(1) The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Central Government.
(2) No member shall be appointed to the Committee unless he or she is willing to serve on it.
(3) Casual vacancies in the Committee, caused due to resignation or otherwise of non-official members, shall be filled from amongst persons of
1. Vide G.S.R. 1151 (E), dated 7 th December 1988, published in the Gazette of India, Extra, Pt. II, Sec. 3 (ii), dated 7 th December 1988.
114 The N.D.P.S. Consultative Committee Rules, 1988 115 eminence possessing expertise and background in the field of drug abuse prevention; but shall, as far as possible, be sponsored by the Ministries concerned of the Government of India.