Home Minister’s advisory panel: Chandigarh Administrator Banwarilal Purohit okays draft

Dushyant Singh Pundir

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 29

UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit has given his approval to the draft of the revamped Home Ministry’s Advisory Committee.

After getting approval from the UT Administrator, the draft has been forwarded to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for further action, said UT Adviser Dharam Pal.

The Advisory Committee interacts with the Centre on various policy issues. The committee was last reconstituted in November 2016 and had 12 members, including eight nominated members.

The last meeting of the committee was held in 2017. The tenure of a member of the committee is of three years which can be extended.

In the committee, the UT is represented by the Administrator and in his absence, Adviser represents the city.

The Member of Parliament, Mayor and Leader of Opposition in the Municipal Corporation are the ex-officio members of the committee, whereas the other members are nominated. The tenure of the committee had ended and it was lying defunct, said the Adviser. The formation of the committee has been reworked, he added.

He said the MHA would now decide on the nominated members and who would nominate them.