Constitution of National Wetlands Committee
The Central Government, hereby constitutes the National
Wetlands Committee with the following members, namely
- Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India - Chairperson
- Special Secretary or Additional Secretary dealing with wetlands, Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change, Government of India-Vice Chairperson
- Additional Director General, Wildlife, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change,Government of India - Member ex-officio
- Adviser or Joint Secretary dealing with wetlands, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change - Member ex-officio
- Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India- Member ex-officio
- Joint Secretary , Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India- Member ex-officio
- Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India- Member ex official
- Joint Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India- Member exofficio
- Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India- Member ex-officio
- Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India- Member ex-officio
- The Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board - Member ex-officio
- Director, Zoological Survey of India or Scientist F- Member ex-officio;
- Director, Botanical Survey of India or Scientist F- Member ex-officio;
- Director, Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad or Scientist F- Member ex-officio;
- Member, Central Water Commission - Member ex-officio
- Adviser, Niti Aayog - Member ex-officio
- Three representatives of State Government or Union Territory Administration on a rotational basis for
a tenure of two years each
- One expert each in the fields of wetland ecology, hydrology, fisheries, landscape planning & socioeconomics; and
- Director/Additional Director/Joint Director dealing with wetlands, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change - Member Secretary.
The National Wetlands Committee may co-opt other members, not exceeding three in number, if required
The National Wetlands Committee shall perform the following functions, namely
- advise the Central Government on appropriate policies and action programmes for conservation and wise use of wetlands
- evolve norms and guidelines for integrated management of wetlands based on wise use principle
- monitor implementation of these rules by the Authority
- advise the Central Government on proposals received from State Governments or Union Territory Administrations for omission of the prohibited activities as referred in sub-rule (2) of rule 4
- recommend designation of wetlands of international importance under Ramsar Convention
- recommend trans-boundary wetlands for notification
- review progress of integrated management of Ramsar sites and transboundary wetlands
- advise on collaboration with international agencies on issues related to wetlands; and
- advise on any other matter suo-moto, or as referred by the Central Government
The tenure of non-official members of the Committee shall not exceed three years.
The Committee shall meet at least once in every six months.
