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Date: 2025-10-09 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Reconstitution of the UTEIAA and UTEAC of the NCT of Delhi

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**Executive Summary** This notification, published in the Gazette of India on October 9, 2025, by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, establishes the Union Territory Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority and the Union Territory Level Expert Appraisal Committee for the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The notification outlines the composition, powers, and procedures for these bodies, with members holding office for three years from the date of publication. It also defines the rules for preventing conflicts of interest. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Establishment of Authorities:** * Constitutes the Union Territory Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (the Authority) for Delhi. * Establishes the Union Territory Level Expert Appraisal Committee (the Committee) to assist the Authority. * **Composition of the Authority:** * Chairman: Sh. Satish Chandra Srivastav * Member: Sh. Charu Dutta Singh * Member Secretary: Member Secretary, Delhi Pollution Control Committee * **Composition of the Committee:** * Chairman: Sh. Nityanand Srivastava * Members: * Professor N.C Gupta * Professor Kiranmay Sarma * Sh. Rais Ali * Professor Chirashree Ghosh * Professor Prodyut Bhattacharya * Dr. Arun Pratap Sikarwar * Professor Balaram Pani * Dr. Smita Sundaram * Member Secretary: Senior Environment Engineer, Delhi Pollution Control Committee * **Tenure and Procedures:** * The Chairman and Members of both the Authority and the Committee will hold office for a period of three years from the date of publication. * The Authority shall take its decisions on the recommendations of the Committee. * All decisions are to be taken in a meeting and shall be unanimous; majority decisions must be recorded in the minutes and sent to the Central Government. * The Committee functions on the principle of collective responsibility, aiming for consensus. * **Conflict of Interest Mitigation:** * Members must declare any associations with consulting organizations or project proponents. * Members must recuse themselves from appraising projects proposed by entities for whom they provided consultancy services within the preceding five years. * **Secretariat and Support:** * The administration of the Union Territory of Delhi will notify an agency to act as the Secretariat for both bodies. * The Secretariat shall provide all financial and logistical support, including accommodation, transportation, and other necessary facilities. * **Fees and Allowances:** * Sitting fees, travelling allowances, and dearness allowances will be paid in accordance with the relevant rules of the Union territory administration. **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholder: Members of the Authority and Committee** * **Impact:** Hold a position for three years, make key environmental decisions, and required to adhere to conflict of interest guidelines. * **Action Required:** Declare any relevant associations and recuse themselves from relevant project appraisals. **Stakeholder: Project Proponents in Delhi** * **Impact:** Environmental clearances now subject to review by the newly constituted Authority and supported by the Committee. * **Action Required:** Prepare for scrutiny and adherence to environmental regulations as appraised by the Authority. **Stakeholder: Union Territory Administration of Delhi** * **Impact:** Required to designate an agency to serve as the Secretariat for the Authority and Committee, and provide all necessary support. * **Action Required:** Notify an agency to act as the Secretariat and allocate resources to support the Authority and Committee.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The principal legislation that empowers the government to take measures to protect and improve the environment. S.O. 1533(E): The notification establishing the procedure for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in India. It's referred to in this document for its original context. National Capital Territory of Delhi: The Union Territory for which the Environment Impact Assessment Authority and Expert Appraisal Committee are being constituted. Union territory Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority: The body constituted to carry out environmental impact assessment and grant environmental clearances for projects in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Union territory Level Expert Appraisal Committee: A committee constituted to assist the EIA Authority, evaluating projects and providing expert advice.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-13102025-266887 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D3H1x0x2x0 25-266887 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 4491] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, अक्त बू र 9, 2025/आजश्व न 17, 1947 , िुक्रवार, मई 9, 2025/विै ाख 19, 1947 946 No. 4491] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2025/ASVINA 17, 1947 3, 1946 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, तारीख 9 अक् तूबर, 2025 का.आ. 4620(अ).—केन्‍द रीर् सरकार, पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित् त िजक्त र्ों का प्रर्ोग करत े हुए और भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पर्ाावरण और वन मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना संखर्ांक का.आ. 1533(अ) तारीख 14 जसतंबर, 2006 (जिसे इसम ें उक्त अजधसूचना कहा गर्ा ह)ै , के अनुसरण म,ें राष्ट्रीर् रािधानी क्षत्रे दिल्ली, संघ राज्र्क्षेत्र के जलए सघं राज्र्क्षेत्र स्ट्त रीर् पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकरण (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश् चात् प्राजधकरण कहा गर्ा ह)ै का गठन करती ह,ै जिसम ें जनम्न जलजखत सिस्ट् र् होंग,े अर्ाात:्— (1) (2) (3) 1. श्री. सतीि चंर श्रीवास्ट्तव, -अध्र्क्ष; प्लॉट संखर्ा 823, सेक्टर-8सी, गांधीनगर-382007 2. श्री चारु ित्ता ससंह, -सिस्ट्र्; फ्लैट सखं र्ा सी/3, वेिांता कमल अपाटामेंट, प्लॉट संखर्ा 111/9, दकिनगढ़, अरुणा आसफ अली रोड, वसंतकुंि, नई दिल्ली 110070 6796 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 3. सिस्ट्र् सजचव -सिस्ट्र् सजचव। (दिल्ली प्रिषू ण जनर्ंत्रण सजमजत) 2. प्राजधकरण के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र् इस अजधसूचना के रािपत्र म ें प्रकािन की तारीख स े तीन वष ा की अवजध के जलए पि धारण करेंगे। 3. प्राजधकरण ऐसी िजक्तर्ों का प्रर्ोग करेगा और ऐसी प्रदक्रर्ाओं का पालन करेगा, िो उक्त अजधसूचना म ें र्र्ा जवजनर्िाष्ट ह।ैं 4. प्राजधकरण इस अजधसूचना के पैराग्राफ 6 के अंतगात गरठत संघ राज्र्क्षेत्र स्ट्तरीर् जविेषज्ञ अंकन सजमजत की जसफाररिों पर अपना जनणार् लगे ा। 5. प्राजधकरण के सभी जनणार् एक बैठक म ें जलए िाएगं े और सवासम्मजत स े जलए िाएंग:े परन्‍दत ु र्दि कोई जनणार् बहुमत स े जलर्ा िाता ह ै तो उसके पक्ष और जवपक्ष म ें जवचारों का ब्र्ौरा कार्ावृत्त म ें स्ट्पष्ट रूप स ेअजभलेजखत दकर्ा िाएगा और उसकी एक प्रजत केन्‍दरीर् सरकार को भेिी िाएगी। 6. केंरीर् सरकार, राष्ट्रीर् रािधानी क्षत्रे दिल्ली, संघ राज्र्क्षत्रे के परामि ा स,े प्राजधकरण की सहार्ता के प्रर्ोिन के जलए, राष्ट्रीर् रािधानी क्षत्रे दिल्ली, सघं राज्र्क्षेत्र के जलए राज्र्क्षेत्र स्ट्तरीर् जविेषज्ञ अकं न सजमजत (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात ् सजमजत कहा गर्ा ह)ै का गठन करती ह,ै जिसम ें जनम्नजलजखत सिस्ट्र् होंगे, अर्ाात्:— (1) (2) (3) 1. श्री जनत्र्ानंि श्रीवास्ट्तव, -अध्र्क्ष; प्लॉट संखर्ा 1149/2, सेक्टर-2डी, स्ट्वामी नारार्ण मंदिर के पास गांधी नगर, गुिरात-382007 2. प्रोफेसर एन.सी गुप्ता, -सिस्ट्र्; इंरप्रस्ट्र् जवश्वजवद्यालर् पर्ाावरण प्रबंधन स्ट्कूल, जवश्वजवद्यालर् िीिीएस इंरप्रस्ट्र् जवश्वजवद्यालर्, सेक्टर 16 सी, द्वारका 3. प्रोफेसर दकरणमर् सरमा -सिस्ट्र्; इंरप्रस्ट्र् जवश्वजवद्यालर् पर्ाावरण प्रबंधन स्ट्कूल, जवश्वजवद्यालर् गुरु गोसबंि ससंह इंरप्रस्ट्र् जवश्वजवद्यालर् द्वारका सेक्टर 16सी, नई दिल्ली 110078 4. श्री रईस अली, -सिस्ट्र्; नई दिल्ली नगर पाजलका पररषि फ्लैट संखर्ा 1, टाइप-IV, गोल्फ सलंक सिन, गोल्फ सलंक्स, नई दिल्ली 5. प्रोफेसर जचराश्री घोष, -सिस्ट्र्; पर्ाावरण अध्र्र्न जवभाग, दिल्ली जवश्वजवद्यालर्, दिल्ली-110007[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 6. प्रोफेसर प्रोद्युत भट्टाचार्ा, -सिस्ट्र्, इंरप्रस्ट्र् जवश्वजवद्यालर्, पर्ाावरण प्रबंधन स्ट्कूल, जवजश्वद्यालर्, गुरु गोसबंि ससंह इंरप्रस्ट्र् जवश्वजवद्यालर्, ब्लॉक ए, सेक्टर-16सी, द्वारका-नई दिल्ली- 110078 7. डॉ अरुण प्रताप जसकरवार, -सिस्ट्र्; एसोजसएट प्रोफेसर जवज्ञान और गजणत जिक्षा जवभाग, राष्ट्रीर् िैजक्षक अनुसंधान एवं प्रजिक्षण पररषि, नई दिल्ली 8. प्रोफेसर बालाराम पाजण -सिस्ट्र्; कॉलेि डीन, दिल्ली जवश्वजवद्यालर् 9. डॉ. जस्ट्मता सुंिरम -सिस्ट्र्; अजसस्ट्टेंट प्रोफेसर, जादकर हुसनै दिल्ली (पर्ाावरण) कॉलेि, दिल्ली जवश्वजवद्यालर् 10. वररष्ठ पर्ाावरण अजभर्ंता (पर्ावा रण समाघात जनधाारण), दिल्ली प्रिषू ण जनर्ंत्रण -सिस्ट्र् सजचव। सजमजत, चौर्ा और पांचवां तल, आईएसबीटी जबसल्डंग, कश्मीरी गेट, दिल्ली-06 7. सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र् इस अजधसूचना के रािपत्र म ें प्रकािन की तारीख स े तीन वषा की अवजध के जलए पि धारण करेंग े । 8. सजमजत ऐसी िजक्तर्ों का प्रर्ोग करेगी और ऐसी प्रदक्रर्ाओं का अनुसरण करेगी िो उक्त अजधसूचना म ें र्र्ा जवजनर्िाष् ट ह ैं। 9. सजमजत सामूजहक उत्तरिाजर्त्व के जसद्ांत पर कार् ा करेगी और अध्र्क्ष प्रत्र्ेक मामल े म ें सवासम् मजत पर पहुचं न े का प्रर्ास करेगा और र्दि सवासम् मजत पर नहीं पहुचं ा िा सकता ह ैतो बहुमत का मत अजभभावी होगा । 10. जहतों के टकराव स े बचन ेके जलए,- (i) प्राजधकरण के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र् तर्ा सजमजतर्ों के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्,- (क) र्ह घोजषत करेंग े दक वे दकस परामि ा संगठन स ेऔर पररर्ोिना के प्रस्ट्तावक स े भी िडु े ह;ैं और (ख) दकसी ऐसी पररर्ोिना के जलए पर्ाावरणीर् समाघात जनधाारण और पर्ाावरण प्रबंधन र्ोिना की तैर्ारी के संबंध में कोई परामि ा र्ा सहर्ोग नहीं िगें े, जिसका उनके कार्ाकाल के िौरान प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवजन्‍दश्चत दकर्ा िाना ह ैर्ा सजमजत द्वारा अंकन दकर्ा िाना ह;ै (ii) जपछल े पांच वषों म ें र्दि प्राजधकरण र्ा सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष र्ा दकसी सिस्ट्र् न े दकसी पररर्ोिना प्रस्ट्तावक के जलए परामि ा संबंधी सेवाए ं प्रिान की ह ैं र्ा पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण का अध्र्र्न दकर्ा ह,ै तो उस जस्ट्र्जत म ें वे ऐस े प्रस्ट् तावकों द्वारा प्रस्ट्ताजवत दकसी पररर्ोिना के अंकन की प्रदक्रर्ा म ें प्राजधकरण र्ा सजमजत की बैठकों स े स्ट्वर् ं को अलग रखेंगे। 11. राष्ट्रीर् रािधानी क्षत्रे दिल्ली, संघ राज्र् क्षत्रे का प्रिासन, प्राजधकरण और सजमजत के जलए सजचवालर् के रूप म ें कार् ा करन े के जलए दकसी अजभकरण को अजधसूजचत करेगा और सजचवालर् उक्त अजधसूचना के अधीन उनके कृत्र्ों के संबंध सभी जवत्तीर् तर्ा संभार तंत्र संबंधी सहार्ता, जिसके अंतगता म ें वास-सुजवधा, पररवहन और अन्‍दर् सुजवधाएं भी ह,ैं उपलब्ध कराएगा।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 12. प्राजधकरण और सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष तर्ा सिस्ट्र्ों की बैठक की फीस, र्ात्रा भत्त े और मंहगाई भत्त े संघ राज्र्क्षत्रे प्रिासन के सुसंगत जनर्मों के उपबंधों के अनुसार संित्त दकए िाएंगे । [फा. सं. ि-े 11013-62-2007-आईए.II(I)] डॉ. अमनिीप गग,ा अपर सजचव MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th October, 2025 S.O. 4620(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, number S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the said notification), the Central Government hereby constitutes the Union territory Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority for the Union territory, National Capital Territory of Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following Members, namely:— (1) (2) (3) 1. Sh. Satish Chandra Srivastav, - Chairman; Plot No.823, Sector-8C, Gandhinagar-382007 2. Sh. Charu Dutta Singh, - Member; Flat No. C/3, Vedanta Kamal Apartments, Plot no.111/9, Kishangarh, Aruna Asaf Ali Road, Vasantkunj, New Delhi -110070 3. Member Secretary -Member Secretary. (Delhi Pollution Control Committee) 2. The Chairman and Members of the Authority shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 3. The Authority shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 4. The Authority shall take its decision on the recommendations of the Union territory Level Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under paragraph 6 of this notification. 5. All decisions of the Authority shall be taken in a meeting and shall 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. 6. The Central Government, in consultation with the Union territory, National Capital Territory of Delhi, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the Union territory Level Expert Appraisal Committee for Union territory of National Capital Territory of Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), comprising of the following Members, namely:— (1) (2) (3) 1. Sh. Nityanand Srivastava, -Chairman; Plot No.1149/2, Sector-2D, Near Swami Narayan Mandir Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat-382007 2. Professor N.C Gupta, - Member; Indraprastha University University School of Environment Management, GGS Indraprastha University, Sec 16 C , Dwarka[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 3. Professor Kiranmay Sarma - Member; Indraprastha University University School of Environment Management Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Dwarka Sector 16C, New Delhi 110078 4. Sh. Rais Ali, - Member; New Delhi Municipal Council Flat No. 1 , Type-IV, Golf Link Sadan, Golf Links, New Delhi 5. Professor Chirashree Ghosh, - Member; Department of Environmental Studies, Delhi University, Delhi-110007 6. Professor Prodyut Bhattacharya, - Member; Indraprastha University University, School of Environment Management, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Block A, Sector-16C, Dwarka-New Delhi-110078 7. Dr. Arun Pratap Sikarwar, - Member; Associate Professor Dept. of Education in Science & Mathematics, National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi 8. Professor Balaram Pani - Member; Dean of Colleges, Delhi University 9. Dr. Smita Sundaram - Member; Assistant Professor, Zakir Hussain Delhi (Environment) College, Delhi University 10. Senior Environment Engineer (Environment Impact Assessment), - Member Secretary. Delhi Pollution Control Committee, 4th and 5th Floor, ISBT Building, Kashmere Gate, Delhi-06 7. The Chairman and Members of the Committee, shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 8. The Committee shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 9. 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 view of the majority shall prevail. 10. In order to avoid any conflict of interest,- (i) the Chairman and Members of the Authority and the Chairman and Member of the Committee shall,⸺ (a) declare as 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 a project, which is to be decided by the Authority or to be appraised by the Committee during their tenure; and (ii) if the Chairman or any Member of the Authority or the Committee has provided consultancy services or conducted environment impact assessment studies for any project proponent during the preceding five years, in that event they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Authority or the Committee in the process of appraisal of any project proposed by such proponents. 11. The administration of Union territory of National Capital Territory of Delhi shall notify an agency to act as Secretariat for the Authority and the Committee and the Secretariat shall provide all financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of their functions under the said notification.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 12. The sitting fees, travelling 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 Union territory administration. [F. No. J-11013-62-2007-IA.II(I)] Dr. AMANDEEP GARG, Addl. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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