Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry

No. 260/31/C/25/98-E&S1
Government of India
(Bharat Sarkar)
Prime Minister’s Office
(Pradhan Mantri Karyalaya)
New Delhi

Dated :18.9.98

NOTIFICATION

Sub: Appointment of Special Subject Groups of the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry.

On the basis of discussions held in the first meeting of the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry on 18.9.98, Government has decided to constitute six Special Subject Groups in the nature of Task Force from among the members of the Council to consider and recommend implementable Action Plans in the following areas:-

	Areas	Composition of Groups
1)	Food & Agro -industries Management Policy	Nusli Wadia - Convenor Ratan Tata A.C.Muthiah
2)	Infrastructure	Ratan Tata - Convenor Mukesh Ambani P.K.Mittal Kumar Mangalam Birla
3)	Capital Markets and Financial Sector Initiatives	Mukesh Ambani - Convenor R.P.Goenka
4)	Knowledge-based Industries	N.R.Narayanamurthy - Convenor Parvinder Singh
5)	Service Industries	A.C.Muthiah - Convenor Suresh Krishna
6)	Administrative and Legal Simplifications	Kumar Mangalam Birla -Convenor Nusli Wadia P.K.Mitta Ratan Tata

2. The Groups will interact with the concerned Ministries / Departments who will provide all necessary assistance and data to them.

3. The interaction of the Groups with the concerned Ministries / Departments will be facilitated by the PMO.

4. The Groups may co-opt officials from concerned Ministries / Departments and external experts as necessary.

5. The Groups will finalise their Action Plans within 30 days for the consideration of their reports in the subsequent deliberations of the Council.

6. The TA/DA of official members co-opted to the above Groups shall be borne by their parent Departments. The TA/DA of non-official members (as admissible to Grade-1 officers of the highest category in Government of India) shall be paid by the PMO.

(N.K.Singh)
Secretary to PM

Copy to: All Members of the Council on Trade and Industry as per list attached.

(Jawed Usmani)
Joint Secretary to PM

Copy also for information to:

(1) Cabinet Secretary

(2) Member-Secretary, Planning Commission

(3) All Secretaries to Government of India

(Jawed Usmani)
Joint Secretary to PM