Ministry of Finance
Notification No. 2/2019 [F. No. V. 27013/3/2018-SO(NAT.COM)]/SO 3122(E) was published on 28 August 2019. Its subject is Ministry of Finance.
The Central Government, under section 35AC of the Income-tax Act, 1961 read with sub-rules (1) and (3) of rule 11G of the Income-tax Rules, 1962, extends the tenure of the Chairman and the thirteen members of the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare for a further period of six months with effect from 1 October 2019, that is until 31 March 2020. The notification names each person and the capacity in which he or she serves, with Justice R. C. Lahoti, former Chief Justice of India, as Chairman.
The term of the Chairman and members ended on 30 March 2018 and had already been extended by six months at a time up to 30 September 2019 by S.O. 1658(E) dated 17 April 2018, S.O. 5160(E) dated 5 October 2018 and S.O. 1706(E) dated 8 May 2019.
| Under the 1961 Act | Now |
|---|---|
| s.3 | s.3 |
| s.35AC | no counterpart recorded |
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th August, 2019
S.O. 3122(E).—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 notification numbers S.O. 926(E) dated the 22nd December, 1994, notification number S.O. 892(E) dated the 23rd December, 1997; notification number S.O.444(E) dated the 21st May, 2001; notification number S.O. 1258(E) dated the 9th November, 2004; notification number S.O. 227(E) dated 1st February, 2008; notification number S.O. 218(E) dated the 1st February, 2011; notification number S.O. 654(E) dated the 4th March, 2014 and notification number S.O. 1021(E) dated the 31st March, 2017.
And whereas, in terms of sub-rule (1) of Rule 11G of the Income Tax Rules, 1962, by the aforesaid notification, fourteen persons were appointed by the Central Government as Chairman and members of the said Committee;
And whereas, the term of the Chairman and members of the aforesaid Committee ended on 30th March, 2018. And whereas, the term of the Chairman and members of the aforesaid Committee was extended for a further period of six months i.e. up to 30th September, 2018 vide notification number S.O. 1658(E) dated the 17th April, 2018. And whereas, the term of the Chairman and members of the aforesaid Committee was extended for a further period of six months i.e. up to 31st March, 2019 vide notification number S.O. 5160(E) dated the 5th October, 2018. And whereas, the term of the Chairman and members of the aforesaid Committee was further extended for a further period of six months i.e. up to 30th September, 2019 vide notification number S.O. 1706(E) dated the 8th May, 2019.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 35AC of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) read with sub-rule (1) and (3) of rule 11G of the Income Tax Rules, 1962, the Central Government hereby extend the tenure of following persons as Chairman and members of the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare for a further period of six months w.e.f. 1st October, 2019 i.e. till 31st March, 2020.
| # | Name | Designation | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice R.C. Lahoti | Former Chief Justice of India | Chairman |
| 2 | Shri Amardeep Singh Cheema | Vice Chairman, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and Social activist | Member |
| 3 | Dr. Amiya Kumar Sharma | Executive Director, Rahstriya Gramin Vikas Nidhi, Guwahati | Member |
| 4 | Shri Baldev Chowdhary | Ex-Chairman, UP Congress Committee SC/ST Cell | Member |
| 5 | Smt. Chetna Sinha | Micro Finance and Women Entrepreneurship, Founder & Chairperson, Mann Deshi Bank | Member |
| 6 | Shri D.R. Mehta | Padam Bhushan and Retired Civil Servant, Founder & Chief Patron, Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayta Samiti (BMVSS), Jaipur | Member |
| 7 | Shri Enrico Piperno | Former Tennis Player and coach | Member |
| 8 | Shri Habib A. Fakih | Specialist in local self government and Public Administration, Vice President, The Federation of Linguistic & Religious Minorities Education Institution, Maharashtra | Member |
| 9 | Prof. Naladi Samuyelu | Emeritus Professor, Deptt. Of Sociology & Social Work, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur | Member |
| 10 | Dr. Naresh Gupta | Director, Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated hospitals, New Delhi | Member |
| 11 | Shri Sanjiv Kumar Arora | Chartered Accountant | Member |
| 12 | Smt. Shameema Raina | Social worker | Member |
| 13 | Smt. Shashikala Vamanan | Educationist | Member |
| 14 | Shri Vinayak Lohani | Social Entrepreneur and founder of Parivar | Member |[F. No. 2/2019/F. No. V. 27013/3/2018-SO(NAT.COM)]
RASMI RANJAN DAS, Jt. Secy. (FT&TR-I) & Secy. (National Committee)
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| Rule of the 1962 Rules | Now, in the 2026 Rules |
|---|---|
| Rule 11G | no counterpart recorded |
1 October 2019.
In the Committee's recommendations under section 35AC on which the notification or extension of an eligible project depends.
Rules it names. Rule 11G of the Income-tax Rules, 1962. The 1962 Rules were replaced by the Income-tax Rules, 2026, which renumbered nearly everything: a rule number quoted here almost never means the same rule today.
← Notification No. 59/2019/F. No. 370142/13/2019-TPL / GSR 614(E) · Notification No. 58/2019 [F.No.503/02/1986-FTD-I]/SO 3079(E) →
Source: the Income Tax Department’s own published text — its page for this instrument.