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ABSTRACT

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - Implementation of the

Sustainable Development Goals in Tamil Nadu - Reconstitution of the High
Power Committee and Working Groups - Orders - Issued.

PLANNING DEVELOPMEnT ANp SPECIAL rI{TTIATTVES {SpGl pEPARTMENT

G.O.t"ls.No.73 Dated: O2.O6.2O22.

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READ:
1. G.O.Ms.No.15, Planning Development and Special
Initiatives (SP.1) Department, dated: 2L.O3.20L7.
2. G.O.Ms.No.39, Planning Development and Special
Initiatives (SP.1) Department, dated: 05.06.2017.
3. G.O.Ms.No.60, Planning Development and Special
Initiatives (SP.1) Department, dated: 10.08.2017.

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4. G.O.Ms.No.100, Planning Development and Special
Initiatives (SP.1) Department, dated: LB.L2.2Ol7.
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Ae\ 5. G.O.Ms.No.86, Planning Development and Special
Initiatives (SP.1) Department, dated: 18.06.2019,
6. From the Member Secretary, State Planning
Commission, Letter No.989/SDG/SPC/2O22-I,
dated; 22.03.2022.

ORDER:

In the Government Order first read above, orders have been issued
constituting the High Power Committee and on formation of Working
Groups for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGS) in Tamil Nadu.

2. In the Government Orders' second to fifth read above

amendments to the orders issued vide G.O.Ms.No.15, Planning
Development and Special Initiatives (SP) Department, Dated: 2L.03.20L7
have been issued.
3. ln the reference 6th read above, the Member Secretary,
State Planning Commission has inter-alia proposed reconstitution of the
High Power Committee for implementation of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) including the Vice Chairman, State t)lanning

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inclusion of Full Time Member / Part Time Member of the State Planning
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Commission in the relevant Working Groups.
4. The Government after careful examination reconstitJt,3 the
High Power Committee to oversee the implementation of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) as follows:
1 The Chief Secretary to Government Cha irma n

2 The Vice Chairman, State Planning Commission Co-Chairma n

3 Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Mem ber-Secr,ltary

Planning and Development Department

4 The Principal Secretary to Government, Member

Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
rtment
The Principal Secretary to Government, Member
Health and Family Welfare Department
6 The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Member
Social Welfare and Women Empowerment
De rtment
7 The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Me m ber
Industries Depa rtment
B The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Member
Environment, Climate Change and Forests
Departmq0t
9 The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Member
Home, Prohibition and Excise Department
10. The Agricultural Production Commissioner / Member
Secretary to Government
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Department
11. ;The Principal Secretary to Government, Mem be r
School Education Department
t2. The Member Secretary, Member
State Pla n nln Commission

5. The Government also direct that the Working Groups f,:rmed

vide G.O.Ms.No.15, Planning Development and Special Initiatives iSP.1)
Department, dated: 21.03.20L7 and amended subsequently b'r orders
issued vide Government Orders'2nd to sth read above be reconstituted as
indicated in the Annexure.
 6, The terms of reference for the working groups shall remain the
5ame.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

VIKRAM KAPUR
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

To
The Chief Secretary to Government, Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Vice Chairman, State Planning Commission, Chennai - 5.
The Additional Chief Secretary to Government,
Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department,
Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Additional Chief Secretary to Government,
Industries Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Additional Chief Secretary to Government,
Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department,
Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Additional Chief Secretary to Government,
Home and Prohibition and Excise Depaftment, Secretariat, Chennai-9,
The Principal Secretary to Government,
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department,
Secretariat, Chen nai-9.
The Principal Secretary to Government,
Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Principal Secretary to Govemment,
School Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Agricultural Production Commissioner/ Secretary to Government,
Ag riculture a nd Farmers Welfa re De partment, Secreta riat, Chen na i-9.
The Member Secretary,
State Planning Commission, Chepauk, Chennai-5.
The Commissioner,
Depadment of Economics and Statistics,
Chennai-6.

Copy to

The Personal Assistant to Principal Secretary - I to

Hon'ble Chief Minister, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.
The Special Personal Assistant to Hon'ble Minister (Finance & HRM),
Secretariat, Chennai - 9
The Principal Private Secretary to Chief Secretary to Government,
Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Senior Principal Private Secretary to Additional Chief Secretar/ t:o
Government, Finance Department,
Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Senior Principal Private Secretary to Additional Chief Secretar/ t:o
Government, Planning and Development Department,
Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The SDG Consultant.
The Gender Consultant.
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 ANNEXURE
List of Workanqcroqpaon Sustainable Development Goa,s

I WG Lvorking Goals coYered Chairman Member Members

No^ Group the WG , Convenor (H ead of Department or hi
nomtnee
I Poverty and 1. End poverty in all Principal Head of 1. RD&PR
H u nger its forms Secreta ry, Division 2. SW&WE
(Goal 1 & 2) Rural (RD&DP), 3. AD &Tribal Welfare
2. End hunger, Development State Planning 4. BC, MBC &MW
achieve food and Panchayat Commission 5. Revenue and Disaster
security and . Raj Management
promote 6. H&UD
sustainable 7. Agriculture and Farme6
agriculture Welfare
8. AHDF&FW
9. CF&CP
10. PWD
11. Deputy Director of
Statistics (Agri)
Department of Economics
and Statistlcs
12. Prof. R. Srinivasan,
Full Time Member.
Stat€ Planning Commission
13. Prof. M. Vijayabaskar,
Additional Full Tlme
Member,
State Plannang Commission
14. Dr.J.Amalorpavanathan,
Member,
State Planning Commission

2 Health care 3, Ensure healthy Principal Head of 1. H&FW

and lives and promote Secretary, Division 2. Home, P&E
Sanitation wellbeinq for all at all Health and (Hsw), 3. Highways and Minor Ports
(Goal 3 & 6) ages Family Welfare State Planning 4. Transport
DepaAment Commission 5. SW&WE
6.Sustainable 6. ECC&F
management of 7. PWD
water and sanitation 8. Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare
9, RD&PR
10. MAWS
11. Financ€
12. Additional Darector(Agri),
Department of Economics
and Statistics
I 3. Dr.J.Amalorpavanathan,
Member,
State Planning Commission
14. Dr. G. Slvaraman,
Member.
State Planning Commission
3 Inclusive 4. Ensure inclusive Principal Head of 1. School Education
and and equitable quality Secretary. Division (EE), 2. Higher Education
equitable education School State Planning 3. AD&TW
quality Education Commission 4. BC,MBC & MW
education Department 5. LW&SD
(Goal 4) 6. SW&WE
7. MAWS
8. RD&PR
L ECC&F
10. Additio")al Director
(Agri, Census),
Departrnerlt of Economics
and Statistics
11. Prof. R S-inivasan,
Full Tine Member,
State Planning Commission
12. Prof. M. V ijayabaskar,
Additiooal Full Time
Membe,r,
State f,lanning Commission
13. Thiru. --.R.8. Rajaa,
Member,
State t,lanning Commission
14, Dr. Narth.lki Natarai,
Member,
State t'lanning Commission

4 Women 5. Achieve gender Add itional Chief Head of 1. SW&WE

empowerment equality and Secretary, Division (PC), 2. Home, P8.E
and issues of empower all Social Welfare & State Plann ing 3. LW&SD
inequality women and giris Women Commission 4, RD&PR
(coal 5 & 10) Empowerment 5. H&FW
10.Reduce Department 6. Revenue,3. Disaster
inequality within lvlanagerrent
and among 7. Law
countries 8. Informati'ln Technology
9. AD&T\ /
10. BC,MBC jl MW
11. Welfare Differently Abled
Person
12. Public (R3habilitation)
13. Industries
14. Plannii'lg & Development
15. Finance
16. Joint Clirector(TNSSI),
Department of
EconoTli':s and Statistics
17. Th. K, D(:enabandu. IAS,
(Retd), f\lember,
Stale Plenning Commission
18. Prof. S'ul1:an Ahmed Ismait,
Member,
State Pla nning Commission
19. Dr. Narttraki Nataraj,
Member,
State Ple nn jng Commission
5 Innovation, 7. Ensure access Additional chief head of 1. Energy
Industrializati to affordable, Secretary, Division (IPT), 2. LW&SD
on and reliable, Industries State Planning 3. School Education
Sustainable sustainable and Department Commission 4. Higher Education
Development modern energy 5. P&D
(Goal 7,8 6. Agriculture & Farmers
9&11) 8. Inclusive and Welfare
sustalnable 7. Industries
Economic growth, 8. MSME
full and productive 9. RD&PR
employment 10. MAWS
11, TC&RE
9. Buald resilient 12. Information Technology
i n frastru ctu re, 13. Highways and Minor Ports
promote inclusive 14. Transport
and sustainable 15. ECC&F
industrialization 15. H&UD
and foster 17. Revenue and Disaster
innovation Management
18. PlryD
11. Make cities 19. Special Initiatives
and human 20. H&FW
settlements 21. Finance
inclusive, safe, 22. Deputy Director (Social
resilient and Statistics).
sustainable Department of Economics
and statlstics
23. Prof. M. Vijayabaskar,
Additional Full TIme
Member,
State Planning Commisslon
24. Th. T.R.B. Rajaa,
Member,
State Planning Commission
25. Tmt. Mallika Srinivasan.
Member,
State Planning Commission

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6 Sustainab,e 72. Ensure Agricultural Head of 1. ECC&F
Consumption sustainable Production Division (APP), 2. Agricultur(: and Farmers
and consumPtion and Commissioner/ State Planninq Welfare
Production production Secretary, Commission 3. MAWS
(Goal 12) Patterns Agriculture & 4, RD&PR
Farmers Welfare 5. CF&CP
Department 6. Industr,es
7. Finance
8. I&PR
9. Higher Ed,rcation
10.TC&RE
11, Energy
12. CT&R
13. lolnt Director
(Base Year sh,fting),
Department of Economics
and statistics
14. Prof. Sultan Ahmed Ismail,
Member,
State Planoing Commisslon
15. Th. T.R.B. Rajaa,
Member,
State Pla:rning Commission
16. Dr. c. Sivaraman,
Member.
State Planning Commission
17. Dr. Nathaki Nataraj,
Member,
state Planning commission

7 Sustainable 13. Take urqent Add itional Chief Head of 1. ECC&F

Environment actionto combat Secretary, Division (LU), 2. Finance
and Climate climate change Environment State Planning 3. Revenue and Disaster
change and its impacts Climate Chanqe Commission Management
(Goal 13, 14 & & Forest 4. AHDF&.EW
1s) 14. Conserve and Department 5. Highways and Minor ports
sustainably use 5. Higher Education
the oceans, seas 7. Law
and marine 8. Agriculture & Farmers
Welfare
15. Protect, 9. PD&SI
restore and 10. H&UD
promote 11. RD&PF,
sustainable use of 12. H&FW
terrestrial 13. Home, PfiE
ecosystems, 14. TNPCB
sustainably 15. Director (TNSSI),
manage forests, Department of Economics
combat and Statistics
desertification and 16. Prof. Sultan Ahmed Ismail,
halt and reverse Member,
land degradation State Planning Commission
and halt 17. Th. K. Deenabandu, IAS,
biodiversity Ioss (Retd), lvlember
State Planning Commission
18. Dr. G. Sivaraman,
Member,
State Planning Commission
E Promotion of 16. Promote Additional Chief Head of 1. Home, P&E
Peace and peaceful and Secretary, Division (IPT), 2. SW&WE
Partn ersh ip inclusive societies Home, State Planning 3. Law
(Goal 16 &17 for sustainalrle Prohibition and Commission 4, Higher Education
development, Excise 5. RD&PR
provide access to Department 6, MAWS
justice and build 7. HRM
effective, 8. Information Technology
accountable and 9. Revenue'and Disaster
inclusive Management
institutions 10. School Education
11. I&PR
17. Strengthen the 12. AD&TW
means of 13. N4SME
implementation 14. HRM(Training)
and revitalize the 15. PD&SI
global partnership 16. Finance
17. CT&R
18. Industries
19. Deputy Director (Prices),
Department of Economics
and Statistics
20. Th. K. Deenabandu, lAS.,
(Retd.), Member,
State Planning Commission
21. Tmt. Mallika Srinivasan,
Member,
State Pianning Commission
22. Dr. Narthaki Nataraj,
Member,
State Planning Commission

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