(1) The Empowered Committee shall consist of the following members, namely :—
1. Development Commissioner (Industries) Chairman;
2. Additional Development Commissioner (Industries), Vice-Chairman;
3. Chief Executive Officer, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Member;
4. Chairperson and Managing Director, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited , Member;
5. Member Secretary, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Member;
6. Commissioner of Labour,
7. Additional Director of Industries, Member;
8. Nodal Officer, Maharashtra Industry, Trade and Investment Facilitation Cell (Senior most Additional Collector), Member;
9. Jt. Director of Industries or Superintending Industries Officer (MAITRI), Member-Secretary.
(2) The Empowered Committee shall meet at least once in fifteen days at Mumbai, Nagpur or such other place and on such date and time as the Chairman may specify, from time to time, to transact its business.
भाग चार-ब-२८७—३ 12 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-ब, ऑगस््ट ५, २०२५/श्रावण १४, शके १९४७
(3) The Member-Secretary shall issue a notice for convening a meeting of the Empowered Committee indicating a date, time and place of the meeting including agenda of the meeting.
(4) The Members unable to attend in person may participate via video conference or other electronic means, and such participation shall count towards the quorum.
(5) The quorum of the meeting shall be minimum five members including the Chairman. In the absence of quorum, the meeting shall be postponed for minimum of half an hour or as decided by the Chairman. Thereafter, if the quorum is not present, then the Chairperson may adjourn the meeting or continue with the meeting.
(6) The Member-Secretary of the Empowered Committee shall, with the prior approval of Chairperson, invite the concerned officer from the relevant Department as an Invitee to decide the application related to that Department.
(7) The representative from the Department to which the issue pertains and who is invited shall remain present in such meeting.
(8) In the absence of the Chairman, the meeting shall be chaired by the Vice- Chairman.
(9) The Member of the Committee may, only in exceptional circumstances, depute and authorize the immediate subordinate to attend the meeting who shall be well conversant of views of the Department on the agenda.
(10) The Member-Secretary of the Empowered Committee shall prepare the minutes of the meeting within three days.
(11) After approval of the Chairman of the Empowered Committee, the Member-Secretary shall circulate the minutes of the meeting among all the members for perusal. If any suggestions are not received within seven days from the dispatch of minutes, it shall be deemed to be confirmed. The Member-Secretary shall place the minutes before the Committee in next meeting for it’s confirmation.