज्यों/संघ राज्य क्षेत्रों, राष्ट्रपजत के जनिी सजचि और
सैन्य सजचिों, प्रधानमंत्री कायावलय, भारत के जनयंत्रक एिं महालेखा परीक्षक, नीजत आयोग और केंद्र सरकार के सभी
मंत्रालयों/जिभागों को सूचना हते ु भेिा िाए।
यह भी आदेि ददया िाता ह ै दक इस संकल्प को भारत के रािपत्र में प्रकाजित दकया िाए और संबंजधत राज्य
सरकारों से अनुरोध दकया िाए दक िे इसे सूचना के जलए राज्य के रािपत्रों म ेंप्रकाजित करें।
कणव ससंह, संयिु सजचि[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
(Department of Water Resources, River Development And Ganga Rejuvenation)
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 8th May, 2026
No. A-50013/48/2025-E-III.—In pursuance of the notification of resolution of the Government of
India, in the erstwhile Ministry of Water Resources, vide No. 23/8/92-E.R. dated the 1st October 1992,
published in the Gazette of India in Part I Section 1 and in supersession of notification of the Government
of India, in the erstwhile Ministry of Irrigation resolution No. 2(17)/80-FC dated the 19th March 1982,
published in the Gazette of India, Part I, Section 1, the Government of India reconstitutes the High Powered
Review Board with the following members:
Chairman:
i. Union Minister for Jal Shakti
Members:
ii. Chief Minister of Assam or a Cabinet Minister duly authorized by him
iii. Chief Minister of Manipur or a Cabinet Minister duly authorized by him
iv. Chief Minister of Meghalaya or a Cabinet Minister duly authorized by him
v. Chief Minister of Nagaland or a Cabinet Minister duly authorized by him
vi. Chief Minister of Tripura or a Cabinet Minister duly authorized by him
vii. Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh or a Cabinet Minister duly authorized by him
viii. Chief Minister of Mizoram or a Cabinet Minister duly authorized by him
ix. Chief Minister of West Bengal or a Cabinet Minister duly authorized by him
x. Chief Minister of Sikkim or a Cabinet Minister duly authorized by him
xi. Union Minister / Minister of State for Finance
xii. Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti
xiii. Union Minister/Minister of Power
xiv. Union Minister/Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
xv. Union Minister/Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
xvi. Secretary, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti
xvii. Chairman, Central Water Commission, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR
Member-Secretary:
xviii. Chairman, Brahmaputra Board
Member (RM), Central Water Commission, will be a permanent invitee to the meeting of the Board.
The Board will lay down board policies and oversee the work of the Brahmaputra Board for its efficient
functioning.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
The Board will frame its own Rules of Business. The headquarters of the Board will be at Guwahati.
The Secretariat assistance to the Board will be provided by the Chairman of the Brahmaputra Board,
Guwahati.
KARAN SINGH, Jt. Secy.
ORDER
Ordered that a copy of this Resolution be communicated to the concerned State/Union Territories,
the Private Secretary and Military Secretaries to the President, Prime Minister’s Office, the Comptroller
and Auditor General of India, the NITI Aayog and all Ministries/Departments of Central Government for
information.
Ordered also that the Resolution be published in the Gazette of India and that the State
Governments concerned be requested to publish it in the State. Gazettes for general information.
KARAN SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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