The Central Government appoints Chairman and members of the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare. - S.O. 227(E) - Income Tax

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1 st February, 2008 S.O. 227(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 2 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 number S.O.926(E) dated the 22nd December, 1994, SO. 892(E) dated the 23rd December, 1997 and notification number S.O. 1258(E) dated the 9 th November, 2004; And whereas in terms of sub-rule (1) of rule 11G, by the aforesaid notification, fourteen members 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 8 th November, 2007; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 35AC of the Income Tax Act (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 persons as Chairman and members of the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare for a period of three years commencing on the date of this notification. 1. Justice S. P. Bharucha Former Chief Justice of india -Chairman 2. Dr. Kaanchana Kamalanathan Medical Doctor, Former Member of Legislative Assembly -Member 3. Ms. Veena S ngh Chairperson, Central Women Workers Committee, Indian National Trade Union Congress -Member 4. Prof. (Ms.) Sabra Habib Retired Senior Professor, Lucknow University -Member 5. Shri. Ajit Pal Singh Ex-Captain, Indian Hockey Team -Member 6. Dr. Bhagirath Prasad Vice-Chancellor, Dcvi Ahilya Vishwavidyala, Indore Member 7. Dr. Md. Abbas Ali Prof. of Business Management, Osmania University, Hyderabad -Member 8. Shri Sebastian Morris Faculty, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad -Member 9. Prof. Margaret Ch. Zama Professor and Head, Deptt. of English, Mizoram University, Mizoram -Member 10. Dr. Jagdish Krishnaswamy FacuIty, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore -Member 11. Shri. L. D.Sharma Chartered Accountant, Partner in L.D. Sharma and Co., Jaipur, -Member 12. Dr. A.M. Arun CMD, Vasan Health Care Group, Trichy, TamilNadu -Member 13. Dr. J. Prabhakar Reddy Chairman, Sree Lakshmi Jabbi Reddy Charitable Trust, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh -Member 14. Ms. Atiya Habib Kidwal Professor, Centre for Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University -Member [No. 1/2008/F. No. NC-272/04/2007] VJJAY KUMAR, Director (NC)