Central Government constituted the National Committee for Promotion Social and Economic Welfare - S.O. 1021(E) - Income Tax

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st of March, 2017 S.O. 1021(E). - Whereas in exercise of the powers conferred by section 35AC of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) read with rule 11G of the Income Tax Rules, 1962 , the Central Government constituted the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare vide notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) number S.O. 5(E) dated the 2nd January, 1992 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II section 3, sub section (ii) dated the 2nd January,1992 as amended by notification numbers S.O.926(E) dated the 22nd December, 1994, notification number S.O. 892(E) dated the 23rd December, 1997 ; notification number S.O.444(E) dated the 21st May, 2001; notification number S.O. 1258(E) dated the 9th November, 2004 and notification number 227(E) dated 1st February, 2008, notification number S.O. 218(E) dated the 1st February, 2011 and notification number S.O. 654(E) dated the 4th March, 2014. And whereas, in terms of sub-rule (1) of Rule 11G of the Income Tax Rules, 1962, by the aforesaid notification, fourteen person were appointed by the Central Government as Chairman and members of the said Committee; And whereas, the term of the Chairman and members of the aforesaid Committee ended on 3rd March, 2017. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 35AC of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) read with sub-rule (1) and (3) of rule 11G of the Income Tax Rules, 1962, the Central Government hereby appoints the following person as Chairman and members of the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare for a period of one year commencing on the date of this notification. 1 Justice R.C. Lahoti Former Chief Justice of India -Chairman 2 Shri Amardeep Singh Cheema Vice Chairman, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and Social activist -Member 3 Dr. Amiya Kumar Sharma Executive Director, Rahstriya Gramin Vikas Nidhi, Guwahati -Member 4 Shri Baldev Chowdhary Ex-Chairman, UP Congress Committee SC/ST Cell -Member 5 Smt. Chetna Sinha Micro Finance and Women Entrepreneurship, Founder Chairperson, Mann Deshi Bank -Member 6 Shri D.R. Mehta Padam Bhushan and Retired Civil Servant, Founder Chief Patron, Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayta Samiti (BMVSS), Jaipur. -Member 7 Shri Enrico Piperno Former Tennis Player and coach -Member 8 Shri Habib A. Fakih Specialist in local self government and Public Administration, Vice President, The Federation of Linguistic Religious Minorities Education Institution, Maharashtra -Member 9 Prof. Naladi Samuyelu Emeritus Professor, Deptt. Of Sociology Social Work, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur -Member 10 Dr. Naresh Gupta Director, Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated hospitals, New Delhi -Member 11 Shri Sanjiv Kumar Arora Chartered Accountant -Member 12 Smt. Shameema Raina Social worker -Member 13 Smt. Shashikala Vamanan Educationist -Member 14 Shri Vinayak Lohani Social Entrepreneur and founder of Parivar -Member [F. No. 7/2017 / F.No.V.27013/28/2016-SO(NAT.COM)] S. R. SHARMA, Director (National Committee)