Lok Sabha Question No. 207 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Management of Water Resources
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

## Government of India

## Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *207 TO BE ANSWERED ON

Wednesday, December 26, 2018 /Pausha 5, 1940 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## Management of Water Resources

- *207.   SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

Will  the  Minister  of  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NORTH-EASTERN  REGION  be pleased to state:

- (a)          whether  the  Government  has  constituted  a  high-level  committee  for  proper management of the water resources in the North-Eastern Region (NER) under the chairmanship of Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog; and
- (b)         if so, the details thereof and the terms of reference of the committee?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

[Dr. Jitendra Singh]

- (a) and (b) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  and  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question No. *207 for answer on 26/12/2018.

(a) and (b)  A High Level Committee for Proper Management of Water Resources in the North Eastern Region has been constituted with the following composition:

| i)    | Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog CEO, NITI Aayog                                      | Chairman Member   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| ii)   |                                                                                |                   |
| iii)  | Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region                     | Member            |
| iv)   | Secretary, Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs                         | Member            |
| v)    | Secretary, Department of Space                                                 | Member            |
| vi)   | Secretary, Ministry of Power                                                   | Member            |
| vii)  | Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation | Member            |
| viii) | Member-Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority                       | Member            |
| ix)   | Chief Secretaries of North Eastern States                                      | Member            |

On  the  request  of  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs,  Special  Secretary  (Internal Security),  Ministry  of  Home Affairs  was  appointed  as  Member of the Committee in place of Secretary (Border Management), Ministry of Home Affairs. In pursuance to the  decision  taken  in  the  first  meeting  of  the  High  Level  Committee  held  on 15.11.2017, Chief Secretary, Government of West Bengal was co-opted as Member of  the  Committee. In accordance with the decision taken in the second meeting of the High Level Committee held on 29.1.2018, Dr. Amarjeet Singh, former Secretary, Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  &  Ganga  Rejuvenation  and Chairperson, Inland Waterways Authority of India, were co-opted as special invitees to the Committee.

The Terms of Reference of the committee are as under:-

- i) Appraisal  of  existing  mechanism/institutional  arrangements  for  management of water resources of the North Eastern Region.
2. ii) Identification of gaps in the existing mechanism/institutional arrangements for optimum management of water resources of the North Eastern Region.
3. iii) Suggest  policy  interventions  required  for  optimally  harnessing  the  water resources for accelerating development in the North Eastern Region.
4. iv) Spelling out of actionable measures required for optimizing the management of water resources in the North East.
- v) Chalking  out  a  Plan  of  Action  for  dovetailing  of  schemes/programmes  of concerned  Union  Ministries,  their  attached  offices  &  autonomous  bodies  as well as the schemes of the respective North Eastern State Governments.

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