**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued notification S.O. 2684(E) to extend the tenure of the Chairman and Members of the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) for Mizoram. The extension is effective until December 12, 2026, or until the committees are reconstituted, whichever occurs earlier. This order amends the previous notification dated June 13, 2023, by increasing the prescribed service term from three years to three years and six months.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Tenure Extensions**
* Extends the official term for the Chairman and Members of the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Mizoram.
* Extends the official term for the Chairman and Members of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Mizoram.
**Duration and Timeline**
* The extension remains valid until December 12, 2026.
* The term may conclude earlier if the SEIAA or SEAC is reconstituted before the December deadline.
**Regulatory Amendments**
* Amends the principal notification (S.O. 2590 (E) dated June 13, 2023).
* Replaces the phrase “three years” with “three years and six months” in paragraphs 2 and 6 of the original notification.
* Exercises powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Chairman and Members of SEIAA and SEAC, Mizoram**
**Impact**
Current officials receive a six-month extension to their existing tenure, ensuring the legal continuity of their roles in environmental assessment and appraisal.
**Action Required**
Continue exercising their respective duties and oversight functions until the specified deadline of December 12, 2026, or until the bodies are formally reconstituted.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change / State Government of Mizoram**
**Impact**
The extension prevents a vacuum in the environmental clearance process and allows additional time for the formal re-constitution of state-level environmental bodies.
**Action Required**
Initiate and complete the re-constitution process for the SEIAA and SEAC Mizoram prior to the expiration of the extended term.
Key Entities Referenced
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The governing legislation under which the Central Government exercises powers to regulate environmental protection and extend the tenure of state-level authorities.
State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Mizoram: The regulatory body responsible for environmental clearances in Mizoram, whose members' terms are extended by this notification.
State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Mizoram: The technical committee that appraises project proposals in Mizoram, whose members' terms are extended until December 2026 or re-constitution.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The primary central ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the administration of environmental impact assessment authorities.
EIA Notification, 2006 (S.O. 1533(E)): The foundational policy document cited as the basis for the constitution and term-extension procedures of state-level environmental bodies.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2591] नई दिल्ली, बधु वार, मई 27, 2026/ज्र् ष्े ठ 6, 1948 25/आषाढ 3, 1947
No. 2591] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026/JYAISTHA 6, 1948 SHADHA 3, 1947
पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ुपररवतना मत्रं ालर्
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 27 मई, 2026
का.आ. 2684(अ).— पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (3) द्वारा
प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करत े हुए तथा भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पर्ाावरण और वन मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना, िो भारत
के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) में संख्र्ा का.आ. 1533 (अ), तारीख 14 जसतंबर, 2006 द्वारा
प्रकाजित की गई थी, के परै ा 3 के उपपैरा (6) के परंतुक तथा पैरा 5 के खंड (ग) के परंतुक के अनुसरण में, केंद्रीर् सरकार,
इसे आवश्र्क और समीचीन समझते हुए, जमिोरम की राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् पर्ाावरण प्रभाव आकलन प्राजधकरण के अध्र्क्ष और
सिस्ट्र्ों और जमिोरम की राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् जविेषज्ञ मल्ू र्ांकन सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्ों की पिावजध 12 दिसंबर, 2026
तक अथवा राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् पर्ाावरण प्रभाव आकलन प्राजधकरण तथा राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् जविेषज्ञ मल्ू र्ांकन सजमजत के पुनगाठन
तक, र्थाजस्ट्थजत, िो भी पहल े हो, के जलए बढाती ह ै और उस प्रर्ोिन के जलए पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार्ु पररवतान
मत्रं ालर्, भारत सरकार की अजधसूचना, िो भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खडं 3, उपखडं (ii) म ें संख्र्ा का.आ.
2590 (अ), तारीख 13 िनू , 2023 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी, म ेंजनम्नजलजखत संिोधन करती ह,ै अथाात ्ः-
उि अजधसूचना म,ें
(क) पैरा 2 म,ें "तीन वष"ा िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर 'तीन वषा और छह मास" िब्ि प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे;
(ख) पैरा 6 म,ें "तीन वष"ा िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर "तीन वषा और छह मास" िब्ि प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे।
[फा. सं. आईए3-13/4/2022-आईए.III]
रित अग्रवाल, संर्ुि सजचव
3774 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
रिप्पण्ः- मलू अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) में सख्ं र्ा का.आ. 2590 (अ), तारीख
13 िून, 2023 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी, जिसका संख्र्ा का.आ. 2000 (अ), तारीख 2 मई, 2025 द्वारा तत्पश्चात
संिोधन दकर्ा गर्ा।
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th May, 2026
S.O. 2684(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3 of the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) and in pursuance of the proviso to sub- paragraph (6) of
paragraph 3 and proviso to clause (c) of paragraph 5 of the notification of the Government of India in the
erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006, the Central
Government considering it necessary and expedient, hereby extends the term of the Chairman and
Members of the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Mizoram and the term of the
Chairman and Members of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Mizoram for a period up to the
12th December, 2026 or till the re-constitution of the State Level Environment Impact Assessment
Authority and the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, as the case may be, whichever is earlier, and
for that purpose makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary
Part II, Section 3, Sub-section(ii), vide number S.O. 2590 (E), dated the 13th June,2023 namely:-
In the said notification,
(a) in paragraph 2, for the words “three years”, the words “three years and six months” shall be substituted;
(b) in paragraph 6, for the words “three years”, the words “three years and six months” shall be substituted.
[F.No. IA3-13/4/2022-IA.III]
RAJAT AGARWAL, Jt. Secy.
Note: -The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 2590(E), dated the 13th June, 2023 subsequently amended vide,
number S.O. 2000(E), dated the 2nd May, 2025.
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