The Trade and Economic Relations Committee
Composition
The composition of the Trade and Economic Relations Committee is as follows:-
(a) Prime Minister - Chairman
(b) Finance Minister
(c) Commerce & Industry Minister
(d) External Affairs Minister
(e) Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
(f) Chairman, Economic Advisory Council
(g) Chairman, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council
(h) National Security Adviser
(i) Principal Secretary to PM - Convenor
The Economic Advisory Council
The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister was constituted on 29th Dec 2004 with the Chairman of Cabinet rank. Dr. C. Rangarajan is the current Chairman.
The Members of the Council are Dr. Saumitra Chaudhuri, (Economic Adviser, ICRA), Dr. Govinda Rao (Director-General, National Institute of Public Finance & Policy), Dr. Vijay Shankar Vyas (President, Asian Society of Agricultural Economists) and Mr. Suman K. Bery (Director-General, National Council of Applied Economic Research.) The members of the Council will have the rank of Minister of State.
PM's Council on Climate Change
Constituted on 6th June 2008, a committee chaired by the Prime Minister called Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change will coordinate national action for assessment, adaptation and mitigation of climate change.
The composition of the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change is as follows.
Chairperson 1) Prime Minister
Members 2) External Affairs Minister
3) Finance Minister
4) Minister of Environment and Forests
5) Minister of Agriculture
6) Minister of Water Resources
7) Minister of Science and Technology
8) Minister of New and Renewable Energy
9) Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
10) National Security Advisor
11) Dr. C. Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory
Council
12) Shri Ratan Tata, Chairman, Investment Commission
13) Shri V. Krishnamurthy, Chairman, National
Manufacturing Competitive Council
14) Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor to PM
15) Dr. R K Pachauri, Chairperson, TERI
16) Dr. Prodipto Ghosh
17) Dr. Nitin Desai
18) Dr. Sunita Narain
19) Shri Chandrashekhar Dasgupta
20) Mr. Ajay Mathur, Chairman, Bureau of Energy
Efficiency
21) Dr. Jyoti Parekh, Director, IRADe
22) Mr. Raj Chengappa
23) Dr. R Ramachandran
24) Foreign Secretary
25) Secretary, M/O Environment and Forests
26) Principal Secretary to PM – Convenor.
The Chairman may invite any other Minister/ Officer/Experts to any meeting of the Committee depending upon the context of the meeting.
Charter The Committee would focus on the following tasks:
a) Evolve a coordinated response to issues relating to climate change at the national level ;
b) Provide oversight for formulation of action plans in the area of assessment, adaptation and mitigation of climate change;
c) Periodically monitor key policy decisions.
PM's National Council on Skill Development
The Prime Minister's National Council on Skill Development was constituted on 1st July 2008 in pursuance of the decision of the Cabinet at its meeting held on 15th May 2008 on "Coordinated Action for Skill Development and setting up of the National Skill Development Corporation",
Composition
The composition of the National Council on Skill Development is as follows:-
1) Prime Minister - Chairperson
2) Minister of Human Resource Development - Member
3) Finance Minister - Member
4) Minister of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises - Member
5) Minister of Rural Development - Member
6) Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation - Member
7) Minister of Labour and Employment - Member
8) Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission - Member
9) Chairperson, National Manufacturing - Member
Competitiveness Council
10) Chairperson of the National Skill Development - Member
Corporation
11) Mr. S Ramadorai - Experts in the area of Skill Development
12) Mr. Nandan Nilekani - do -
13) Mr. Manish Sabharwal - do -
14) Smt LailaTayabji - do -
15) Smt. Renana Jhabwala - do -
16) Shri Rajendra Pawar - do -
17) Principal Secretary to PM - Member Secretary
The Committee is serviced by the Prime Minister’s Office, which may obtain assistance as required from any Ministry/Department/Agency government.
PM'S COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS
PM's National Council on India's Nutrition Challenges
1. The Government has decided to constitute a Prime Minister's National Council on India's Nutrition Challenges for (a) policy direction (b) review and (c) effective coordination between Ministries which all will have a sectoral responsibility for the challenge of nutrition.
2. The Composition of the Council will be as follows:
2. The Composition of the Council will be as follows:
Chairman: Prime Minister
Members:
1) Minister of Human Resource Development
2) Minister of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
3) Minister of Finance
4) Minister of Health and Family Welfare
5) Minister of Women & Child Development
6) Minister of Rural Development
7) Minister of Urban Development
8) Minister of Information & Broadcasting
9) Minister of Panchayati Raj
10) Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
11) Cabinet Secretary
12) Dr. C. Gopalan
13) Dr. Rani Bang, Gadchiroli
14) Mr. Sachin Pilot, MP
15) Dr. Arun Gupta, Breast Feeding Association
16) Dr. Prema Ramachnmlran, Director, Nutrition Foundation of India
17) Dr. Rohini Navyar
18) Principal Secretary to PM - Member Convenor
The Chairman may invite any other Minister/Officer to any meeting of the Council depending upon the context.
The following Secretaries of Ministries concerned would be Special Invitees to the meeting:
1) Secretary, Planning CommissionMembers:
1) Minister of Human Resource Development
2) Minister of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
3) Minister of Finance
4) Minister of Health and Family Welfare
5) Minister of Women & Child Development
6) Minister of Rural Development
7) Minister of Urban Development
8) Minister of Information & Broadcasting
9) Minister of Panchayati Raj
10) Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
11) Cabinet Secretary
12) Dr. C. Gopalan
13) Dr. Rani Bang, Gadchiroli
14) Mr. Sachin Pilot, MP
15) Dr. Arun Gupta, Breast Feeding Association
16) Dr. Prema Ramachnmlran, Director, Nutrition Foundation of India
17) Dr. Rohini Navyar
18) Principal Secretary to PM - Member Convenor
The Chairman may invite any other Minister/Officer to any meeting of the Council depending upon the context.
The following Secretaries of Ministries concerned would be Special Invitees to the meeting:
2) Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution
3) Secretary, Department of Expenditure
4) Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare
5) Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development
6) Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development
7) Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development
8) Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development
9) Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
10) Secretary, Ministry of Panchayari Raj
3. Terms of Reference
The Terms of References of the Council could be as follows:
(a) Provide policy directions to address India's nutritional challenges through coordinated
inter-sectoral action;
(b) Review programmes for nutrition on a quarterly basis.
