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केंद्र सरकार ने राज्य के प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्डों के अध्यक्ष पद के लिए अधिसूचित की चयन प्रक्रिया
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- तीन राष्ट्रीय समाचार पत्रों में जारी करना होगा इस आशय का विज्ञापन
शिमला/शैल। हिमाचल सरकार प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड के अध्यक्ष पद को भरने के लिये तय प्रक्रिया के तहत अभी तक विज्ञाप्ति नहीं कर पायी है। क्या सरकार केंद्र द्वारा तय प्रक्रिया को नजरअन्दाज कर पायेगी ? यह सवाल इसलिये उठने लगे हैं क्योंकि केन्द्र सरकार नेे 25 नवम्बर 2024 को अधिसूचित एक अधिसूचना जारी करके राज्यों के प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्डों में अध्यक्ष पद के लिये एक प्रक्रिया तय कर दी है। केन्द्र सरकार ने जल प्रदूषण निवारण तथा नियंत्रण अधिनियम 1974 में प्रदत शक्तियों का प्रयोग करते हुये तथा केंद्रीय प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड परामर्श के साथ राज्यों के प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्डों के अध्यक्ष पद के नामांकन की प्रक्रिया अधिसूचित कर दी है। इसमें पांच सदस्यों की एक कमेटी गठित की जायेगी जिसमें राज्य के मुख्य सचिव कमेटी के अध्यक्ष होंगे। इनके अतिरिक्त क्रामिक विभाग के सचिव पर्यावरण वन एवं जलवायु परिवर्तन मंत्रालय में केंद्रीय सरकार का प्रतिनिधि जो भारत सरकार के निदेशक के पद से अन्यून पद धारित करता हो सदस्य होगा। राज्य सरकार द्वारा नामित पर्यावरण क्षेत्र का एक विशेषज्ञ भी सदस्य होगा। इसके अतिरिक्त राज्य सरकार के पर्यावरण विभाग के प्रभारी सचिव इस कमेटी का सदस्य सचिव होगा। यह पांच सदस्यों की कमेटी रिक्ति की तारीख से एक माह के भीतर और किसी अप्रत्याशित रिक्ति के 6 माह के भीतर तीन नामों का पैनल सरकार को भेजेगी। इसके लिये तीन राष्ट्रीय समाचार पत्रों में जिनमें से एक स्थानीय भाषा में हो यह विज्ञापित करना होगा। इस तरह यह चयन प्रक्रिया रहेगी। पांच सदस्यों की कमेटी होगी और पद को राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर विज्ञापित करना होगा। सदस्यों में एकमात्र सरकार का प्रतिनिधि होगा। यह प्रक्रिया सुप्रीम कोर्ट की इस संबंध में आई एक टिप्पणी के बाद तय की गयी थी। हिमाचल में इस समय प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड का अध्यक्ष पद अतिरिक्त मुख्य सचिव के पास है और इस नियुक्ति को तदर्य माना जायेगा। नवम्बर 2024 में अधिसूचित भारत सरकार की यह अधिसूचना प्रदेश के पर्यावरण विभाग को शायद प्रेषित है। ऐसे में अभी तक इस संद्धर्भ में अध्यक्ष पद के लिये कोई भी विज्ञापन सरकार द्वारा जारी न किया जाना कई सवाल खड़े करता है। यह आशंका चर्चा में है कि शायद इस अधिसूचना को मुख्यमंत्री के संज्ञान में लाया ही नहीं गया है। इस समय पर्यावरण और प्रदूषण अन्तरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर चर्चा का और चिंता का विषय बने हुये हैं। ऐसे में प्रदेश सरकार द्वारा भारत सरकार की इस अधिसूचित अधिसूचना के बाद भी इस पद को भरने के लिये कोई कदम न उठाया जाना चर्चा का विषय बना हुआ है।
यह है अधिसूचना
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th November, 2024
G.S.R.727(E).–– In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 4 and subsection (9) of section 5, read with clause (aa) of sub-section (2) of section 63 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974), the Central Government after consultations with the Central Pollution Control Board, hereby makes the following rules, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement. (1) These rules may be called the State Pollution Control Board (Manner of Nomination and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairman) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publications in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions. (1) In these rules unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Act" means the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974);
(b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the State Pollution Control Board;
(c) "Selection Committee" means the Search-cum-Selection Committee;
(c) "State Board" means the State Pollution Control Board constituted under section 4 of the Act.
(2) The words and expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act made thereunder, shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
3. Manner of nomination of Chairman.-(1)The nomination of the Chairman shall be made by the State Government on the recommendations of a Selection Committee consisting of the following members, namely:-
(i) Chief Secretary of the State Government -- Chairperson;
(ii) Additional Chief Secretary or the Principal Secretary or the Secretary in charge of the Department of Personnel of the State Government-- Member,
(iii) a representative of the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change not below the rank of Director to the Government of India-Member
(iv) an expert in the field of environment to be nominated by the State Government - Member;
(v) Additional Chief Secretary or the Principal Secretary or the Secretary in charge of the Department of Environment of the State Government - Member Secretary.
(2) No selection of Chairman shall be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy or absence in the committee.
(3) The State Government shall, within one month from the date of occurrence of any vacancy by reason of death, resignation or removal; and six months before any anticipated vacancy, make a reference to the Selection Committee for filling up of the post.
(4) The Selection Committee shall determine its procedure for making its recommendations.
(5) The Selection Committee shall make its recommendations and submit a panel of three suitable persons in alphabetical order to the State Government.
(6) The Selection Committee shall after inviting the applications from the candidates having special knowledge or practical experience as specified in section 4 of the Act through open advertisement published in at least three national newspapers, one of which shall be in Vernacular language, recommend a panel of
three or more persons for selection of the Chairman, within three months from the date on which the reference is made to the Committee.
(7) The State Government may nominate the Chairman from amongst the panel of persons recommended by the Selection Committee.
(8) Before recommending any person for appointment as a Chairman, the Selection Committee shall satisfy itself that such person does not have any financial or other interests, which is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as a Chairman.
(9) Any person holding the office of the Chairman on the date of commencement of these rules shall continue to hold such office till expiry of his term.
3A. The Selection Committee will consider the candidates having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of matters relating to environmental protection or a person having knowledge and experience in administering institutions dealing with the matters aforesaid, and make recommendation to the state
Government accordingly.
4. Pay and allowances: The Chairman shall be entitled to receive a pay and other allowances as admissible to a Central Government officer holding a Group 'A' post carrying Pay in Level-17 in the pay matrix of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.
5. Other terms and conditions of service.-
(1) The Chairman shall be a person who shall not have any financial or other interests as are likely to affect prejudicially his functions as Chairman of the State Board;
(2) In case of a person as a Chairman, who retired from service under the Central Government or the State Government and he receives pension, if applicable, his pay as Chairman shall be reduced by gross amount of pension received by him.
(3) The Chairman ceasing to hold that office shall be ineligible for employment under the Central Government or any State Government for a period of two years from the date he ceases to hold such office.
(4) The Chairman shall not, for a period of two years from the date on which he ceases to hold office, accept any employment, except in the field of academics.
(5) If the Chairman is not able to perform his duties temporarily due to illness, leave or such other causes, the State Government may assign the charge of Chairman to any member nominated under clause (b) of subsection (2) of section 4 of the Act.
(6) The other conditions of service of a chairman with respect to which no express provision has been made in these rules, shall be such as are admissible to a Central Government officer holding a Group 'A' post carrying Pay in Level-17 in the pay matrix of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.
6. Disqualification.- No person,-
(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or
(b) having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for
appointment to the said post:
Provided that the State Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.
7. Tenure of Chairman. (1) The Chairman shall hold office for a term not exceeding three years from the date on which he enters upon office or until he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier.
(2) Any person nominated as Chairman shall be eligible for nomination as Chairman for another term in accordance with these rules, subject to maximum age of sixty-five years.
8. Removal of Chairman:-(1) The State Government may, remove from office the Chairman on the following grounds of misconduct or incapacity, who-
(a) has been adjudged as an insolvent; or
(b) has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the State Government, involves moral turpitude;
or
(c) has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as the chairman; or
(d) has acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as the chairman; or
(e) has so abused his position as to render his continuance in office prejudicial to the public
(2) The Chairman shall not be removed under clauses (b) to (e) of sub-rule (1), unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter.
9. Subject to provisions of the Act and these rules, the Central Government may issue Standard Operating Procedures for smooth implementation of these rules, if required.
[F. No. Q-15012/2/2022-CPW/e-179314) ]
VED PRAKASH MISHRA, Jt. Secy.
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