National Mission on Himalayan Studies

NMHS-Steering Committee (SC)

The Steering Committee, under the Chair of Secretary (MoEF&CC), has following Terms of Reference:

To provide overall guidance and direction to the Project Management Team, including approval and review of Project Operational Plan and Annual Work Plans;
To periodically review progress in project implementation, including taking appropriate decisions on the recommendations of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG);
To review and approve the assessment/findings and outcomes of the NMHS.

The Committee shall meet at least once in six months and would be free to co-opt any additional expert member(s) as per the requirement to provide guidance on specific issues.
Composition & Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Steering Committee (SC).

Steering Committee (SC) Meetings conducted since the launch of Mission (Total 13)

S#	SC Meeting	Dated	Chaired by the Secretary, EF&CC	Co-Chaired by the SS/AS/JS, EF&CC	Convened by the Director, MD
1.	1^st SC Meeting	25-Feb-2016	Sh. Ashok Lavasa	Sh. Hem Pandey	Sh. A.K. Das
2.	2^nd SC Meeting	29-Mar-2016	Sh. Ashok Lavasa	Sh. Hem Pandey	Sh. A.K. Das
3.	3^rd SC Meeting	03-Mar-2017	Sh. Ajay Narayan Jha	Dr. Amita Prashad	Sh. A.K. Pateshwary
4.	4^th SC Meeting	20-Dec-2017	Sh. C.K. Mishra	Dr. A.K. Jain	Dr. Subrata Bose
5.	5^th SC Meeting	19-Feb-2018	Sh. C.K. Mishra	Dr. A.K. Jain	Dr. Subrata Bose
6.	6^th SC Meeting	22-Mar-2018	Sh. C.K. Mishra	Dr. A.K. Jain	Dr. Subrata Bose
7.	7^th SC Meeting	22-Nov-2018	Sh. C.K. Mishra	Dr. A.K. Jain	Dr. Subrata Bose
8.	8^th SC Meeting	31-May-2019	Sh. C.K. Mishra	Dr. Ravi Agarwal	Dr. Subrata Bose
9.	9^th SC Meeting	08-May-2020	Sh. C.K. Mishra	Mrs. B.V. Umadevi	Sh. Shard Sapra
10.	10^th SC Meeting	24-Feb-2023	Ms. Leena Nandan	Ms. Nameeta Prasad	Sh. Raghu Kumar Kodali
11.	11^th SC Meeting	15-Dec-2023	Ms. Leena Nandan	Ms. Nameeta Prasad	Dr. Susan George K.
12.	12^th SC Meeting	14-Jun-2024	Ms. Leena Nandan	Ms. Nameeta Prasad	Dr. Susan George K.
13.	13^th SC Meeting	29-Jan-2025	Sh. Tanmay Kumar	Ms. Nameeta Prasad	Dr. Susan George K.