**Executive Summary**
This notification, dated January 29, 2026, from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, establishes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Authority) for Meghalaya and the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee to assist the Authority. The members of both the Authority and the Committee will hold office for a period of three years from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. The Authority and the Committee shall take its decision based on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Establishment of Authority and Committee:**
* The Central Government constitutes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Authority) for Meghalaya.
* The Central Government also constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee to assist the Authority.
* **Composition and Tenure:**
* The notification lists the names and designations of the members of the Authority (Chairman, Member, and Member Secretary).
* It also lists the names and designations of the members of the Committee (Chairman, Members, and Member Secretary).
* The tenure for both the Authority and the Committee is three years from the date of publication of the notification in the Official Gazette.
* **Decision Making and Procedures:**
* The Authority shall base its decisions on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee.
* All decisions of the Authority shall be taken in a meeting and shall ordinarily be unanimous.
* If a decision is taken by majority, the details of views for and against it, shall be clearly recorded in the minutes and a copy thereof sent to the Central Government.
* The Authority and the Committee shall exercise such powers and follows such procedures as specified in the notification.
* The Committee shall function on the principle of collective responsibility and the Chairman shall endeavour to reach a consensus in each case.
* **Conflict of Interest:**
* The Chairman and Members of the Authority and the Committee shall declare to which consulting organisation they have been associated with and also the project proponents.
* They shall not undertake any consultation or associate with regard to preparation of Environment Impact Assessment and Environment Management Plan for project, which is to be decided by the Authority or to be appraised by the Committee during their tenure.
* If the Chairman or any Member of the Authority, and the Committee have provided consultancy services or conducted Environment Impact Assessment studies for any project proponent, in that event they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Authority or the Committee.
* **Support and Compensation:**
* The State Government of Meghalaya will specify an agency to act as secretariat of the Authority and the Committee.
* The agency will provide financial and logistic support, including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of their functions under the said notification.
* The sitting fees, traveling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and Members of the Authority and the Committee shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of relevant rules of the State Government of Meghalaya.
**Impact Analysis**
**State Government of Meghalaya**
* **Impact:** Responsible for support and compensation.
* **Action Required:** Specify an agency to act as the secretariat for the Authority and Committee, provide the necessary support, and ensure compensation as per state rules.
**Members of the Authority and Committee**
* **Impact:** New responsibilities, potential conflict of interest concerns.
* **Action Required:** Participate in decision-making processes, declare any potential conflicts of interest, and recuse themselves from relevant meetings when necessary.
**Project Proponents and Consulting Organizations in Meghalaya**
* **Impact:** Required to go through the newly established Authority and Committee for environmental clearances.
* **Action Required:** Adapt to the new review process and provide necessary information for environmental impact assessments.
Key Entities Referenced
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The primary legislation providing the legal basis for the establishment of environmental authorities and committees.
State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Meghalaya: The environmental regulatory body being constituted by this notification for the state of Meghalaya.
State Level Expert Appraisal Committee for the State of Meghalaya: A committee formed to assist the authority in environmental impact assessment and appraisal.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The central ministry issuing the notification and responsible for environmental regulations.
Meghalaya: The state where the environment authority and committee are established.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 389] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, िनवरी 29, 2026/माघ 9, 1947
No. 389] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2026/MAGHA 9, 1947
पर्यावरण, वन और जलवयर्ु पररवर्ना मंत्रयलर्
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 29 िनवरी, 2026
का.आ. 417(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, पयाावरण (सरं क्षण) अजधजनयम, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की
उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए और भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2 खडं 3, उपखडं (ii) म ें
का.आ.स.ं 1533(अ), तारीख 14 जसतंबर, 2006 द्वारा प्रकाजित भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पयाावरण और वन मंत्रालय
की अजधसूचना (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात ्अजधसूचना कहा गया ह)ै के अनुसारण म ेंनीच ेिी गई सारणी के अनुसार राज्य स्ट्तर
पयाावरण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकरण मघे ालय (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात् प्राजधकरण, कहा गया ह)ै का गठन करती है,
अर्ाात :-
क्र.स.ं अजधकारी का नाम पिजभधान
1. श्री युसूफ िरीफ सुल्लैई, आईएफएस (सेवाजनवृत्त), अध्यक्ष ;
ला. फैजमला, नोजमवेल राइनिहा लेन, मिन लाबान, जिलांग -
793004
2. श्रीमती िेजनफर सेवायन सिस्ट्य
मध्य वैज्ञाजनक, मेघालय राज्य प्रिषू ण जनयंत्रण बोड ा
3. मुख्य वन सरं क्षक (सामाजिक वन्द्य और पयाावरण), मेघालय, जिलांग सिस्ट्य सजचव I
599 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
2. प्राजधकरण, इस अजधसूचना पैरा 4 के अधीन गठठत राज्यस्ट्तरीय जविेषज्ञ मल्ू यांकन सजमजत की जसफाठरिों पर अपना
जवजनश्चय करेगी ।
3. प्राजधकरण के सभी जवजनश्चय बठै क में दकए िाएगं े और साधारणतया सवा सम्मजत से होंगे:
परंतु बहुमत द्वारा दकए गए जवजनश्चय की ििा में पक्ष और जवपक्ष में जवचारों के ब्यौरे कायावृत्त में स्ट्पष्ट रूप स े
अजभजलजखत दकए िाएंग ेऔर उनकी एक प्रजत केन्द्रीय सरकार को भेिी िाएगी ।
4. केन्द्रीय सरकार, प्राजधकरण, की सहायता के प्रयोिन के जलए मेघालय राज्य सरकार के परामिा से, मघे ालय राज्य के
जलए राज्य स्ट्तरीय जविेषज्ञ मल्ू यांकन सजमजत, (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात ् सजमजत कहा गया ह)ै , नीच े िी गई सारणी के
अनुसार, का गठन करती ह,ै अर्ाात्:-
सारणी
क्र.स.ं अजधकारी या व्यजि का नाम पिजभधान
1. डॉ. सी. सत्यािीत राव, अध्यक्ष ;
भूतपूवा जवभागाध्यक्ष वनस्ट्पजतिास्त्र, सेंट एंटोनीस कॉलेि, जिलांग, बगं ला न.ं
48, कन्द्री साइड व्यू, मवजडयागं जडयांग, जनकट आई.एच.एच.एम, जिलांग-
793018
2. श्री िेम्स मोनरोए पोहसंगप, आईएफएस (सेवाजनवृत्त) सिस्ट्य ;
जखमुसयांग, िोवाई, मेघालय
3. श्री जवल्सन साइप मेनर, आईएफएस (सेवाजनवृत्त) सिस्ट्य ;
नौगर्ाईम्माई, डम डम, जिलांग
4. श्री जमलनबुघा आर. संगमा, (सेवाजनवृत्त) संयुि जनिेिक, मृिा और िल सिस्ट्य ;
संरक्षण जवभाग, मेघालय, आर.सी. रोड, वेस्ट्ट गारो जहल्स, मेघालय, तूरा
794002
5. प्रोफेसर हाइलैंड कायांग, जवभागाध्यक्ष वनस्ट्पजतिास्त्र, सिस्ट्य ;
एन.ई.एच.य.ू ,जिलांग-793022
6. श्री गजडओन खारकोंगर, एसोजसएट प्रोफेसर, भगू ोल जवभाग, सेंट एडमडं स ् सिस्ट्य ;
कॉलेि, जिलॉग-793003
7. डॉ. जिव िंकर चतुवेिी, सिस्ट्य ;
एसोजसएट प्रोफेसर, पयाावरण अध्ययन जवभाग, नार्-ा ईस्ट्टन ाजहल यूजनवर्साटी,
उमशिंग, जिलागं -793022
8. डॉ. (श्रीमती) वनै िैजनफर िोन वॉलंग, एसोजसएट प्रोफेसर, भूजवज्ञान सिस्ट्य ;
जवभाग, सेंट एटोंजनि कॉलेि, जिलॉग-793001
9. सिस्ट्य सजचव सिस्ट्य सजचव I
मेघालय राज्य प्रिषू ण जनयंत्रण बोडा, जिलांग
5.प्राजधकरण और सजमजत के अध्यक्ष और सिस्ट्य इस अजधसूचना के रािपत्र के प्रकािन की तारीख से तीन वष ा की अवजध के
जलए पि धारण करेंग े।
6. प्राजधकरण और सजमजत ऐसी िजियों का प्रयोग करेगी और ऐसी प्रदक्रयाओं का पालन करेगी िो उि अजधसूचना म ें
जवजनर्िाष्ट दकए िाएं ।
7. जहतों के टकराव से बचन े के जलए,
(i) प्राजधकरण के अध्यक्ष और सिस्ट्य तर्ा सजमजत, -[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(क) यह घोजषत करेंगे दक व ेदकस परामिा स ेसंगठन और पठरयोिना के प्रस्ट्तावकों से भी िुड ेह;ैं और
(ख) ऐसी दकसी पठरयोिना के जलए कोई परामिा नहीं िगें ेया पयाावरण समाघात जनधाारण और पयाावरण
प्रबंधन योिना की तैयारी से संबद्ध नहीं रहगें ेजिसका प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवजनश्चय या सजमजत द्वारा मूल्यांकन
उनके कायाकाल के िौरान दकया िाना ह ै ; और
(ii) पूवावती पांच वषों म,ें यदि प्राजधकरण और सजमजत के अध्यक्ष या दकसी सिस्ट्य न े दकसी पठरयोिना प्रस्ट्तावों के जलए
परामिा सेवाएं प्रिान की ह ैया पयाावरण समाघात जनधाारण अध्ययन संचाजलत दकया ह,ै उस ििा में वे यर्ाजस्ट्र्जत, प्राजधकरण
या सजमजत की बैठकों से ऐसे प्रस्ट्तावकों द्वारा प्रस्ट्ताजवत दकसी पठरयोिना के मल्ू यांकन की प्रदक्रया से स्ट्वयं को िरू रखेंग े।
8. सजमजत, सामुजहक उत्तरिाजयत्व के जसद्धांत पर काया करेंगी और अध्यक्ष प्रत्येक मामले में सवा सम्मजत पर पहुचुँ ने का प्रयास
करेगा तर्ा यदि सवा सम्मजत पर नहीं पहुचुँ ा िा सकता ह ैतो बहुमत के जवचार अजवभावी होंगे ।
9. मेघालय राज्य सरकार प्राजधकरण के सजचवालय के रूप में काया करने के जलए एक अजभकरण को जवजनर्िाष्ट करेगी तर्ा सजमजत
जवत्तीय तर्ा संभारतंत्र सहायता जिसके अंतगात वास सुजवधा, पठरवहन और उि अजधसूचना के अधीन उनके कृत्यों के संबंध में
ऐसी अन्द्य सुजवधाएं भी ह,ैं उपलब्ध कराएगी ।
10. प्राजधकरण और सजमजत के अध्यक्ष तर्ा सिस्ट्यों को बैठक फीस यात्रा भत्तें, मंहगाई भत्तें, मेघालय राज्य सरकार के सुसंगत
जनयमों के उपबंधों के अनुसार संित्त दकए िाएंगे ।
[फा. सं. आईए3-1/3/2021-आईए.III]
तन्द्वी गगा, संयुि सजचव
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th January, 2026
S.O. 417(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 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 (hereinafter referred
to as the said notification), the Central Government hereby constitutes the State Level Environment Impact
Assessment Authority, Meghalaya (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) as per the Table below,
namely:—
Sr. No. Name of the Officers Designation
1. Shri. Yusuf Sharif Shullai , IFS(Retd.), Chairman;
La- Familia, Nomiwell Rynjah Lane, Madan Laban, Shillong-793004
2. Smt. Jenifer Sawian Member;
Chief Scientist, Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board
3. Chief Conservator of Forest (Social Forestry and Environment), Meghalaya, Member Secretary.
Shillong
2. The Authority shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal
Committee constituted under paragraph 4 of this notification.
3. All decisions of the Authority shall be taken in a meeting and shall ordinarily be unanimous:
Provided that, in case a decision is taken by majority, the details of views, for and against it, shall be
clearly recorded in the minutes and a copy thereof sent to the Central Government.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
4. The Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Meghalaya, for the purpose of
assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee for the State of
Meghalaya, (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) as per the Table below, namely: -
Table
Sr. No. Name of the Officer or person Designation
1. Dr. C. Satyajit Rao Chairman;
Former Head of Botany, St. Antony’s College, Shillong.
Bungalow No.48, Country Side View, Mawdiangdiang, Near IHHM,
Shillong-793018
2. Shri. James Monroe Pohsngap, IFS (Retd.) Member;
Khimusniang, Jowai, Meghalaya
3. Shri. Wilson Shadap Manner, IFS (Retd.) Member;
Nongthymmai, Dum Dum, Shillong
4. Shri. Millanburgh R. Sangma, (Retd.) Joint Director, Soil and Water Member;
Conservation Department, Meghalaya, R.C Road, West Garo Hills
Meghalaya, Tura-794002
5. Professor Highland Kayang, HOD, Botany Department, NEHU, Member;
Shillong-793022
6. Shri Gideon Kharkongor, Associate Professor, Geography Department, Member;
St. Edmund’s College, Shillong-793003
7. Dr. Shiva Shankar Chaturvedi, Member;
Associate Professor, Department of Environment Studies, North Eastern
Hills University, Umshing, Shillong-793022
8. Dr(Mrs) Van Jennifer Joan Wallang, Associate Professor, Department Member;
of Geology, St. Antony’s College, Shillong-793001
9. Member Secretary Member Secretary.
Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board, Shillong
5. The Chairman and Member of the Authority and the Committee, shall hold office for a period of three
years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
6. The Authority and the Committee shall exercise such powers and follows such procedures as specified in
the said notification.
7. In order to avoid any conflict of interest,-
(i) the Chairman and Members of the Authority, and the Committee shall,-
(a) declare to which consulting organisation they have been associated with and also the project
proponents; and
(b) not undertake any consultation or associate with regard to preparation of Environment Impact
Assessment and Environment Management Plan for project, which is to be decided by the Authority or to
be appraised by the Committee during their tenure; and
(ii) in the preceding five years, if the Chairman or any Member of the Authority, and the Committee have
provided consultancy services or conducted Environment Impact Assessment studies for any project
proponent, in that event they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Authority or the Committee
as the case may be, from the process of appraisal of any project proposed by such proponents.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
8. The Committee shall function on the principle of collective responsibility and the Chairman shall
endeavour to reach a consensus in each case, and if consensus cannot be reached, the views of the majority
shall prevail.
9. The State Government of Meghalaya shall specify an agency to act as secretariat of the Authority and the
Committee which shall provide financial and logistic support, including accommodation, transportation and
such other facilities in respect of their functions under the said notification.
10. The sitting fees, traveling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and Members of the
Authority and the Committee shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of relevant rules of the State
Government of Meghalaya.
[F. No. IA3-1/3/2021-IA.III]
TANVI GARG, Jt. Secy.
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