National Mission on Himalayan Studies

Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG)

This group, under the Chair of Additional Secretary concerned in MoEF&CC, will be the major body of representatives from diverse sectors (i.e., Government organizations, State governments of IHR, Himalayan Universities, R&D Autonomous organizations; NGOs, Regional Inter-governmental Organizations, Thematic Divisions of MoEF&CC) to guide implementation of the Scheme and monitor the progress periodically.
The STAG shall meet as frequently as the members may decide. The committee would be free to co-opt any additional expert members as per requirement to provide guidance on specific issues.

Composition & Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG).

STAG Meetings conducted since the launch of Mission (Total 26 Meetings)

S#	STAG Meeting	Dated	Chaired by the SS/AS/ JS	Convened by the Director, MD
1.	1^st STAG Meeting	17-Dec-2015	Shri Hem Pandey	Shri A.K. Das
2.	2^nd STAG Meeting	17-Feb-2016	Shri Hem Pandey	Shri A.K. Das
3.	3^rd STAG Meeting	15-Mar-2016	Shri Hem Pandey	Shri A.K. Das
4.	4^th STAG Meeting	29-Sep-2016	Dr. Amita Prashad	Shri A.K. Das
5.	5^th STAG Meeting	15-Dec-2017	Dr. A.K. Jain	Dr. Subrata Bose
6.	6^th STAG Meeting	17-Jan-2018	Dr. A.K. Jain	Dr. Subrata Bose
7.	7^th STAG Meeting	13-Feb-2018	Dr. A.K. Jain	Dr. Subrata Bose
8.	8^th STAG Meeting	16-Mar-2018	Dr. A.K. Jain	Dr. Subrata Bose
9.	9^th STAG Meeting	14-Sep-2018	Dr. A.K. Jain	Dr. Subrata Bose
10.	10^th STAG Meeting	22-Nov-2018	Dr. A.K. Jain	Dr. Subrata Bose
11.	11^th STAG Meeting	28-Mar-2019	Dr. A.K. Jain	Dr. Subrata Bose
12.	12^th STAG Meeting	27-May-2019	Shri Ravi Agrawal	Dr. Subrata Bose
13.	13^th STAG Meeting	27-Nov-2019	Shri Ravi Agrawal	Dr. Subrata Bose
14.	14^th STAG Meeting	06-Mar-2020	Mrs. B.V. Umadevi	Shri Shard Sapra
15.	15^th STAG Meeting	05-Mar-2021	Mrs. B.V. Umadevi	Shri Shard Sapra
16.	16^th STAG Meeting	08-Jun-2022	Ms. Manju Pandey	Shri Raghu Kumar Kodali
17.	17^th STAG Meeting	16-Feb-2023	Ms. Nameeta Prasad	Shri Raghu Kumar Kodali
18.	18^th STAG Meeting	10-Mar-2023	Ms. Nameeta Prasad	Shri Raghu Kumar Kodali
19.	19^th STAG Meeting	05-Sep-2023	Ms. Nameeta Prasad	Shri Raghu Kumar Kodali
20.	20^th STAG Meeting	03-Nov-2023	Ms. Nameeta Prasad	Dr. Susan George K.
21.	21^st STAG Meeting	10-Nov-2023	Ms. Nameeta Prasad	Dr. Susan George K.
22.	22^nd STAG Meeting,	30-Jan-2024	Ms. Nameeta Prasad	Dr. Susan George K.
23.	23^rd STAG Meeting	20-Feb-2024	Ms. Nameeta Prasad	Dr. Susan George K.
24.	24^th STAG Meeting	30-May-2024	Ms. Nameeta Prasad	Dr. Susan George K.
25.	25^th STAG Meeting	14-Sep-2024	Ms. Nameeta Prasad	Dr. Susan George K.
26.	26^th STAG Meeting	23-Dec-2024, 30-Dec-2024, 13-Jan-2025	Ms. Nameeta Prasad	Dr. Susan George K.