Task Groups for the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012)

Task Group on Problems of Hilly Habitations in Areas Covered by the Hill Areas Development Programme(HADP)/Western Ghats Development Programme (WGDP)
(MLP Division)

Dated 22nd November 2006

The composition of the Task Group set up by Planning Commission as per order of even number dated September 19, 2006 for analyzing the problems of Hilly Habitations in Areas Covered by the Hill Areas Development Programme (HADP)/Western Ghats Development Programme (WGDP) will be as under:

i)

Shri V.K. Aggarwal. Principal Secretary (Planning), Government of Maharashtra

Chairman

ii)

Dr. Prem Saran, Principal Secretary, Bodoland Territorial Council, Government of Assam

Member

iii)

Shri K.K. Mittal, Commissioner and Secretary, Hill Areas Department and Development Commissioner of Hill Areas, Government of Assam

Member

iv)

Shri Alok Sheel, Secretary (Planning and Economic Affairs), Government of Kerala

Member

v)

Shri T.V. Somanathan, Secretary (Planning, Development and Spi. Initiatives), Government of Tamil Nadu

Member

vi)

Shri S.K. Tewari, Director (Planning, Statistics and Evaluation), Government of Goa

Member

vii)

Shri R. Shantharaj, Director(SEP), Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Karnataka

Member

viii)

Shri Anil Verma, Principal Secretary (DGHC), Government of West Bengal

Member-Convener

2. The Terms of Reference of the Task Group and all other terms and conditions will remain the same as per the original order dated 19.9.2006.