Apart from the Cabinet Secretary, the group comprises Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Ajay Kumar Sood, NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, and secretaries of various ministries – renewable energy, power, fertiliser, oil, road, steel, heavy industries, among others.
The first meeting of the empowered group for green hydrogen mission, chaired by Cabinet secretary Rajeev Gauba, will be held on May 4 to review and discuss the way forward for India’s ambitious Green Hydrogen Mission. It will include deliberations over the requirement of an obligation for the fuel’s use in various sectors.
Apart from the Cabinet Secretary, the group comprises Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Ajay Kumar Sood, NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, and secretaries of various ministries – renewable energy, power, fertiliser, oil, road, steel, heavy industries, among others.
This will be the first meeting of the group after the approval of the Green Hydrogen Mission in January.
The group aims to oversee the mission activities, provide guidance, continuously monitor progress, recommend policy interventions to be made in furtherance of mission objectives and approve mid-course corrections if required.
