National Committees chaired

26/10/2023

During 1980-2013, Dr. Swaminathan chaired the following National Committees set up by the Government of India

1.Expert Group on programmes for the alleviation of poverty
2.Task force for the study of eco-development in the Himalayan Region
3.Task Force for developing an eco-development plan for Goa
4.Committee for the development of water resources of Western Ghats
5.Expert Group on perishable agricultural commodities
6.Study Group on fuel wood requirements
7.Working Group on control of blindness (1981)
8.Working Group on control of leprosy (1981)
9.Chairman, Science Advisory Committee to the Cabinet of India (1980-82)
10.Chairman, National Biotechnology Board (1981-82)
11.Member, National Commission on Agriculture (1971-77)
12.Chairman, Steering Committee for Environment and Forestry of the Planning Commission (1988-89)
13.Chairman, Core Committee for the preparation of a National Environment Policy, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India (1989-90)
14.Chairman, High Level Committee for the review of the Central Ground Water Board (1989-90)
15.Chairman, Expert Group for the preparation of a draft national population policy (1993-94)
16.Chairman, Government of India Committee for Research on Agricultural Exports in the context of the World Trade Agreement (1994 –97)
17.Chairman, Government of India Committee on Remedying Regional Imbalances in Agriculture (1996-98)
18.Chairman, Committee to restructure agricutural education (1996-97)
19.Chairman, Committee to draft a National Biodiversity Act (1998)
20.Chairman, Tenth Plan Steering Committee in the area of Agriculture and allied sectors (2000-2001)
21.Chairman, Task Force for a National Policy for Agricultural Biotechnology (2004)
22.Chairman, Expert Group for a Review of Coastal Zone Regulation (2005)
23.Chairman, Task Group on Revamping and Refocussing National Agricultural Research System (2005)
24.Chairman, Advisory Council on Artificial Recharge of Ground Water – Report of Sub-Committee on More Crop and Income per Drop of Water
25.Chairman, Expert Committee on the draft Coastal Management Zone (CMS) Notification, constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (2009)
26.Chairman, Advisory Committee of the Ministry of External Affairs for assisting Afghanistan and Myanmar (2012)