**Policy Summary**
This document comprises two notifications issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, and published in the Gazette of India on June 8, 2020.
The first notification (S.O. 1789(E)) is a corrigendum that rectifies an error in the main title of notification S.O. 2379(E), dated July 5, 2019. It replaces "Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs" with "Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change." The file number associated with this corrigendum is F. No. J-110133/1/2007-IA.II(I).
The second notification (S.O. 1790(E)) pertains to the Environment Protection Act of 1986. It clarifies that the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority and State Level Expert Appraisal Committee constituted for Jammu and Kashmir under notification S.O. 2379(E), dated July 5, 2019, will also serve the Union Territory of Ladakh. This arrangement will remain in effect until a separate Environment Impact Assessment Authority and State Level Expert Appraisal Committee are established for Ladakh or until the tenure of the existing committee expires, whichever occurs first. The file number associated with this notification is F.No. J-110133/1/2007-IA.III.
Both notifications are issued by Arvind Nautiyal, Joint Secretary. The principal notification being amended (S.O. 2379(E)) was published on July 5, 2019.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for environmental protection and climate change policies.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for policies related to housing and urban development.
Environment Protection Act, 1986: An act of the Parliament of India to protect and improve the environment.
New Delhi: The capital city of India.
Arvind Nautiyal: Joint Secretary, possibly in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Jammu and Kashmir: A Union Territory of India.
Ladakh: A Union Territory of India.
State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority: An authority responsible for environmental impact assessments at the state level.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 1607] नई ददल्ली, सोमवार, िनू 8, 2020/ज्य ष्े ठ 18, 1942
No. 1607] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2020/JYAISTHA 18, 1942
पयावा रण, वन और िलवाय ुपररवतना मत्रं ालय
िजु ि-पत्र
नई ददल्ली, िून 8, 2020
का.आ. 1789(अ).—भारत सरकार के आवासन और िहरी काया मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना में, भारत के रािपत्र,
असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) में संखयांक का.आ. 2379 (अ), तारीख 5 िुलाई, 2019 द्वारा प्रकाजित, मुखय
िीर्ाक म,ें “आवासन और िहरी काया मंत्रालय” के स्ट्थान पर “पयाावरण, वन और िलवायु पररवतान मंत्रालय” पढें।
[ फा. स.ं िे.11013/31/2007-आईए. II (I)]
अरजवन्द नौरियाल, संयुक्त सजचव
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
CORRIGENDUM
New Delhi, the 8th June, 2020
S.O. 1789(E).—In the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 2379(E), dated
2452 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
the 5th July, 2019, in main title, for “Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs” read “ Ministry of Environment, Forest
and Climate Change”.
[F. No. J-11013/31/ 2007- IA.II (I)]
ARVIND NAUTIYAL, Jt. Secy.
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 8 िून, 2020
का.आ. 1790(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, पयाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनयम, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3
की उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए तथा भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पयाावरण और वन
मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना संखयांक का.आ. 1533(अ), तारीख 14 जसतंबर, 2006 के अनुसरण में भारत सरकार के
पयाावरण, वन और िलवाय ु पररवतना मंत्रालय का, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) में
प्रकाजित अजधसूचना संखयाकं का.आ. 2379 (अ), तारीख 5 िुलाई, 2019 में जनम्नजलजखत संिोजधत करती ह ै
और उक्त संिोधन प्रकृत में मात्र एक स्ट््टीकरण ह,ै अथाात् :-
“संखयांक का.आ. 2379 (अ), तारीख 5 िुलाई, 2019 द्वारा गरठत राज्य स्ट्तरीय पयाावरण समाघात
जनधाारण प्राजधकरण और राज्य स्ट्तरीय जविेर्ज्ञ अंकन सजमजत, िम्म-ू कश्मीर िब तक लद्दाख संघ राज्यक्षेत्र के
जलए पृथक पयाावरण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकरण/राज्य स्ट्तरीय जविेर्ज्ञ अंकन सजमजत का गठन नहीं हो िाता
ह ै या उक्त पयाावरण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकरण/ राज्य स्ट्तरीय जविेर्ज्ञ अंकन सजमजत की अवजध तक, िो भी
पूवातर हो, दोनों संघ राज्यक्षत्रे अथाात् क्रमि: िम्मू-कश्मीर और लद्दाख के जलए सेवा करेगी ।”
[फा. सं. िे.11013/31/2007-आईए. II (I)]
अरजवन्द नौरियाल, संयुक्त सजचव
रि्पण : मूल अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3 उपखंड (ii) में संखयांक का.आ. 2379
(अ), तारीख 5 िुलाई, 2019 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकया गया था ।
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th June, 2020
S.O. 1790(E).—In exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3 of the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) and in pursuance of the notification of the Government of
India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests, number S.O. 1533(E) dated the 14th September,
2006, the Central Government hereby 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. 2379(E), dated the 5th July,
2019, and the said amendment is a mere clarification in nature, namely:-
„„The State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority and State Level Expert Appraisal
Committee, Jammu and Kashmir constituted vide number S.O. 2379(E), dated the 5th July, 2019, shall serve
for both the Union Territories namely Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh respectively till separate
Environment Impact Assessment Authority/ State Level Expert Appraisal Committee for Union Territory[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
of Ladakh is constituted or up to the tenure of the said Environment Impact Assessment Authority / State
Level Expert Appraisal Committee, whichever is earlier.‟‟
[F.No. J.11013/31/2007-IA.II(I)]
ARVIND NAUTIYAL, 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. 2379(E), dated 5th July, 2019.
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