S.O. No. 495(E) dated 09.06.1998- Reconstitution of Animal Welfare Board of India

REGD. NO. D.L.-33004/98 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 358] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1998/JYA1STHA 19, 1920 1632 GI/98 (1) MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th June, 1998 S.O. 495 (E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) read with sub-section (1) of Section 5A of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960), the Central Government hereby reconstitutes the Animal Welfare Board of India consisting of the following persons as its members with effect from the date of publication of this notification, namely: (1) Inspector General of Forests, Member under Ministry of Environment and Forests, Section 5 (1) (a) New Delhi. (2) Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Member under Ministry of Agriculture, Section 5 (1) (b) New Delhi. (3) Shri M.P. Sajnani, Member under Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi. (4) Shri K.S.Malik, Member under Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi. (5) Member Secretary, Member under Indian Board of Wildlife, Section 5(1 )(bb) Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi. (6) Justice Guman Mal Lodha, Member under New Delhi-110003. (7) Lt. Genl. A.K. Chatterjee, Member under Rajaji Marg, Pondicherry. (8) Ms. Sangeeta Goswami, Member under People for Animals, Guwahati Branch, Guwahati. Section 5(1) (bc) (9) Municipal Corporation Calcutta, Member under (10) Municipal Corporation Delhi, Town Hall, Member under (11) Ms. Geeta Seshmani, Member under Friendicoes Seca, 271 & 273, Under Defence Colony Flyover, Section 5(1X0 (Jangpura Side) Market, New Delhi-110014. (12) Ms. Amala Akkineni, Member under Blue Cross of India, Hyderabad. Section 5(1)(f) (13) Animal Welfare Society of Bhubneshwar, Member under 253/500, Paika Nagar, Delta Colony, Section 5(1X0 Unit-8, Bhubneshwar. (14) SPCA Bombay, Dr. S.S. Rau Road, Parel, Member under (15) SPCA Chandigarh, Member under (16) Bangalore SPCA, Member under Kasturba Road, Near Queen's Circle, Section 5(l)(g) (17) Ms. Yashodhara Raje Scindia, Member under New Delhi. (18) Shri Krishna Prasad, Member under Chamarajapet, Bangalore-560018. (19) Shri K.P. Naik, Lai Kutir Niwas, Member under Saibaba Marg, Jawahar Nagar, Khar (East), Section 5(l)(h) 2. The Central Government, under sub-section 3 of Section 5 of the aforesaid Act, nominates Justice Guman Mal Lodha to be the Chairman and Ms. Yashodhara Raje Scindia to be the Vice-Chairperson of the Animal Welfare Board of India. SARWESHWAR JHA, Jt. Secy. Printed by the Manager, Govt. of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054—1998