Notification No : 279
Section(s) Referred : Section 35
Date of Issue : 9/11/2004
Notification No. 279 of 2004, dt. 9th Nov., 2004
Income Tax Notification No: 279 (09-Nov-04) Notification u/s. 35AC – Reconstituted the National Committee for promotion of Social & Economic Welfare
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 notifications number S.O. 926(E) dated the 22nd December, 1994, S.O. 892(E) dated the 23rd December, 1997 and notification number S.O.444(E) dated the 21st May, 2001;
AND WHEREAS in the said Committee by the aforesaid notification in terms of sub-rule (1) of rule 11G, fourteen members were appointed by the Central Government as Chairman and members of the said Committee;
AND WHEREAS the term of aforesaid persons expired on the 21st May, 2004;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 35AC 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 from the date of Publication of this notification.
1. Justice S. P. Bharucha Former Chief Justice of India Chairman
2. Dr. Jatin De Founder Director of PSU Foundation, Lucknow Member
3. Dr. Tushar Kanjilal Secretary, Tagore Society for Rural Development, Rangaelia Member
4. Shri Aloysius Fernandez Executive Director, MYRADA Member
5. Ms Atiya Habib Kidwai Professor, Centre for Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University Member
6. Dr. Nandini Azad Eminent advocate of gender and Former DG, Nehru Yuvak Kendra. Member
7. Ms. Veena Singh President, All India Women’s Education Fund Association, Delhi Member
8. Ms. Enakshi Ganguly Thukral Executive Secretary, HAQ, Centre for Child Rights, Delhi Member
9. Dr. Kaanchana Kamalanathan Medical Doctor and Social and Political Worker. Former Member of Legislative Assembly Member
10. Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia Medical Doctor and Social and Political Worker. Former Member of Legislative Assembly Member
11. Dr. Sukhadeo Thorat Director, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies and Professor of Economics, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University Member
12. Dr. Asad R. Rahmani Director, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai Member
13. Shri Michael Ferriera Four time world Champion in Billiards and Snooker Member
14. Shri Pawan Kumar Sharma Chartered Accountant, Guwahati Member
