Section 6: Constitution of Authority

(1) The Authority shall consist of the following :-- (a) Chief Minister of the State, Chairperson - ex-officio (b) Such elected member of the Legislative Assembly, who have been designated by the State Government -as Vice Chairperson (c) Chief Secretary, Member of - ex-officio (d) Principal Secretary/Secretary, Disaster Management, Government of Uttarakhand - ex-officio members (e) Three Principal Secretaries to be nominated Government of Uttarakhand for amongst the - ex-officio members Department of Home, Medical, Finance, PWD, Power, Irrigation, Food and Civil Supplies, Rural Development (f) Head of the Department of Earthquake Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee - ex-officio members (g) Director, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Dehradun - ex-officio member (h) Director, Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun - ex-officio member. (i) Three members to be nominated by the State Government from amongst the persons having knowledge and practical experience in matters relating to disaster Management and control. (j) Divisional commissioners - ex-officio members (k) Commissioner Disaster Management to be nominated as Chief Executive Officer-under the Ordinance, member Secretary - ex-officio (l) Representative of NDM, MOH, Gol, not below the rank of Director -ex-officio member (m) Executive Director, Disaster Mitigation and Management Center, Dehradun, and -ex-officio member; (n) Commander, Uttarakhand, Sub-Area, Dehradun -ex-officio member. (2) The members other than ex-officio members of the Authority shall hold office during the pleasure of the State Government and shall receive the remuneration as may be prescribed by regulation.