Executive Summary:
This notification, G.S.R. 615(E), issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, introduces the Central Boilers Board Nomination of Members Rules, 2025. These rules, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette, supersede the 2008 rules concerning the nomination of members to the Central Boilers Board, except for actions already taken or omitted. The rules define the roles of Chairperson and Member Secretary and outline the nomination process for other members.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **General Provisions:**
* These rules are called the Central Boilers Board Nomination of Members Rules, 2025.
* The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* The "Act" refers to the Boilers Act, 2025 (12 of 2025).
* The "Board" refers to the Central Boilers Board constituted under Section 3 of the Act.
* "Technical Advisor" refers to the Technical Advisor appointed under subsection 1 of section 4 of the Act.
* "Member" refers to a member of the Board.
* **Chairperson and Member Secretary:**
* The Secretary to the Government of India in charge of the Department with administrative control of the Board is the Chairperson, ex officio.
* The Technical Advisor is the Member Secretary, ex officio.
* **Nomination of Other Members:**
* Each State government (excluding Union territories) nominates a senior technical officer conversant with boiler inspection and examination.
* An equal number of other members are nominated, representing various entities:
* Ministry of Heavy Industries
* Ministry of Steel
* Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
* Ministry of Labour and Employment
* Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
* Central Electricity Authority
* Bureau of Indian Standards
* Union territories (in consultation with Ministry of Home Affairs)
* Confederation of Indian Industry or Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry or The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
* Boilers Manufacturers Association
* Boiler Components Manufacturers Association
* Boilers and boiler components manufacturing industry (four members)
* National Laboratories (two members)
* Engineering Consultancy Organizations or Inspection Agencies (two members)
* Boiler user industry (four members)
* Other interests deemed necessary by the Central Government (up to five members)
* **Term of Office:**
* Nominated members hold office for three years from the date of publication of the Board's constitution in the Official Gazette unless otherwise directed by the Central Government.
* Nominated members may resign by addressing a letter to the Chairman of the Board.
Impact Analysis:
* **State Governments:**
* Impact: Required to nominate a senior technical officer.
* Action Required: Nominate a qualified senior technical officer conversant with the inspection and examination of boilers.
* **Central Government (Various Ministries/Departments):**
* Impact: Consulted for nomination of members representing their respective entities.
* Action Required: Participate in the consultation process for nominating representatives to the Central Boilers Board.
* **Industry Associations (e.g., Confederation of Indian Industry, Boilers Manufacturers Association):**
* Impact: Opportunity to have a representative on the Central Boilers Board.
* Action Required: Nominate suitable candidates for consideration.
* **Central Boilers Board Nominated Members:**
* Impact: Defined term of office and resignation process.
* Action Required: Fulfill responsibilities as board members and adhere to the rules regarding term and resignation.
Key Entities Referenced
Boilers Act, 2025: The primary legislation governing boilers, referenced throughout the document.
Central Boilers Board: A board constituted under section 3 of the Boilers Act, 2025, responsible for overseeing boiler-related matters.
Central Boilers Board Nomination of Members Rules, 2008: The rules being superseded by this notification, concerning the nomination of members to the Central Boilers Board.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The government ministry under which the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade falls; the department issuing the notification.
Department For Promotion Of Industry And Internal Trade: The specific department within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for this notification.
Ministry of Heavy Industries: A ministry to be represented on the Central Boilers Board.
Ministry of Steel: A ministry to be represented on the Central Boilers Board.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
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स.ं 571] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, जसतम्ब र 10, 2025/भार 19, 1947
No. 571] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025/BHADRA 19, 1947
वाजणज्य और उद्योग मत्रं ालय
(उद्योग सवं धनध और आतं ररक व्यापार जवभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 10 जसतम्बर, 2025
सा.का.जन. 615(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, बॉयलर अजधजनयम, 2025 (2025 का 12) की उपधारा 2 के खडं (क),
खंड (ख), खडं (ग) और खंड (घ) तथा धारा 3 की उपधारा (3) के साथ परित धारा 39 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े
हुए, तथा केन्द्रीय बॉयलर बोडध (सिस्ट्यों का नामजनिेिन) जनयम, 2008 को उन बातों के जसवाय अजधक्ांत करत े हुए, जिन्द्ह ें
ऐसे अजधक्मण से पूवध दकया गया ह ैया करने का लोप दकया गया ह ैजनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती है, अथाधत:-
1. संजिप्त नाम और प्रारंभ-(1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम केंरीय बॉयलर बोडध (सिस्ट्यों का नामजनिेिन) जनयम,
2025 ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होंगे।
2. पररभाषाए ं - इन जनयमों म,ें िब तक दक संिभध स ेअन्द्यथा अपजे ित न हो,-
(क) "अजधजनयम" स ेबॉयलर अजधजनयम, 2025 (2025 का 12) अजभप्रते ह;ै
(ख) "बोडध" से अजधजनयम की धारा 3 के अधीन गरित केन्द्रीय बॉयलर बोड धअजभप्रेत है;
(ग) "तकनीकी सलाहकार" से अजधजनयम की धारा 4 की उपधारा (1) के अधीन जनयिु तकनीकी सलाहकार
अजभप्रेत ह;ै
(घ) "सिस्ट्य" से बोडध का सिस्ट्य अजभप्रेत ह।ै
6021 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
3. अध्यि, पिेन- भारत सरकार का सजचव िो केन्द्रीय सरकार के जवभाग का भारसाधक है, जिसके पास बोडध का
प्रिासजनक जनयंत्रण ह,ै अजधजनयम की धारा 3 की उपधारा (2) के खडं (क) के अनुसार पिेन अध्यि होंगे।
4. सिस्ट्य-सजचव, पिने : तकनीकी सलाहकार, अजधजनयम की धारा 3 की उपधारा (2) के खंड(घ) के अनुसारपिेन
सिस्ट्य-सजचव होगा।
5. अन्द्य सिस्ट्यों के नामजनिेिन की रीजत (i) बॉयलरों के जनरीिण और परीिण से सुपररजचत एक वररष्ठ तकनीकी
अजधकारी, जिसे अजधजनयम की धारा 3 की उप धारा (2) के खंड (ख) के अनुसार प्रत्येक राज्य (संघ राज्य िेत्र स े
जभन्न) की सरकार द्वारा नामर्नधदिष्ट दकया िाए;
(ii) उपरोि उप जनयम (i) म ें नामर्नधदिष्ट समान संख्या में अन्द्य सिस्ट्यों को अजधजनयम की धारा 3 की उप धारा
(2) के खंड (ग) के अनुसार जनम्नजलजखत रीजत स ेनामर्नधदिष्ट दकया िाए:-
(क) भारी उद्योग मंत्रालय का प्रजतजनजधत्व करने के जलए एक सिस्ट्य, िो उस मंत्रालय के परामि ध से नामर्नधदिष्ट दकया
िाए;
(ख) इस्ट्पात मंत्रालय का प्रजतजनजधत्व करने के जलए एक सिस्ट्य, िो उस मंत्रालय के परामि धसे नामर्नधदिष्ट दकया िाए:
(ग) पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस मंत्रालय का प्रजतजनजधत्व करने के जलए एक सिस्ट्य, जिसे उस मंत्रालय के परामिध स े
नामर्नधदिष्ट दकया िाए;
(घ) श्रम एवं रोिगार मंत्रालय का प्रजतजनजधत्व करने के जलए एक सिस्ट्य, िो उस मंत्रालय के परामिध से नामर्नधदिष्ट
दकया िाए;
(ड.) सूक्ष्म, लघ ु और मध्यम उद्यम मत्रं ालय का प्रजतजनजधत्व करन े के जलए एक सिस्ट्य, जिसे उस मत्रं ालय के परामि ध से
नामर्नधदिष्ट दकया िाए;
(च) केन्द्रीय जवद्युत प्राजधकरण का प्रजतजनजधत्व करने के जलए एक सिस्ट्य, जिसे जवद्युत मंत्रालय के परामिध स े
नामर्नधदिष्ट दकया िाए;
(छ) भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो का प्रजतजनजधत्व करने के जलए एक सिस्ट्य, जिसे उस ब्यूरो के परामि ध से नामर्नधदिष्ट दकया
िाए;
(ि) संघ राज्य िेत्रों का प्रजतजनजधत्व करन े के जलए एक सिस्ट्य, जिसे गृह मंत्रालय के परामि ध से नामर्नधदिष्ट दकया
िाए;
(झ) भारतीय उद्योग पररसंघ (सीआईआई) या भारतीय वाजणज्य एवं उद्योग महासंघ (दिक्की) या एसोजसएटेड चैंबसध
ऑि कॉमसध एंड इंडस्ट्री ऑि इंजडया (एसोचैम) स ेएक सिस्ट्य;
(ञ) बॉयलसध जवजनमाधता संगम से एक सिस्ट्य;
(ट) बॉयलर घटक जनमाधता संघ से एक सिस्ट्य;
(ि) बॉयलर और बॉयलर घटक जवजनमाधण उद्योग का प्रजतजनजधत्व करने के जलए चार सिस्ट्य:
(ड) राष्ट्रीय प्रयोगिालाओं का प्रजतजनजधत्व करन े के जलए िो सिस्ट्य;
(ढ) इंिीजनयररंग परामिध सगं िनों या जनरीिण एिेंजसयों का प्रजतजनजधत्व करन े के जलए िो सिस्ट्य;
(ण) बॉयलर उपयोगकताध उद्योग का प्रजतजनजधत्व करने के जलए चार सिस्ट्य; और,
(त) दकसी अन्द्य जहत का प्रजतजनजधत्व करन े के जलए पांच से अनजधक ऐसे सिस्ट्य, जिनका केन्द्रीय सरकार की राय म ें
बोडध में प्रजतजनजधत्व होना चाजहए।
6. नामर्नधदिष्ट सिस्ट्यों की कायध अवजध- (1) जनयम 5 के अधीन नामर्नधदिष्ट प्रत्येक सिस्ट्य साधारणतया केन्द्रीय
बॉयलर बोडध के गिन हते ु अजधसूचना के रािपत्र में प्रकािन की तारीख से तीन वषध की अवजध के जलए पि धारण
करेगा, िब तक दक केन्द्रीय सरकार द्वारा अन्द्यथा जनिेि न दकया िाए।
(2) कोई नामर्नधदिष्ट सिस्ट्य बोडध के अध्यि को संबोजधत पत्र द्वारा अपन ेपि से त्यागपत्र िे सकेगा।
[िा. सं. पी-30015/1/2025-बॉयलर]
डॉ. सध्ं या भुल्लर, संयिु सजचव[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department For Promotion Of Industry And Internal Trade)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th September, 2025
G.S.R. 615(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 39 read with clause (a), (b), (c ) and
(d) of sub-section 2 and sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Boilers Act, 2025 (12 of 2025) and in
supersession of the Central Boilers Board (Nomination of Members) Rules, 2008, except as respects things
done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following
rules, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These rules may be called the Central Boilers Board
(Nomination of Members) Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions. – In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Act" means the Boilers Act, 2025 (12 of 2025);
(b) "Board" means the Central Boilers Board constituted under section 3 of the Act;
(c) “Technical Adviser” means the Technical Adviser appointed under sub-section (1) of section 4
of the Act;
(d) "member" means a member of the Board.
3. Chairperson, ex officio. – The Secretary to the Government of India incharge of the Department of
the Central Government having administrative control of the Board shall be the Chairperson, ex officio as
per clause (a) of the sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Act.
4. Member-Secretary, ex officio. – The Technical Advisor shall be the Member- Secretary, ex officio
as per clause (d) of the sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Act.
5. Manner of nomination of other members. – (i) a senior technical officer conversant with the
inspection and examination of boilers to be nominated by the Government of each State (other than Union
territory) as per clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Act;
(ii) Equal number of other members nominated in sub-rule (i) above, shall be nominated as per
clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Act in the following manner :-
(a) one member to represent Ministry of Heavy Industries to be nominated in consultation with
that Ministry;
(b) one member to represent Ministry of Steel to be nominated in consultation with that Ministry;
(c) one member to represent Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to be nominated in
consultation with that Ministry;
(d) one member to represent Ministry of Labour and Employment to be nominated in consultation
with that that Ministry;
(e) one member to represent Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to be nominated in
consultation with that Ministry;
(f) one member to represent Central Electricity Authority to be nominated in consultation with
Ministry of Power;
(g) one member to represent the Bureau of Indian Standards to be nominated in consultation with
that Bureau;
(h) one member to represent Union territories to be nominated in consultation with Ministry of
Home Affairs;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(i) one member from Confederation of Indian Industry or Federation of Indian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry or The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India;
(j) one member from Boilers Manufacturers Association;
(k) one member from Boiler components Manufacturers Association;
(l) four members to represent boilers and boiler components manufacturing industry;
(m) two members to represent National Laboratories;
(n) two members to represent Engineering Consultancy Organisations or Inspection Agencies;
(o) four members to represent boiler user industry; and,
(p) not more than five members to represent any other interest which, in the opinion of the Central
Government, ought to be represented on the Board.
6. Term of office of nominated members. – (1) Every member nominated under rule 5 shall ordinarily
hold office for a period of three years from the date of publication of the notification in the Official
Gazette for constitution of the Central Boilers Board unless otherwise directed by the Central
Government.
(2) A nominated member may resign his office by a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Board.
[F. No. P-30015/1/2025-Boiler]
Dr. SANDHYA BHULLAR, Jt. Secy.
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